Bruins Have Been In Contact With James van Riemsdyk.
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MarcO
June 29, 2018 (11:55)
With the Boston Bruins having missed out on Ilya Kovalchuk and reports of Rick Nash contemplating retirement, the Bruins options to add to the wing are swindling down.�
They've been attached to Michael Grabner over the last couple of days, a speedy winger who can score but can also dissapear at times.�
It looks like general manager Don Sweeney has decided to go for the next best thing.�
According to Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald, the Bruins have been in contact with free agent winger James van Riemsdyk.�
The 29 year old winger is a consistent scorer and just put up 36 goals last season for the Leafs with the highest shooting percentage of his career at 14.5%.�
The only road block between the Bruins landing JVR is that the sniper is likely looking for a six or seven year deal, something the Bruins might not be willing to cough up. He's also going to make a huge pay increase on the $5.5million he made last year, however with the Bruins having pushed for Ilya Kovalchuk and John Tavares, it looks like if the B's really want JVR, they'll find a way to make it work.�
Do you think JVR would be a good fit for the Bruins?
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