Jeremy Swayman's agent sends message to the Boston Bruins after press conference call out
The Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman have been in a contract stalemate leading to his agent releasing a statement refuting claims made by Bruins management Monday.
Earlier today, Boston Bruins management, including Cam Neely met with the media and faced an onslaught of questions about the contract status of RFA goaltender Jeremy Swayman. Those questions led to Neely saying something that he likely and should regret.
"I have 64 million reasons why I'd be playing right now," said Neely in response to a question.
That response garnered what the Bruins probably consider an ungodly amount of attention on social media, with many speculating that the Bruins offered Swayman a contract that totalled $64M over an unknown term, making Swayman look like the 'bad guy'. Unfortunately for the Bruins, Lewis Gross, who represents Swayman released a statement regarding Neely's earlier comments.
"Normally, I do not release statements or discuss negotiations through the media. However, in this case, I feel I need to defend my client. At today's press conference, $64 million was referenced. This was the first time that number was discussed in our negotiations. Prior to the press conference, no offer was made reaching that level. We are extremely disappointed. This was not fair to Jeremy. We will take a few days to discuss where we go from here."
Normally, an RFA doesn't have as much control as Swayman does, but in this case, he holds all the cards. Without reaching an agreement with Swayman before trading Linus Ulmark to the Ottawa Senators, the Bruins put themselves at a severe disadvantage. The statement from Gross Monday evening puts even more pressure on the Bruins management team to tuck their tails between their legs if they do not want their number one goaltender to request a trade out of town.
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Who do you believe in this situation between the Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman? |
| Bruins | 25 | 20.2 % |
| Swayman | 35 | 28.2 % |
| Neither | 23 | 18.5 % |
| Don't care, just sign a deal | 41 | 33.1 % |
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