Sports Hub Underground: The goalie market is about to heat up across the NHL
Matt and Ty are back with a brand-new Sports Hub Underground podcast on the latest in the world of sports, and more.
(6:30) Thoughts on the NBA Finals between the Celtics and Mavericks.
(28:38) Fresh discussion on the Bruins’ off-season and the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
(43:25) The NHL seems to be preparing to make all salary cap information private, which is terrible for the fans.
(50:40) The new Utah NHL team has narrowed down its possible team names.
(58:15) The guys drafty their “Big 3” supermarket items.
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11 teams that make sense as a potential landing spot for Linus Ullmark
You don’t have to be an agent or general manager to realize that the math in front of the Boston Bruins indicates that this is almost certainly the end of the Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark tandem.
Boston’s backbone for the last three seasons, a breakout postseason from the 25-year-old Swayman has set him up for a gigantic payday as Boston’s most important restricted free agent. And given the needs the Bruins have elsewhere on the roster, namely in their top six and potentially on the backend, it’s almost impossible to imagine the Bruins putting themselves in a situation where they are guaranteed to have at least $5 million sitting on their bench in the regular season and, even worse, in the postseason.
It was fine for a one-year trek through cap hell, but it’s not a sustainable model.
And Bruins general manager Don Sweeney knows that to be the case, and knows that offers are going to come from around the league from other GMs who notice as much.