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Elliotte Friedman claims the Bruins have made up their minds about trading Jeremy Swayman
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Jeremy Swayman and the Boston Bruins continue negotiate a new contract that could very well set the market for goaltenders for years to come.
Unfortunately, it has not been going very well. Overall, the Bruins are looking to only pay Swayman about $6 million per year. However, Swayman wants $10 million per year. Both sides seem to be far apart and there is no telling whether or not they are ever going to get closer in terms of both length of the deal and dollar amount.
Some have theorized that the Bruins will have to trade Swayman. According to Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts, that is completely out of the question. While he has not yet spoken to Bruins GM Don Sweeney, Friedman is confident that the team will not be trading their franchise goalie.
"I haven't spoken to Don Sweeney, but my impressions are that the Bruins do not want to trade Swayman."
This would be good news for all of the Bruins fans out there. However, it is still worrisome that nothing has gotten done yet. Swayman is not at training camp, and he has no plans to be until he finally get a deal. Needless to say, this is going to be a long stretch of hockey for the Bruins and their passionate fanbase.
Do you believe that the Bruins would ever trade Jeremy Swayman? Let us know in the poll down below and stay tuned to Hockey Unplugged for the latest news and updates from around the hockey world.
Source: 32 Thoughts
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SEPTEMBRE 21 | 82 ANSWERS Elliotte Friedman claims the Bruins have made up their minds about trading Jeremy Swayman Do you believe the Boston Bruins would ever trade Jeremy Swayman? | ||
| YES | 49 | 59.8 % |
| NO | 33 | 40.2 % |
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