Confirmed Signing with Link: [BOS] G Jeremy Swayman signs extension with the Bruins (8 years, $8.25M AAV)

[VaporTrail]

66 million reasons to sign.

Will he change his number to 66 ??

 

[Channelcat]

I guess this contract is his Stanley Cup.

 

[sensfan4lifee]

Good Goalie don't like the players attitude comes off as a whiney bitch

This contract is bad in the sense that a guy who's never won a venzia, a cup and never played a full season as a starter just gott 8 million over 8 years.

Play off Goalie? He beat the Leafs whoopdie f***in dooo.

He has done nothing to warrant this contract and if he busts people will be calling the Bruins stupid for inking him to this deal.

Just a bad deal for the Bruins and I just think Swaymans whole "I need to reset the Goalie market" was a load of bull-shit, he wanted to get paid plain and simple, dudes agent is also a POS dont like the guy. I feel bad that the bruins are stuck with a perenial whiner in net now, classy organization lot of respect for them just a douche bag goalie.

 

[Hookslide]

Good for him, some time ago he talked how he didn't want to accept peanuts because of his fellow goalies.

Yeah, there are no younger players out there that have worked their asses off at other positions that would not mind a few of those peanuts, but instead some jobs will be in jeopardy. Terrific goaltender no doubt, but has not earned that contract yet and hurts the future of this roster, two bad signings by Sweeney this off season, Swayman and E. Lindholm, he did a terrific job building the Defense this year, and added some physicality both a need. But goal scoring is a big ? and no cap to address this problem.

 

[Hookslide]

How did he get bullied?

It was not Neely that got bullied, it was Sweeney that rolled over.

 

[cneely]

$8.25M for a goalie who hasn't been a full-time starter before lol. Adin Hill is more proven than Swayman and he got 5M.

WTF? Adin Hill is almost three years older, has worse numbers across the board on a comparable or better team and signed a 2 year bridge, not an 8 year extension.

Not comparable in any way, shape or form.

 

[MetM]

Good Goalie don't like the players attitude comes off as a whiney bitch

This contract is bad in the sense that a guy who's never won a venzia, a cup and never played a full season as a starter just gott 8 million over 8 years.

Play off Goalie? He beat the Leafs whoopdie f***in dooo.

He has done nothing to warrant this contract and if he busts people will be calling the Bruins stupid for inking him to this deal.

Just a bad deal for the Bruins and I just think Swaymans whole "I need to reset the Goalie market" was a load of bull-shit, he wanted to get paid plain and simple, dudes agent is also a POS dont like the guy. I feel bad that the bruins are stuck with a perenial whiner in net now, classy organization lot of respect for them just a douche bag goalie.

Why you don't tell us how you really feel about Swayman though? lol

Seriously, I guess we will see in about 4 years if that was a good contract or not..... for the Bruins. On a side note, I hope the Sens do well this year and of course I will be watching Ullmark.

 

[Hookslide]

Dude swayman's side was also complaining to the media.



No he didn't... Stop acting like swayman came out the winner he wasn't. He didn't get what he really wanted and caved.

He got more than he should have.

 

[Hookslide]

The biggest losers are the ones who overreacted to a pretty normal contract negotiation and think Swayman and Boston's relationship was damaged lol.

Oh, its damaged. Don't think you can be just brush it under the rug.

 

[Hookslide]

Then how can you say there is a history of players not caring? Outside of Harold Ballard, up until the 2005 lockout the Leafs had deep runs with guys who were warriors, and had players like Salming leading them through decades.

I agree with you, there have been many Leafs players, that have been all in for the good of the team, unfortunately, I would not put this group in that category, and management is freakn joke.

 

[Hookslide]

I would have kept Ullmark. I don't think Swayman is $3.25M per season better.

Ullmark at $5M per or Swayman at 8.25M per and for 8 years? Give me Ullmark.

42 % pay increase for a part time player.

 

[BostonBruins11]

True but that's still a long time to commit to a goalie who hasn't been a full time starter yet. He's getting franchise goalie money and I'm not even 100% convinced that he's a franchise goalie.

Ullmark is injury prone, he has chronic hip/groin issues. He re-aggrevated it during the playoffs last year which is why he struggled. Keeping Ullmark is risky IMO.

 

[Son of Donegal]

I disagree. I think the Bruins just added boat anchors in Lindholm and Zadorov. Swayman remains to be seen. 132 GP who knows what he really is

The Bruins beat TOR with Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha as their top 2 centers. If you don't think Elias Lindholm helps the Bruins at C next to Pastrnak...I don't know what to tell you.

Zadorov replaces freaking Matt Grzelcyk next to McAvoy...and in a worst case scenario as a #5D replacing Parker Wotherspoon.

So I am not sure how anyone can say the Bruins are worse with these additions. Cap wise, they will be fine too.

 

[Accelleratii]

I'm all for people getting theirs, but I'll never understand the logic of handing out this kind of money to individual players in a hard cap. Like, do you actually want to win? Unless you're a generational talent and/or have already won the Cup, I just don't get it.

Of course there are always outliers, but if my ultimate goal is to win it all, I'd take a discount so I could play on the best hockey team possible.

 

[nbwingsfan]

125 regular games and 9-10 in playoffs gets you 8.25m a year eh

Dylan’s Guenther has like 50 career points and got a similar contract

It’s the way the NHL is heading, for better or for worse

 

[BB79]

So I am not sure how anyone can say the Bruins are worse with these additions. Cap wise, they will be fine too.

'Virus is a Leafs fan, what do you expect? The Bruins own his team annually

 

[elmaco]

Yeah, there are no younger players out there that have worked their asses off at other positions that would not mind a few of those peanuts, but instead some jobs will be in jeopardy. Terrific goaltender no doubt, but has not earned that contract yet and hurts the future of this roster, two bad signings by Sweeney this off season, Swayman and E. Lindholm, he did a terrific job building the Defense this year, and added some physicality both a need. But goal scoring is a big ? and no cap to address this problem.

If outfield players are getting paid by potential nowadays, why not goaltenders? This was inevitable and you know it.

 

[Suntouchable13]

This contract is a way better use of money and cap space then some other teams use for a bunch of shiny forwards that can’t do anything when it matters.

 

[Hookslide]

If outfield players are getting paid by potential nowadays, why not goaltenders? This was inevitable and you know it.

Obviously, I don't know it, if anything should know what I am saying.

 

[Score08]

Good on swayman for holding strong.

Neely and Sweeney look like amateurs.

If Neely and Sweeney are amateurs, what do you call a management team that’s in the midst of 10yr +++ rebuild with no end in sight?

 

[Score08]

I thought he was going to pop up the trunk and someone would bring some of those cartoonish bags of money with the $, that would be funny.

I thought his agent was going to be in there trunk hog tied and gagged.

 

[elmaco]

Obviously, I don't know it, if anything should know what I am saying.

Pay the man his money, i'm sure the owners can afford it.

 

[Hookslide]

Pay the man his money, i'm sure the owners can afford it.

does have anything to with the owners, unless he fails, or pulls a Carey Price, I am talking about the cap space Swaymans, contract has eaten up, you do realize it is a salary cap league.

 

[Score08]

Pay the man his money, i'm sure the owners can afford it.

Are you aware of the term salary cap?
Some of these takes are completely devoid of any logic. Has the average hockey fan’s knowledge of their own sport fallen off this much?

 

[elmaco]

Are you aware of the term salary cap?
Some of these takes are completely devoid of any logic. Has the average hockey fan’s knowledge of their own sport fallen off this much?

It will be a sweet deal for you guys in the long run and won't be an abysmal one for him.