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After the Bruins avoided arbitration with Trent Frederic and settled on a two-year deal with a $2.3 million cap annual cap hit, goalie Jeremy Swayman was awarded in arbitration a salary of $3.475 million contract for the upcoming season.
The numbers the B's put forth were for a two-year deal with an annual salary of $1.4 million while Frederic's camp filed at $2.9 million for one year.
As they inch toward Sunday's scheduled arbitration hearing, the Bruins and restricted free agent Jeremy Swayman are $2.8 million apart on what they think the 24-year-old goalie is worth.
For 20 years, Patrice Bergeron met the physical demands of a brutal sport with grace, dignity and an unparalleled professionalism. He retired pretty much the same way.
Where do the Bruins' go from here?