NHL insider Elliotte Friedman provided a less-than-ideal update regarding the Jeremy Swayman contract talks.
NHL insider Elliotte Friedman provided a less-than-ideal update regarding the Jeremy Swayman contract talks.
The Boston Bruins still have one significant move left to make this offseason, as Jeremy Swayman remains without a contract. After trading Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators in June, the Bruins officially committed to Swayman being their true No. 1 goaltender. However, at this juncture of the summer, the Anchorage, Alaska native is still a restricted free agent.
Earlier this week, Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs provided an update on the Swayman talks. He said, "I try not to comment on player personnel contract negotiations. We are still negotiating with Sway. I hope that he’s ready to play come training camp. We have some things to work out. I’m sure we’ll get there."
Now, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman has given us another update on the matter, and it is less than ideal. Here is what he said on a recent episode of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast: "The last I heard, they weren't close. I think this has been a bit of a challenging negotiation, but they've still got time, and we'll see how this sorts out."
It is undoubtedly a bit concerning to hear that the Bruins and Swayman are still not close to their new deal. However, as Friedman notes, thankfully, there is still a decent amount of time left before things become quite alarming. The Bruins do not begin training camp until Sep. 18, and their season opener is on Oct. 8 against the Florida Panthers.
It will now be interesting to see what happens with Swayman and his next deal from here. Hopefully, the Bruins and the star goaltender can bridge the gap and finalize this contract before the club gets to training camp. If not, that will make things very interesting as we get closer to the regular season.
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