Bruins make a decision on Tyler Johnson? A surprising development has surfaced
A new development has surfaced regarding a decision being made on Tyler Johnson.
Just before training camp started for the Boston Bruins, they went out and signed Tyler Johnson to a professional tryout contract.
The two time Stanley Cup Champion had a very impressive camp, and preseason with the Boston Bruins, but still remains without a contract. Things were looking good for Tyler Johnson to sign a contract with the Boston Bruins, and many thought he was going too.
That was until the Boston Bruins decided to surprise the hockey world just two days before the regular season when they announced the signing of Jeremy Swayman to a 8-year, $8.25 million contract extension.
During the Boston Bruins most recent practice at Warrior Ice before heading to Colorado for their first road trip of the season, Tyler Johnson was present at practice.
Johnson has been apart of some of the Bruins practices', but is not eligible to play any games until he signs a deal. The fact that the Boston Bruins still have Tyler Johnson hanging around on a PTO makes it seem like they want to sign him to an NHL deal, but they just might not have the cap space to do it right now.
According to PuckPedia the Boston Bruins only have $426,090 in cap space, and would either have to make a trade or a roster move to create room to sign Tyler Johnson.
Right now it looks like the exact same situation Danton Heinen was in with the Boston Bruins last year when he signed a PTO in the off-season, and didn't sign an official contract with the Bruins until a couple weeks into the regular season, and Heinen would play a big part of the Bruins success last year.
