Bruins Reach Contract Agreement With David Pastrnak

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By: Mark Allred                     Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277

Earlier today TSN’s Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reported that the Boston Bruins and forward David Pastrnak have got closer in negotiations on a new contract extension as the young talented forward’s entry-level deal expired earlier this summer. Dreger also posted some fantastic news moments ago reporting that the B’s and Pasta have agreed on a new six-year deal with details provided below.

Sounds like progress being made between Pastrnak and the Bruins. Ongoing discussions this morning.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) September 14, 2017

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Pastrnak extension with Bruins is complete. 6 years, $40 million. $6.6667 aav.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) September 14, 2017

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Pastrnak will earn $4 mil more than Filip Forsberg who signed a $36 mil ext in Nashville in 2016. Used as a comp in the negotiation.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) September 14, 2017

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With long offseason season talks and a Bruins fan base on the verge of picketing outside TD Garden in Boston for the heads of B’s management and ownership, it’s nice to have a deal done with the training camp festivities starting today with off-ice physicals to start of the four-day camp. The next three days of camp will be held at the Warrior Ice Arena in Brighton, Massachusetts and is open to the public.

#NHLBruins sign David Pastrnak to a six-year contract worth an average annual value of $6.67 million: https://t.co/Ue0oxCXfWz pic.twitter.com/Tap52MxRpH

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) September 14, 2017

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Although the many potential contract numbers were all over the board this summer, a deal for six-years and a cap hit of $6.6 million proves that Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney and ownership really weren’t interested in going higher than the proposed $6 million that the Bruins have offered him all offseason. Pastrnak is and will be a key member of this organization moving forward in the attempt to rebuild or retool a winner in Boston.

After posting 34-36-70 career numbers last season and 123 points in 172 career National Hockey League games the sky’s the limit for this talented young man that has always wanted to be a part of the growth of this franchise and a city he adores off the ice.  This is a great day in Bruins Nation, and with the 2017-18 season vastly approaching, I look forward to seeing where this team can go after their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and if they have the pieces that have remained to make a second round playoff goal a reality.