Devils may be looking for a goalie option. According to some reports they had even offered Alex Holtz for a goalie (goalie trades don’t return as much as people think…Holtz would have been an outlier, especially for mid-season deal).
Ultimately, the Devils big move in net could likely come in off-season, where we have seen several Ullmark-to-NJD scenarios. But Swayman might be the guy to ask for.
Many had predicted Bruins were going to sign Swayman long-term just after the window opens, but a month a half later and no extension. And the only new thing we have learned is how deep the scars from arbitration still are. As many know, the league history on players who go through an arbitration hearing process suggests an eventual split in most cases (50% are gone in a year, 80% gone within two years). And every year, fans of those players will always say, ‘our guy is different’. Well, only about 1-in-5 are, indeed, different. In recent years the list of guys include Bertuzzi, Copp, Rodrigues, Edmundson, Forsberg, Ceci, Kulak, Trouba, Schmidt, Hoffman, Johansson, Sobotka, Niemi, Weber, Zherdev, Wheeler.
Also, recently, Swayman was spotted hugging other goalies. (Trouble in paradise, Linus?)
While earlier in the season, extend Swayman and trade Ullmark seemed more likely. But now have seen even some Bruins writers questioning whether that is best plan.
So maybe there is a path here. I think would be preferred over some of the other names floating around goalie market. Just using two guys as placeholders in the trade for now.
A 1st only happens if we start winning a few games here…it’s been dangerously close to potential lottery pick for a lot of this season. Good thing about Ullmark is that he is young enough where an extension may be doable. What would you think he gets? Mid 6s?
Lot would depend on how he plays next year. If it’s along the lines of the last 3 years. I’d expect between 5-6.25.
His current contract takes 6% of cap. With the cap increase 6% is only a jump to 5.25. So i don’t think the cap increasing will have the effect of significant jumps in contracts.
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