TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports that there are still sizeable gaps in positions between the two sides. He adds Pastrnak wants to stay in Boston and wonders if a similar situation to what happened with Filip Forsberg will play out, when the Nashville Predators reached a deal to keep their star winger just ahead of unrestricted free agency.
The 26-year-old, is on fire so far this season with six goals and 15 points in eight games.
Pastrnak is coming off his second career 40-goal season and finished with 77 points in 72 games last season, adding three goals and six points in seven playoff games.
He signed his current six-year, $39.9 million contract in 2017 as a restricted free agent after topping the 30-goal mark for the first time. He has topped the 30-goal mark in every year since, with the exception of the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 campaign.
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28 OCTOBRE | 188 ANSWERS David Pastrnak still unwilling to agree to new deal with the Boston Bruins What will David Pastrnak 's next deal look like? | ||
8 years x $11.5 Million AAV | 68 | 36.2 % |
7 years x $11 Million AAV | 60 | 31.9 % |
6 years x $12 Million AAV | 60 | 31.9 % |
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