There has been no new contract extension for David Pastrnak simply but, however all sides are conserving a don’t-worry-be-happy stance with regard to the continuing negotiations probably spilling into the common season that begins on Wednesday.
“Both sides have been open about continuing our talks, so I don’t think things change at all unless David takes a different position,” stated GM Don Sweeney at Monday’s media day at Warrior Ice Arena. “But up to this point, we’ve been communicating regularly and when he feels comfortable, hopefully we’ll finalize a deal. But there’s no timeline on that. We communicate almost every day and we’ll see if we can find the finish line.”
Pastrnak once more expressed confidence that one thing will get completed.
“I know they’re talking every day. They’re trying to get something done. It’s good that they are in touch. Confident it will get done,” stated Pastrnak, who stated he’s left the contract work as much as his agent, J.P. Barry.
Any deal that Pastrnak indicators will certainly be a mammoth deal for the eight-year max that will probably make him the B’s first participant participant to eclipse $10 million a yr.
“David’s a special player,” stated CEO Charlie Jacobs. “We try not to comment on ongoing negotiations but David’s obviously a special player and we’re aware – and when I say ‘we’ I mean ownership – that we need to be aggressive in trying to re-up David to a new contract and to that end, Sweens and (team president Cam Neely) have been working on it.”
One large query going through the B’s is what is going to occur when Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci are not manning the highest two heart positions, which may turn into a actuality as quickly as subsequent yr. Neely needs Pastrnak to know that the Bruins will not be a tear-down rebuild.
“Obviously, a shot-first winger certainly wants to know who his centerman is going to be. We made it very clear to David that we’re very aware of that particular position moving forward and we’re going to do everything possible that we can to fill that void when that happens,” stated Neely. “But I think he also sees we’ve signed Charlie McAvoy long-term, we’ve got two good goaltenders that are with us, we’ve got (Hampus) Lindholm long-term, Taylor Hall’s here for a few more years, we’ve got Brad Marchand for a couple more years, so we’re not stripping it down by any means. He’s certainly been told that. He recognizes that. He knows that we’re in a good position this year and we’re here to show everybody that we’re not stripping this thing down. We’re going to continue to build on it.”
Pastrnak stated he doesn’t count on the B’s to fall off the map every time Krejci and Bergeron retire.
“I think Boston is known for (being competitive),” stated Pastrnak. “Even if they weren’t exactly the favorite before the season, Boston is always a contender. It starts in the playoffs. All you need to do is make the playoffs and then anything can happen in the playoffs. LA won twice from the wild card. I don’t worry about that because I know Boston is going to be a playoff team for a long time.”
Hall able to go
Taylor Hall was a full participant in Monday’s observe and declared himself match for responsibility for Wednesday’s opener in Washington. While a lot of the preseason hypothesis had him skating with Krejci and Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha has a minimum of briefly taken over that spot, creating an all-Czech line. Hall in the interim is skating with Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk.
“I think Bergy’s so easy to play with,” stated Hall. “I haven’t spent a whole lot of time with Jake but no better time than the start of the year, first game of the season to just go out and play and play instinctively and play to your strengths. That’s the best I can do, is to play with JD and use his speed and my speed to attack on the wings and hopefully get pucks to the net and use our speed to get pucks back in the offensive zone as well.”
Neely defends Sweeney
Any crew’s GM often has a goal on his again and Sweeney has actually taken his share of arrows through the years, actually proper from the beginning of his tenure with the 2015 draft when he handed on a number of affect gamers together with his three first-round picks. The vitriol coming from some corners of the fandom solely obtained louder this previous summer season when he Sweeney determined to fireside profitable coach Bruce Cassidy. But Neely defended his GM, whom he re-upped over the summer season.
“The narrative quite frankly is a little frustrating to me,” stated Neely. “We’ve said it many times that from a draft perspective, we have missed on the high side, especially in ’15. I’m tired of talking about ’15, but if you look at who the Boston Bruins have drafted from ’15 to ’18… and the number of NHL games they’ve played, it’s amongst some of the highest in the league, so the narrative is a little old for me. Every GM in the league makes mistakes. We’re going to continue to make mistakes. But hopefully we’ve learned from those mistakes and limit those mistakes. I think Don has certainly evolved over the last few years, our scouting staff has evolved. We certainly have high expectations and high standards and mistakes are going to happen, but I don’t think it’s as bad as what the narrative is out there.” …
A.J. Greer, who few had on their radar for fourth-line responsibility, seems to be the third-line left wing with heart Charlie Coyle and proper wing Craig Smith.
Reilly, Foligno and Wagner clear waivers
All three gamers that cleared waivers on Monday – defenseman Mike Reilly and forwards Nick Foligno and Chris Wagner – had been assigned to Providence, as was ahead Jakub Lauko so the membership may turn into cap compliant by Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline. It’s not clear but what number of of these gamers, if any, will really head down and play within the AHL. In Monday’s observe, Foligno and Lauko skated on a fourth line with heart Tomas Nosek whereas Reilly was on a 3rd pairing with Connor Clifton.
Teams can cover as much as $1.125 million of a participant’s wage within the minors.
Of the gamers that cleared, Reilly was probably the most engaging candidate to get claimed, contemplating his age (29) and a few of his puck-moving analytics. Presumably, groups balked at what he’s nonetheless owed. He’s obtained a cap hit of $3 million for the subsequent two seasons, however his actual wage in 2023-24 is $4 million.
Where this leaves Anton Stralman stays to be seen. The veteran defenseman has been in camp on a tryout and performed properly. As a right-shot, he would additionally assist steadiness that again finish that’s, as of the second, overloaded with left shot D-men.
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