A lot of tension between Swayman and Bruins, and the price is known to acquire him as restricted free agent
The long-time rivals and one of the favorite teams in the Montreal Canadiens' division in recent years, the Boston Bruins, are currently at an impasse with their goaltender Jeremy Swayman.
After the transparent statement from one of the most influential GMs in the entire NHL, Doug Armstrong of the St. Louis Blues, about what led him to make not one but two offer sheets to Oilers players, it shouldn't be surprising if other offer sheets become increasingly common in the Bettman circuit.
- Doug Armstrong, after making two hostile offers to two Edmonton Oilers players=
Doug Armstrong: «There is no rule against hostile offers»
So what does this mean for Jeremy Swayman?
Here's the price to pay to acquire Jeremy Swayman through a hostile offer!
Since Elliotte Friedman announced that the Canadiens were involved in the trade for goaltender Yaroslav Askarov, many analysts have wondered if Kent Hughes might explore other options in goal. Askarov was traded to the San Jose Sharks a few hours ago, but several goaltenders remain of great interest to Kent Hughes.
The name of Boston's goaltender Jeremy Swayman has been mentioned recently.
According to all indications, Swayman's camp is at odds with the Bruins' management, and the two sides seem to be at an impasse regarding the contract extension for the main party involved. Linus Ullmark was traded during the summer to the Ottawa Senators, a division rival. With Jonas Korpisalo as the second goaltender, the Bruins don't have much choice but to reach an agreement with the main party involved. They have about $8.5 million in cap space for 2024-2025.
However, it would be extremely expensive, and for this reason, such a situation seems unlikely. Jeremy Swayman is a restricted free agent.
To really make the Bruins hesitate, Kent Hughes would need to submit an expensive hostile offer, and he doesn't really have the cap space to do so after the addition of Patrik Laine. Although, the removal of Carey Price's $10.5 million salary, as he is on the long-term injured reserve list, might allow him to do so. If that were the case, he would have to offer a contract between $8 and $10 million per season. According to the established convention, from $9.162 million per year for Swayman, it would cost two 1st-round picks, a 2nd-round pick, and a 3rd-round pick as compensation for the hostile offer. The chances of such an offer being made by any NHL team are very slim.
It's way too expensive, especially considering that they would have to be the Montreal Canadiens' own picks, and yes, there's a possibility that these could be two «lottery picks.»
In the mind of the Bruins' GM, he's secretly hoping for a deal around $7.5 million per season, but Swayman's camp is likely aiming for a contract similar to Bobrovsky's ($10 million) or Sorokin's ($8.25 million).
At 25 years old, Jeremy Swayman has posted impressive statistics since arriving in the Bettman circuit, but he has never won a Stanley Cup or an individual trophy, except for the William Jennings Trophy, awarded to the goaltending duo with the best combined save percentage. In the end, acquiring him is not a very realistic option for the Canadiens.
It will still be an interesting situation to watch, as things are likely to get heated between Swayman and Boston in the coming weeks. He doesn't have a contract for the upcoming season
Source: HABSolumentFanUn partisan propose au Canadien de soumettre une offre hostile à Jeremy Swayman
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