The wait for Bruins right winger Blake Wheeler is finally over. A source has confirmed to WEEI.com that Wheeler received a $2.2 million award in arbitration Thursday night.
This is actually good news for the Bruins. Most people thought he would get at least $2.5M, so this at least saves them a bit of money. The Bruins now have 48 hours to sign Wheeler, or walk away from him and get another in return. There is no way they will do that.
Still, the Bruins are going to have some trouble. With this signing the Bruins will be just under $2M over the cap. The good news is that they have injury exemption, which they can use of Marco Stum's $3.5M he is due this season. So, the Bruins will not need to make a trade/cut until the end of November when Sturm is supposed to come back.
If the Bruins do sign Wheeler it could mean their offseason is over (unless they look to shed some cap space). That means guys like Bill Guerin will not be walking through that door.
***UPDATE***
The Bruins have signed Wheeler to the $2.2M 1 year deal.
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