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Elliotte Friedman announces new major discrepancy between Jeremy Swayman & the Bruins

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Maverick Mitchell
September 9, 2024 (2:21 PM)

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With everyday that goes by, there is more stress and tension that surrounds the lack of developments revolving around Jeremy Swayman signing with the Boston Bruins, but NHL insider Elliotte Friedman has some new updates.

On the most recent episode of Friedman's podcast '32 Thoughts', he provided an update on where each of the two parties sit in regards to signing a deal.

«Nobody has disputed that to me,» said Friedman. «Not that it's a huge difference, but I also heard that the [Charlie] McAvoy contract was the ask, which is $9.5 million. So it's obvious there's a huge discrepancy here. I do believe, and again, it's tough because the team won't talk and the player won't talk, but I do believe at some point that there was an eight-year deal on the table, but it was in the [$6 million range]. I don't think that at any point here, anyone has ever been close.»

With camp only a couple of weeks away, it seems the Bruins are doing what they can with the cap space they have left, but Swayman and his agent are sitting firm on what they feel he is worth. The Bruins obviously feel there is some risk involved with offering a huge contract, but as Friedman emphasized, it does not take away the faith they have in him.

«While the Bruins don't disbelieve in Swayman, he's only played 132 NHL games,» Friedman said. «The guy is super talented, and he's going to be a star No. 1 goalie. I don't think anybody disputes that. But my secondhand theory is that the Bruins are saying, �We do believe in Jeremy Swayman, but he hasn't carried the full load yet.'»

Swayman competed in 44 games last season with the Bruins collecting a .916 save percentage and a 2.53 goals-against average where he eventually took over as Boston's starting goalie in the 2024 playoffs. With Linus Ullmark now with the Ottawa Senators, Swayman will be asked to increase his workload to 55-60 games or more, which is far above what he is used to in the past. This is where the Bruins still want to assess his capabilities before committing to the AAV Swayman wants.

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