“Last season, contract was worth just one million dollars. He’s certainly due for a raise, and there is no way the Bruins can support that kind of bump in salary without trying to move one of their long-term, no-trade players. As, the B’s are loathe to attempt something like that, they’ve got no choice but to let him enter free agency.”
Bruins GM Don Sweeney:
“We’re trying to plan for every circumstance that may exist,” Sweeney said on a conference call Friday with reporters. “Carl was a very important part of our team this year.