Opening Night is just under two weeks away, and the Bruins’ biggest piece of outstanding business remains sorting out David Pastrnak’s contract situation.
The B’s best offensive player will be a restricted free agent at season’s end, and while both sides have mentioned having an appetite to get something done, there wasn’t much happening over the summer.
According to TSN’s Darren Dreger (starts around 4 minutes into the video), however, things may be trending in the direction many Bruins fans hoped:
“It’s a process, and we use that word a lot when talking about extensions or negotiations.