Fans can safely assume those names, all under contract for at least two more seasons, won't be changing sweaters anytime soon. To make room - even though Sweeney has been able to successfully sign young stars such as David Pastrnak to more team-friendly contracts in recent years - the Bruins will have to clear roughly $4 million in space.īoston has seven contracts that could be moved efficiently, creating enough cap space for Sweeney to make deals with his young defensemen. Five of those contracts belong to the team's four best forwards and starting netminder Tuukka Rask. To put things bluntly, Boston cannot afford to accommodate those annual salaries. McAvoy's next contract is expected to likely be in the $6-7 million range, while Carlo is over projected AAV is about $4 million. The Bruins have roughly $7.3 million remaining in salary cap space, as per CapFriendly. Their regular-season contributions carried over to standout playoff performances, and though the Bruins narrowly missed out on the Stanley Cup, both defensemen have set themselves up for a hefty payday.īut as has been the pattern, cap space is cause for concern. Take another 👀at Charlie McAvoy's OT game winner.

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