The Bruins signed Nikita Zadorov and Elias Lindholm on their eventful first day of NHL free agency. Signing Jeremy Swayman to a long-term contract is one of their final tasks, and both the goalie and Boston’s management are optimistic that this will happen.
According to CapFriendly, the Bruins have $8,636,666 in salary space after Monday’s acquisitions, which should be sufficient to lock Swayman down for the near future. Don Sweeney, general manager, stated on Monday that the team’s newcomers won’t obstruct negotiations and that the goalie would continue to be a top priority.
“A significant component of the overall dynamic that we’re attempting to assemble is sway. We will keep looking for a mutually agreeable landing place; the timeline is what it is, no matter how long it takes,” Sweeney stated. It is unaffected by what we accomplished today. As I mentioned, we’re in a wonderful position to get the greatest possible negotiated agreement for all parties.
Prior to the start of free agency, Swayman received a qualifying offer from the Bruins. He can decide whether to accept the one-year offer by July 15. Although it is still an option, Sweeney stated in May that he didn’t think arbitration will take place again. Speaking candidly about his arbitration experience from the previous year, Swayman expressed his desire to avoid a similar situation in the future.
“It feels pretty special to be in this situation, especially after dealing with what I did this summer with arbitration and hearing things that a player should never hear,” Swayman stated in January. “What has occurred is happened, and I am living in the here and now. It everything comes back to the encounter. If I hadn’t gone through it, I wouldn’t be the athlete and person I am now.
Before free agency began, the Bruins committed to Swayman as their starting goalkeeper by trading Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators. They rotated the pair since February and accompanied him in all but one of Boston’s Stanley Cup Playoff games this summer.
Joonas Korpisalo, another goalie acquired in the Ullmark trade, and prospect Brandon Bussi, according to Sweeney, are vying for Swayman’s backup position.
It’s only a matter of time until Sweeney fulfills his repeated promises that getting Swayman to sign a long-term contract is a top priority.
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