Speculation: The Bruins and Jeremy Swayman are far apart in contract term (length) and dollar amount.

[GirardSpinorama]

Sure....

Let's use that $8m x 8 year "example"... and also assume that Swayman believes he can be a top 3 goalie in the league for a long time.

In year 1, he's the 5th highest paid goalie in the league.

In year 2, he's the 6th highest paid goalie in the league (Shesterkin will 100% bump him down). Oettinger might be in the conversation as well.

In year 3, Bobrovsky will expire, potentailly making him the 5th highest paid goalie in the league. However, what's the cap going to be at that time? $100m?

In years 4-8, obviously difficult to predict who's going to be up as a goalie, but I think if you're Lewis Gross, you've got a valid point in arguing that if Swayman is a top 3-5 goalie, he should be paid higher than the 5th or 6th or 7th highest salary in the prime of his career.

You dont have to assume that Swayman believes he can be a top 3 goalie. But thats a lot different than him actually being a top 3 goalie. Assuming Boston believes he can be anywhere between a top 3 goalie or a top 12 goalie, why should they pay for the best case scenario?

 

[TheBeard]

You dont have to assume that Swayman believes he can be a top 3 goalie. But thats a lot different than him actually being a top 3 goalie. Assuming Boston believes he can be anywhere between a top 3 goalie or a top 12 goalie, why should they pay for the best case scenario?

Agreed. Right now, with what Sway is asking, if the bruins get anything less than the best case scenario then they overpaid.

 

[wintersej]

Sure....

Let's use that $8m x 8 year "example"... and also assume that Swayman believes he can be a top 3 goalie in the league for a long time.

In year 1, he's the 5th highest paid goalie in the league.

In year 2, he's the 6th highest paid goalie in the league (Shesterkin will 100% bump him down). Oettinger might be in the conversation as well.

In year 3, Bobrovsky will expire, potentailly making him the 5th highest paid goalie in the league. However, what's the cap going to be at that time? $100m?

In years 4-8, obviously difficult to predict who's going to be up as a goalie, but I think if you're Lewis Gross, you've got a valid point in arguing that if Swayman is a top 3-5 goalie, he should be paid higher than the 5th or 6th or 7th highest salary in the prime of his career.

And honestly this is all why I’m surprised that they are talking 8 instead of 4 years.

 

[Score08]

yeah you make a good point, clearly he's brother from stuff from the past so he prob would have made that clear


arbitration can get nasty. depending what was said, may never go back to 100% but I dont believe Sway will be trash within 3 years.

He’ll be bagging groceries in 3 yrs