Sportsnet 590 The Fan: Elliotte Friedman on the continuing contract scenario between the Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman.
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Matt Marchese: “That is Cam Neely speaking about, in lesser phrases, Jeremy Swayman negotiations. Right here’s, right here’s Cam Neely:
Reporter: “Because you say you had been shocked, Cam, are you able to share some other specifics right here? Be it, what’s ask is by way of {dollars} or time period?
Neely: “Properly, I don’t need to get into the weeds with what his ask is, however I do know that I, I’ve 64 million the reason why I’d be enjoying proper now.”
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Wow. In order that’s the large story of, of the final day or so. Um, pay attention, I really feel just like the Bruins have form of, you understand, put themselves in just a little little bit of a nook right here, after buying and selling Linus Ullmark. The place do issues stand with Jeremy Swayman and the Bruins and the place is that this factor heading?
Friedman: “Okay, so what I might say is that this, I believe after , the subsequent transfer is Swayman’s. I believe that he has to resolve how he feels about every little thing. And when you understand when this with the assertion final evening saying, principally, we’re going to take a few days to ponder our subsequent transfer.
I believe primary, he has to recover from the shock of what occurred , and quantity two, resolve how he needs to strategy it.
I believe, I believe the Bruins supply yesterday was, earlier than this occurred, was $62 million. I believe it was eight instances $7.75 (million) and I simply consider that now what the Bruins has mentioned is, all proper, we’re, $64 (million) is our quantity. We’re keen to do eight instances eight, and that’s so far as we’re keen to go.
And I nonetheless suppose that, like I’ve reported a number of instances throughout the summer season, that I consider Swayman’s preliminary ask was McAvoy, which is eight instances 9.5. And I nonetheless do consider that was his preliminary ask. However I believe he’s moved from that. And I don’t suppose it’s there anymore, however I nonetheless suppose it wasn’t near 7.75.
So I believe there’s nonetheless a spot right here. So primary, to ensure that this to get settled within the brief time period, any person is de facto going to have to alter their thoughts, both the staff or the participant, and I didn’t have any data as of evening, morning, that we had been in that place.
The opposite factor right here is, I do consider that Swayman thought-about the chance after this, possibly asking for a commerce. I don’t consider that’s occurred. However I believe, to me, that assertion makes it clear he’s contemplating it.
Now, I had heard a pair weeks in the past about rumors of a commerce. I regarded into it, and I used to be informed the Bruins had been telling groups they weren’t concerned with that, they usually wished to maintain Swayman. And as Neely mentioned yesterday, Swayman had informed him face-to-face he wished to be a Bruin and Neely believes it.
So I believe the place we’re (Matt and Mike) is, we’re, we’re ready to see simply how Swayman decompresses from that. Does anybody transfer in both route wage clever, and does Swayman ask for a commerce?
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Like, they had been Bruins followers yesterday who had been simply utterly demoralized. I don’t suppose it’s over. I nonetheless suppose it may possibly work out. However there’s no query that sure, it was an emotional day.”
