Happy Friday, folks!
Two things are looming: the start of August (where did summer go?) and two Bruin arbitration hearings.
Currently, Jeremy Swayman is slated to have his hearing on July 30 (which is odd, as I didn’t think they’d have these kinds of things on a Sunday), while Trent Frederic is scheduled for next Tuesday, August 1.
I’ve said a lot of things repetitively this summer, including “I think Patrice Bergeron will be back” (wrong) and “I think Swayman and Frederic will sign deals before arbitration.”
At this point, it looks like I’m going to be 0-for-2 (0-for-3 if you break the arbitrations out), barring some late-breaking negotiations.