Only a substantial sacrifice elsewhere on the roster would permit the Boston Bruins to retain David Krejci for another contract. If the parties in question pull that off, that still will not signal a career-long alliance.
That is why the likes of Alexander Khokhlachev, Carl Soderberg and Ryan Spooner will warrant extra scrutiny in 2014-15. Whether or not any of those pivots pick up traction as potential successors could sway Boston’s level of urgency to reserve cap space for Krejci.
Per CapGeek, the 28-year-old will rake in $5,250,000 for the third consecutive year as his third contract winds down. Given his recent performances as the first-line center, he is sure to command nothing less ahead of next summer’s free agency.
Krejci has plenty of company among Bruins currently without a contract beyond this season. He has six fellow unrestricted free agents in Matt Bartkowski, Johnny Boychuk, Gregory Campbell, Adam McQuaid, Daniel Paille and Soderberg.
Elsewhere, defensive prodigy Dougie Hamilton juts out as Boston’s top restricted free agent for 2015. The rest have an ambiguous long-term st ...
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Does David Krejci Have a Future with the Boston Bruins Beyond 2014-15?
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