Bruins claim goalie off waivers amidst contract dispute with Jeremy Swayman!

The Boston Bruins have claimed goalie Jiri Patera off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. The netminder was placed on the wire on Tuesday with the hopes to be assigned to AHL Abbotsford, however, he is making a move to Boston.

Patera posted a record of 11-10-4 along with a 2.99 GAA and a .903 save percentage in 25 outings with AHL Henderson during the 2023-24 regular season. He signed a two-year, $1.55 million deal with the Canucks in the offseason.

The Bruins made the move as the situation is getting uglier with restricted free agent goaltender Jeremy Swayman. It certainly got worse when the netminder’s agent flat out called Cam Neely a liar after the team president insinuated that the club had offered his client a $64 million contract.

Swayman and the Bruins have been deadlocked in a highly publicized contract dispute and with the regular season around the corner, the clock keeps ticking. Both sides have until Dec. 1 to come to an agreement or else Swayman will remain inactive for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.

In the meantime, the Bruins are making sure to have depth in between the pipes.

As for everyone else who landed on waivers on Tuesday, they have cleared and been assigned to the minors.

In other waiver news on Wednesday, 13 players were placed on waivers, including veteran goalies including Philadelphia Flyers’ Cal Petersen and Carolina Hurricanes’ Spencer Martin. This is the group of players that have been placed on the wire with the hopes of being assigned to their respective farm club.

SJS: Poturalski, Sabourin
PHI: Cal Petersen
PIT: Huntington, Johnstone, Hollowell
CAR: Martin
COL: Phillips, Ahcan, Rosen
NYR: Groulx
CBJ: Fix-Wolansky