Bruins extend GM Don Sweeney

[Koivu11]

 

[A1LeafNation]

As a fan of a division rival...this is awesome.

 

[Puikiou]

Amazing news!

(Signed, a Sens fan)

 

[thebeernerd]

There is no crisis in Boston Sing Sae.

 

[Fatass]

The guy a good job at the TDL.

 

[Jee]

 

[Goatlender]

Great signing. He built an excellent core of Barzal, Connor, and Eriksson-Ek.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Not like there’s really any other better option out there.

 

[robertmac43]

Needed some good news this week. lol

 

[BruinLVGA]

Oy vey.

 

[chrisab123]

Its really tough sometimes...it really is. Mathieu Darche would have been a breath of fresh air here but he never played for the Bruins. So I guess I get why they'd pass...

Can someone bring the friggin Whalers back please?

 

[Look Up]

Oy vey.

Ol boyz club

 

[BB88]

They need to rebuild the entire forward group so keep the guy who has failed to draft/add top6 talent for 10 years

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Why not re-sign him? They only came in last place in the Eastern conference last year.

 

[BruinLVGA]

Ol boyz club

Yup.

And now, this dude has the 7th overall pick to choose. This scares me.

 

[chrisab123]

As a fan of a division rival...this is awesome.

Kind of like when a team sees the Leafs in the playoffs.

EDIT: Had to do it. Garbage day after seeing this crap.

 

[Idiot Stick]

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Wow...

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

Maybe this is hopium, but he and Neely were on expiring contracts and NHL teams seem to avoid lame duck execs like the plague, so two years seems close to the least amount of confidence an extension can convey. The leash might not have gotten too much longer with this. Let's see.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Repulsive character and repulsive in his role.

 

[John Price]

Why? He gave up Marchand for peanuts when Marchand would have happily re-signed. Now he's likely going to lead Florida to the finals and maybe a cup. Great job there.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

A baffling move given his recent track record.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Well, 2 years isn't exactly a "ringing endorsement" giving how these kinds of contracts usually go. I can see how ANY extension wouldn't be very popular with fans of the team. But it's also kind of a warning shot at least?

 

[Brookbank]

Not like there’s really any other better option out there.

Bergavin is better

 

[StreetHawk]

With 1 year to go, you either terminate the person or extend him. You never let someone go into the final year of their contract as a lame duck. Every year you need to evaluate the GM position because one bad move can wreck your team.

Can't have a GM on the "hot seat" otherwise, they make a bad move to try to save their job.

Benning and the Canucks in 2021, after a dismal 20/21 Covid season, went out and dumped $12 mill of soon to be UFA contracts for 2022 for OEL and Garland and also sent a 1st and 2nd. The first was Guenther and they ended up buying out OEL.