It always seems like contract stalemates end abruptly. It’s a silly thing to think, of course, because there’s plenty of machinations going on behind the seems, slowly building up to a new deal.
Still, with the signings of Brandon Carlo and Charlie McAvoy, things happened quickly. There were barely whispers all summer, aside from “we’ll get it done.”
This weekend, Bob McKenzie mentioned that talks with McAvoy were progressing, and his deal was announced a few hours later. Carlo’s contract came a day or so later, and here we are.
In the span of a couple of days, the Bruins went from having two big holes in their roster to being in pretty good shape for the regular season.