Shawn Simpson: Have been informed that the Boston Bruins aren’t that optimistic that the Ottawa Senators pays the asking worth for goaltender Linus Ullmark.
Don’t know what the Bruins are asking the Senators for but it surely does seem to be Ullmark is open to the concept of enjoying in Ottawa and perhaps signing long-term.
Shawn Simpson: The Senators first-round choose, twenty fifth general, needs to be sufficient to land Ullmark. The associated fee to amass goaltenders has by no means landed an enormous return.
The Senators are determined for a goaltender however who else is?
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Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa Senators GM Steve Staois continues to work the telephones with goaltending his high precedence. They proceed to speak to the Boston Bruins about Linus Ullmark.
Ullmark carries a $5 million cap hit within the final yr of his contract and any workforce that trades for him will seemingly need an extension in place.
The asking worth stays excessive and league executives say the Bruins are in search of a middle. The Bruins can be considering Shane Pinto however have been informed by the Sens that they don’t seem to be considering buying and selling him.
Jimmy Murphy: A number of sources have mentioned that the Boston Bruins love Shane Pinto however the Ottawa Senators are reluctant to commerce him.
Ullmark is aware of his days might be numbered in Boston. On the Leafs Nation Podcast to Nick Alberga and Carter Hutton:
“For those who’re a part of that chess piece the place they’ll use you as a commerce piece to turn out to be higher, they’re going to do it. That’s the enterprise aspect of it. There’s no emotions connected or something like that, it’s simply enterprise associated. You need to take it as a enterprise choice and never a private choice.”
Ullmark is owed a $1 million bonus on July 1st.
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If the Senators can’t add a bigger-named goalie, they might look to improve on Anton Forsberg and transfer out his $2.75 million cap hit (one yr remaining).