Don Sweeney entered the 2021-22 campaign on the final year of his contract. A first-round exit coupled with years of poor drafting and developing and mixed results on the trade and free-agent markets suggested the Boston Bruins should move on from their general manager of eight years.
But Sweeney expected a resolution to his future in “short order” during his season-ending press conference on Wednesday. Team President Cam Neely confirmed that they want to sign Sweeney to a contract extension a day later.
“I started talking with Charlie and Mr. [Jeremy] Jacobs after the deadline about extending Don, so my plan is to do that,” Neely told reporters.