The Boston Bruins and defenseman Dennis Wideman have avoided arbitration and agreed to a 4 year deal worth $15.75 million. The cap hit is just over $3.9 million which puts the team 1,599,166 over the current cap of $56.7 million. A team is allowed to be 10% over the given cap space until the season begins.McKeon's Take: I like this signing. It is a bit expensive but, with the drought/availability of good young defensemen, it's not a bad move. Because of the signing and the avoided arbitration hearing, there is a small buyout period (I believe 48 hours) where the Bruins can buyout guys to get rid of some of their salary off of the cap. If a there is no buyout, there will be a trade coming. Look for some activity from Peter Chiarelli in the next week or so.
Source: Sportsnet.ca
7 comments:
i like it as well. Its nice we no longer have holdouts or go to arbitration, thats usually where problems start. i think u will see one of axelson, schaeffer or murray gone within the week.
trade with san jose is what i heard last. no not for big joe.
Lots of $$ so let's hope Wideman is only going to get better. If San Jose wants anything let's hope it Murray for a draft pick or something less as The B's cannot afford anything else.
If they're unloading Murray, it would give them a couple of dollars to play with.
It's funny, there's no official announcement on NHL.com, boston.com, or the Bruins website...which leads me to believe that there is a. something else in the mix and b. a rat in the Bruins organization/Wideman parade.
They need some space in case of injuries during the year. Makes sense that Muzz goes to SJ for "nothing" bringing them under by about $3MM. And I'll throw something else, if Manny comes back in great shape, trade him too before Xmas (showcase him first), shave another $4MM and Thomas becomes #1 (again). Then you'll need a backup and there's quite a few.
big-e, you mean someone like Auld? I wish they could have found some way to keep him. Now we have to face him in Ottowa.
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