NHL Rumors: Jeremy Swayman Isn't Going Anywhere, And Why He Was Brought Up December 1st

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast – A Bevy of Extensions As the Boot Camp Episode Begins. There is still a gap between the Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman's eight-year contract. Friedman doesn't think the Bruins would consider trading Swayman, and what Sweeney says on December 1 might mean something.

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Friedman: “Swayman, again, it was a crazy day, the other day. And I don't exclude other journalists. I've been right, I've been wrong, and I'll be right and I'll be wrong again. So I don't like kicking other people when they're down, because I know what it's like to be wrong.

I don't just think, I think there's still, I think there's still a gap in the eight-year scandal. It can change every time with one call, but there is still a gap in eight years.

Now, one thing I want to say about Swayman is this, I've had some people ask me, do you think the Bruins will ever consider trading Swayman? Just give up and go. I haven't talked to Don Sweeney yet. He tries to keep a low profile, without making it clear that he is not always happy with all the reporting here.

But my thoughts are, the Red Sox. Can you believe I just called them the Red Sox? What I see is that the Bruins don't want to trade Swayman. As they had Swayman-Ullmark. They felt they had to make one move. I can't believe they want to make two.

Like I really believe when they said that there, when Sweeney came out the other day and said, 'We want to sign Swayman.' I believe that. I believe they have a goal, and selling him is not what they think or want to do.”

Bukauska: “Yes, that would be…”

Friedman: “True, which means that two minutes after this podcast drops, there's going to be a blockbuster. The idea I get on Thursday, they don't want to do it.

Bukauskas: “That would be all kinds of goofy. How about when Sweeney talks about the December 1st deadline, Soon. What did you think of that?”

Friedman: “At first I was like, uh-oh. My first reaction was, fire marshal Jim. Uh oh.”

Bukauska: “Fire Marshal Bill.”

Friedman: “Fire Marshal bill. Red Sox – Bruins. Fire Marshal Jim. Fire Marshal Bill. “

Bukauskas: “Jim Carrey, so you're forgiven there.”

Friedman: “I'm like, I'm on the road at the beginning of this year. I struggled at the beginning of this podcast.

I, when I first heard that, I thought what that was, you know, just acknowledging that Lewis Gross, who represents Swayman, also represents William Nylander. And he did this a few years ago, on December 1, and they signed him, like minutes before the deadline.

I don't believe, after thinking about it and asking, that's what Sweeney was doing, in this particular case. What I think he was doing was saying, if I mention it, and I know this, there are people talking about this, so I think it's true.

When you talk about a deadline like the start of the season, it hangs over everything. Fans pointed out. The media points to it. The agent points to it. Everyone points to it.

So I think what Sweeney was doing, and he's a smart man, was he sitting there and saying, I'm going to talk on December 1st so there's no other date or deadline that anybody can use as a measure or a pressure. against us. That's what I think it was.”