unifiedtheory
Twitter: @ut_pez
Brooks Orpik got $5.5, he is AT BEST a #4 on a decent team. He would not play every night for the Bruins. Boychuk is a top 4 on this team. He gets $6 million as an UFA, it's just a question of where he gets it because he won't be seeing that kind of coin in Boston.Agreed
Read fluto's blog recently, he's been way off the mark lately imo
"This is a good thing. After this season, Boychuk will command an annual salary north of $6 million. This is not money the Bruins are in good position to spend."
He MAY get that on the open market from an absolutely desperate team...but I don't see Boychuk doing that. I see him signing for close to Seidenberg money...something like 4.5-4.75... People need to remember Chara is only going to be elite for a little whole longer (and his cap hit is only 4 in his final year)
If the bruins don't think they can keep Boychuk in the fold they better have a big bodied work horse with a great shot who picks it up in the playoffs in mind...