NHL Community: Elliotte Friedman on the NHL Community when requested in regards to the Jeremy Swayman RFA state of affairs with the Boston Bruins, what he is perhaps taking a look at, what the emotions are for either side, and when is the following stress level?
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Jamieson Coyle: “Jeremy Swayman, no extra goalie hugs as a result of Linus Ullmark is now not a Boston Bruin, he’s an Ottawa Senator.
And as of proper now, Jeremy Swamy doesn’t have a contract, and he’s an RFA. You check out the netminders final three seasons …”
Mike Johnson: “Good. Superb.”
Coyle: “Are nice. .914, .920, .916, save proportion, respectively.”
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We deliver Elliot Friedman again right here to repay his Fastpass dues, and Elliott, Jeremy Swayman on the ice immediately for the Boston Bruins within the captain’s observe capability.
The place does this factor go right here? And are you shocked that we’re nonetheless speaking about it not being accomplished at this level?”
Friedman: “No, I’m not, as a result of there’s all the time, there’s all the time some, Jamison, that go on to right now of 12 months. And to be sincere, there’s, there’s nonetheless time. I do know folks will speak about, they’ll speak about, hey, you understand, we don’t need this to enter coaching camp. There’s all the time one which goes to proper into coaching camp or a bit later.
I feel it’s all the time extra, like Kelly Hrudy would all the time inform me it’s tougher for a goalie than it’s a skater to overlook time. However to be sincere, and Mike, you may inform me if I’m improper, I don’t assume that it’s a panic mode for anybody but. Like I don’t have a look at this, the day after Labor Day, and say ‘It’s a catastrophe that he’s not signed.’
I feel the problem right here is that, I do know there was a report within the final week that Swayman was asking for $10 million. I didn’t hear that. What I heard was the ask was across the Charlie McAvoy quantity, which is 9 and a half, but it surely’s not that far. At that time limit, we’re splitting hairs, and the Bruins simply weren’t near that.
So I nonetheless assume there’s time. I nonetheless assume there’s stress factors. I assumed Swayman did a extremely attention-grabbing interview on a podcast the place he talked about doing proper by different goalies.
I don’t have a superb reply on the place this one will get settled proper now. However I did hear, I did hear the final I checked, they had been nonetheless considerably aside. Though, I all the time stress that one cellphone name can change that.”
Johnson: “Elliotte, what have you ever heard about, type of the tender of those conversations? As a result of Swayman has been very sincere and frank about it being a enterprise and being agency in what he needs.
And the Bruin facet has usually been type of constructive, like we’ll be high quality. We’re going to get it accomplished. We all know vital he’s.
So publicly, it’s all high quality. It’s only a negotiation. However privately, has there been any friction? As a result of it looks like looks like Swayman is comparatively dug in, in precept, in what he’s asking for proper now.”
Friedman: “Nicely, I feel that, as you understand, Mike like, from negotiating your personal offers, like Swayman final summer season received a tough introduction into the enterprise facet, proper? Like he had the arb listening to, which he didn’t like.
I feel, I feel whereas he’s a really constructive man and he’s a really enjoyable man, I feel he has a greater understanding of what that is all about.
Like, one factor in regards to the Bruins is that they actually attempt to maintain the road. Now they, you understand, McAvoy pushed it. And clearly, (David) Pastrnak pushed it. And so what Swayman’s most likely taking a look at right here, and that is simply my opinion. No one’s advised me that, is that as a lot as he most likely needs to play, he noticed what occurred when a few of his teammates like pushed the road slightly bit.
And the Bruins like, for them, it’s enterprise, they’ll say, ‘No, that is our quantity. No, that is our quantity.’ And finally, as soon as all of it will get settled, you’re a Bruin, they usually deal with you. However get from A to B, it’s a grind. And I feel proper now we’re simply seeing either side grind.”
Johnson: “With out getting too far forward of ourselves. Since you’re proper, now we have weeks, weeks and months till the precise season begins.”
Coyle: “Inform that to Boston followers.”
Johnson: “Ullmark isn’t there, (Joonas) Korpisalo, I don’t know in case you can rely on him. And Boston’s not fairly nearly as good. They’re a special sort of staff. They’re going to be good, however they’re not going to roll into the playoffs by 20 factors. Like, sooner or later, is the following stress lever to begin a coaching camp, or does it come near the beginning of the season? Like, how assured might Boston be to carry this line that deep into September, possibly even October, with the choices of Korpisalo out there to them because the backup?”
Friedman: “Nicely, you understand what, Mike, I actually assume now, and once more I might inform you to disagree with me since you had been a participant, however most gamers inform me that one of many hardest factors for them is correct round now as a result of your physique tells you try to be taking part in.
You need to be skating, try to be preparing for coaching camp. After which once you’re not there and different individuals are there, it takes a extremely sturdy particular person to remain in your place. That I’ve had numerous gamers inform me through the years that over the following week and over the following 15 days, are the purpose the place the gamers really feel probably the most stress.
After which when the video games begin, it goes to outcomes like you understand, if a staff, if Boston, goes out they usually win 5 out of their first six video games, regardless that they know in the long term they’re a lot, significantly better with Jeremy Swayman, it sort of holds a bit.
I all the time keep in mind, I’m not a Cowboys fan, however I all the time keep in mind in 1992 or 93 when Emmitt Smith missed the primary two video games and the Cowboys went 0-2, they usually rushed again they usually gave him every little thing he wished, like at that time limit, outcomes converse, however gamers have traditionally advised me that proper now is among the hardest on them, as a result of your physique and your thoughts are telling you get able to play, however you don’t have a deal.”
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Johnson: “I’ll disagree with you Elliotte. It’s hardest on October 6, as a result of that’s the primary day you’re not getting paid. So sure, it’s uncomfortable now, however more durable when the paychecks begin popping out of your pockets.”
Coyle: “You draw a tough line.”
Friedman: “That’s a superb level. I concede the argument, I concede the argument.”
