Around the League Thread | Pre-Season Approaches

[valkynax]

Reinbacher out, Laine out, Doughty out, Nylander close call, plus the Swayman thing.

And it's just pre-season.

 

[arttk]

Reinbacher out, Laine out, Doughty out, Nylander close call, plus the Swayman thing.

And it's just pre-season.

a bunch more injuries and maybe the NHL will realize that the slight money grab is not worth it and reduce the amount of preseason games.

 

[rypper]

Boston doesn't really have great options outside of Swayman, unless they're planning on playing a combo of Korpisalo and Dipietro.

Once they traded Ullmark, Swayman saw his leverage shoot through the roof.

 

[StreetHawk]

a bunch more injuries and maybe the NHL will realize that the slight money grab is not worth it and reduce the amount of preseason games.

I do think PS only needs to be like 4/5 games (2 home games for each and maybe a neutral site one). Vets typically only play 3 games.

That said, it's just sheer luck that guys get hurt that badly. Laine was against a 25 year old career minor leaguer. Doughty, he had Tanner Pearson on him. PTO with LV, but a decade plus NHL veteran. Unlike the NFL, NHL teams are not going to scrimmage against other clubs. A lot of NFL HC prefer to get their starters their work in scrimmages where they can setup situations like Red Zone vs the opposition coaches.

 

[Kryten]

Swayman needs a phonecall from Klingberg

 

[MS]

Reinbacher out, Laine out, Doughty out, Nylander close call, plus the Swayman thing.

And it's just pre-season.

I mean, this is pretty normal. A few guys get hurt in preseason every year just like any other similar sample size of games.

 

[Breakers]

Swayman needs a phonecall from Klingberg

Sorokin was $8.25 last off-season
He had proven he could handle a heavy workload with substantially higher games started.
Higher vezina finishes

To me, I know there is an age difference between the two
But that contract for swayman seems like a no brainer, unless they are a part on structure.

 

[Kryten]

Sorokin was $8.25 last off-season
He had proven he could handle a heavy workload with substantially higher games started.
Higher vezina finishes

To me, I know there is an age difference between the two
But that contract for swayman seems like a no brainer, unless they are a part on structure.

I just dont see the Bruins airing dirty laundry if it was squabbling about structure. Swayman is likely holding firm to his 10m-ish wishes

 

[StreetHawk]

Sorokin was $8.25 last off-season
He had proven he could handle a heavy workload with substantially higher games started.
Higher vezina finishes

To me, I know there is an age difference between the two
But that contract for swayman seems like a no brainer, unless they are a part on structure.

helly begins his $8.5 mill deal this season but he's like 5-6 years older that Swayman. Swayman is 26 in Nov. But, Swayman hasn't carried a workload over 44 games. Not that I think Boston would ask him to be a 65 game starter. Probably around 55 or so starts, basically 2/3 games.

They will have to figure something out.