Boston Bruins 2023 Off-Season CAP, Trade Rumors and Free Agent Talk X

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Let’s just hope the Bruins/NHLPA/NHL didn’t sweep this under the rug without informing or including the victims family.

I hope they aren’t hearing about this for the first time as well right now too. Something isn’t sitting right about this situation.

They mutually terminated the contract and got a settlement. The family has to be involved for that.

 

[CDJ]

I think this makes plenty of sense, they paid the kid a bunch of money to quietly go away forever. They don’t want people to remember this happened. They don’t want it to be spotlighted again 9 months later after the shit storm died down.

 

[DominicT]

It's so weird I'm not sure if I believe it. Or at least whether it's 100% accurate.

But let's say it is: in what universe do they negotiate a deal that doesn't include them getting to announce they've parted ways? That would be insane. That would be gross negligence. (Which, yes, this entire affair has been.) The money, the roster spot, the cap hit all pale in comparison to the reputational damage of being associated with him and having listed as being part of the Bruins organization.

This story doesn't pass the smell test, so I'm not really getting worked up either way until we know more.

If though, we find out this a planted story to make them look better because they didn't want to lose the 200k cap space on the main roster then I'm going Defcon -37.

It was 2 or 3 days after the signing, Neely announced that the Bruins were rescinding the contract. That, unfortunately triggers the NHLPA stepping in. Unfortunately (again) the CBA forbids the NHL, the Bruins, the Player and his representatives from discussing it publicly (probably why Brooks got a no further comment from the team representative).

Brooks is also correct in stating that there is no record of the Bruins placing him on unconditional waivers, which the CBA clearly states must happen before the contract can be terminated. There is no cap hit now. I would be surprised if the Bruins didn't pay out the entire $2.5 million owed in the settlement agreement, but we'll never know.

CapFriendly already removed him from their Bruins page and PuckPedia will do the same this morning.

I asked someone with knowledge of the CBA if this was Bettman doing a solid for Jeremy Jacobs and they said "there is nothing in the CBA that says this was in any way allowed." They then added "the NHL makes things up on the way. Look no further than the Evander Kane situation in San Jose. And somehow, they always get the NHLPA to go along."

 

[DominicT]

 

[NeelyDan]

Don’t we have a thread for this debacle

 

[EXTRAS]

Do we know what number swayman and the team filed arbitration at or does that not come out until the arbitration day?

 

[GordonHowe]

 

[Absurdity]

Do we know what number swayman and the team filed arbitration at or does that not come out until the arbitration day?

Swayman' arbitration date is on the 30th and Frederic's is on the 1st. It can take up to 48hrs for an arbitrator to make their decision. We would probably hear those details once a decision is made.

 

[DominicT]

Do we know what number swayman and the team filed arbitration at or does that not come out until the arbitration day?

The paperwork has to be filed with the arbitrator 48 hours before the hearing is to begin.

Sometimes it gets leaked and sometimes it does not, usually by the agent. You won't hear what each side asks for before then.

 

[ProdigalFan]

So I assume Bergeron/Krejci decisions won't be made public until after the news on their respective hearings?

 

[GordonHowe]

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[Blowfish]

 

[JOKER 192]

Split right down the middle of what was reported

 

[bruinmann77]

i think they do the same with Sway

 

[bbfan419]

I think this makes plenty of sense, they paid the kid a bunch of money to quietly go away forever. They don’t want people to remember this happened. They don’t want it to be spotlighted again 9 months later after the shit storm died down.

So he gets rewarded and makes out like a bandit for being a POS dirt-bag.

 

[Absurdity]

With Muzzin on LTIR, Toronto now has -$6,756,450 in cap space.

 

[CDJ]

So he gets rewarded and makes out like a bandit for being a POS dirt-bag.

Pretty much yes. There was unfortunately never going to be any other outcome after the Bruins signed the dotted line on his contract

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Bad news for the Frederic deserves $1.7M crowd.

 

[UncleRico]

Bad news for the Frederic deserves $1.7M crowd.

I like this for my 2x$2m prediction though

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

I like this for my 2x$2m prediction though

How? He was 9-16-25 with a -32 last year. 6-15-21 with -16 the year before.

Frederic was 17-14-31 with a +28. And the year before was 8-10-18 with a +10.

 

[Kegs]

Split right down the middle of what was reported

Arbitrators getting lazy

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Arbitrators getting lazy

It wasn’t actually right down the middle

 

[bruinmann77]

i cant wait till next season as the bruins should have cap money and hope DS does not give out silly fa deals looks like he learning though

 

[JOKER 192]

I like this for my 2x$2m prediction though

Pretty good comparable.

 

[JOKER 192]

How? He was 9-16-25 with a -32 last year. 6-15-21 with -16 the year before.

Frederic was 17-14-31 with a +28. And the year before was 8-10-18 with a +10.

Career he has more points ,less games in less years on a rock bottom team

It wasn’t actually right down the middle

Your splitting hairs.
I saw leafs offering 2M , his camp was asking 4.9M