The Bruins crossed an item off of their to-do list today, officially announcing that GM Don Sweeney has received a “multi-year” contract extension to remain in his current role.
It’s unclear how long the contract is, but two or three would be the safest bet.
Regardless of how you feel about Sweeney’s prowess as a GM, this announcement was a mere formality after Cam Neely confirmed a month ago that Sweeney would be back with a new deal.
In what’s sure to raise the ire of the “Bruce Cassidy was screwed” crowd, a quote attributed to (but absolutely not actually uttered by) CEO Charlie Jacobs said (empahsis ours):
“We are proud to extend Don Sweeney to a multi-year contract as General Manager of the Boston Bruins.