The Bruins are believed to be considering offering UFA wingers Kailer Yamamoto and Blake Wheeler tryouts for next month’s training camp, suggests Shawn Hutcheon of The Fourth Period (Twitter link). Yamamoto is coming off a down year that saw him record just 16 points in 55 games with Seattle while Wheeler had 21 points in 54 contests while also missing considerable time with a … [Read more...] about Bruins Reportedly Considering Offering PTOs To Yamamoto And Wheeler
Beecher Likely To Regularly Play On Wing This Season
Despite being drafted as a center and spending most of last season down the middle, Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald suggests that John Beecher will line up primarily as a winger for the upcoming season. Boston picked up Mark Kastelic from Ottawa as part of the Linus Ullmark trade and the sense seems to be that he will anchor the fourth line with Beecher lining up on the wing … [Read more...] about Beecher Likely To Regularly Play On Wing This Season
Milan Lucic Hopes To Return To NHL, Still In Player Assistance Program
Former Bruins forward Milan Lucic has been training this summer and hopes to return to the NHL, reports Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. Lucic has not played since being arrested for a domestic incident last November that resulted in assault and battery charges. Those charges were dropped in February after his wife declined to testify against him, but the Bruins said that he … [Read more...] about Milan Lucic Hopes To Return To NHL, Still In Player Assistance Program
Jeremy Swayman Confident He Will Stay With Boston
One of the more outwardly difficult negotiations this summer has been between the Boston Bruins and goaltender Jeremy Swayman. Neither Boston nor Swayman opted to go through salary arbitration this offseason but the organization may have gotten a jolt to their system after the hockey world watched the St. Louis Blues make offer sheets to two members of the Edmonton Oilers a few … [Read more...] about Jeremy Swayman Confident He Will Stay With Boston
Summer Synopsis: Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins have had a lot of regular-season success over the past few years, but it hasn’t translated to a lengthy playoff run. They’ve managed to stay in contention despite a bevy of on-ice personnel losses and re-tooled this summer signing a couple of lucrative long-term contracts with top-tier free agents. With an aging core that knows how to win, Boston has elected … [Read more...] about Summer Synopsis: Boston Bruins
Evening Notes: Swayman, Kuznetsov, Penguins
Former Boston Bruins goaltender and current NESN analyst Andrew Raycroft joined The Skate Pod to discuss the contract situation of Bruins netminder Jeremy Swayman. Raycroft told the panel that Bruins fans shouldn’t be concerned at this juncture, and he wouldn’t be concerned about the contract negotiations until September. Boston has been busy this summer dealing goaltender … [Read more...] about Evening Notes: Swayman, Kuznetsov, Penguins
Rosen: Jeremy Swayman’s Deal Could Carry AAV In $9MM Range
There are only four notable RFA goalies who remain without a contract for next season, the most consequential of which is newly-undisputed Bruins starter Jeremy Swayman. In a mailbag published early Wednesday, NHL.com’s Dan Rosen posits Swayman could land north of $9MM per season when a deal eventually comes across the finish line. Swayman, 25, notably didn’t elect for salary … [Read more...] about Rosen: Jeremy Swayman’s Deal Could Carry AAV In $9MM Range
Boston Bruins Re-Sign Marc McLaughlin
The Boston Bruins announced they have re-signed forward Marc McLaughlin to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2024-25 NHL season. McLaughlin will earn the league minimum of $775K at the NHL level on this deal but the Bruins did not disclose his salary in the American Hockey League. McLaughlin has spent nearly his entire life in the greater Boston area aside from a two-year … [Read more...] about Boston Bruins Re-Sign Marc McLaughlin
Cole Spicer Is Taking A Break From Hockey
Matt Wellens of Duluth News Tribune reports that Boston Bruins’ prospect, Cole Spicer, is done playing hockey for the foreseeable future. Spicer was the 117th overall selection of the 2022 NHL Draft and recently wrapped up his sophomore campaign with the University of Minnesota-Duluth where he scored five goals and nine points in 17 games. According to the report from Wellens, … [Read more...] about Cole Spicer Is Taking A Break From Hockey