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

[frightenedinmatenum2]

My theory is that Korpisalo doesn't like hockey and really wants a buyout.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

He def would have got at least $9m if he waited a little longer lol

Boston will have to start him 70 games by the look of it

They have Bussi

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Give Swayman 70 starts this year and see how he handles the workload. He's young and fit and should be able to handle it right away. I think he makes the All Star game again this year.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Is it too late to give Sway 9m+ per year?

 

[Paper]

They have Bussi

Just remember it's with an I, not a Y, when looking for photos of him.

 

[Ciao]

Just remember it's with an I, not a Y, when looking for photos of him.

Good tip. Thanks.

 

[Rorschach]

Gawd there’s an awful comparison everyone can see Swayman is arguably the best up and coming goalies in his age group, I never once thought that about Cal..

Barring a stupid injury I feel confident saying this contract will only get better in the years ahead..

Ya we got bullied into signing arguably a franchise goalie shame on us

Gawd there’s an awful comparison everyone can see Swayman is arguably the best up and coming goalies in his age group, I never once thought that about Cal..

Barring a stupid injury I feel confident saying this contract will only get better in the years ahead..

Ya we got bullied into signing arguably a franchise goalie shame on us

You hope.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Korpi was fine last night. Let in a couple he should have had but the Bruins got peppered and very outplayed. To blame that loss on him is hilarious. Would have been 10-2 with Bussi in net.

 

[BostonBob]

Korpi was fine last night.

I wouldn't say that he was fine but I'm also not putting the loss totally on him either. That was the definition of a " team loss ".

 

[ViD]

I mean …

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Looking like those of us who thought that contract was idiotic in term and money, given Swayman's resume, might have been on to something.

Gaping 5 hole and poor positioning have been issues for him. Both demonstrated last night against the Stars. Korpisalo has been marginally better. Let that sink in. Maybe Swayman misses hugs.

Swayman took business classes at Maine. Sweeney is a Harvard man. Chalk one up for University of Maine, at least for the next 8 years. I guess Sweeney gets a consolation prize for not letting an unproven goalie "set the market" and receive $10M per.

 

[Antropovsky]

Looking like those of us who thought that contract was idiotic in term and money, given Swayman's resume, might have been on to something.

Gaping 5 hole and poor positioning have been issues for him. Both demonstrated last night against the Stars. Korpisalo has been marginally better. Let that sink in. Maybe Swayman misses hugs.

Swayman took business classes at Maine. Sweeney is a Harvard man. Chalk one up for University of Maine, at least for the next 8 years. I guess Sweeney gets a consolation prize for not letting an unproven goalie "set the market" and receive $10M per.

I haven't been following Swayman this year, so can't speak to his play. Though, anytime I've seen him play vs Toronto, I never perceived him to be an elite goalie by watching his play/style/skill.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Pretty sure I posted early in this thread that the contract will age poorly. I do believe that.

However, his rough start this year really doesn’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things. I do not like paying goalies big $/term as they are voodoo and susceptible to really bad play no matter how talented they are. But Swayman will bounce back. How many wrote off Bob in his first year on the huge contract FL gave him?

 

[Hookslide]

Pretty sure I posted early in this thread that the contract will age poorly. I do believe that.

However, his rough start this year really doesn’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things. I do not like paying goalies big $/term as they are voodoo and susceptible to really bad play no matter how talented they are. But Swayman will bounce back. How many wrote off Bob in his first year on the huge contract FL gave him?

TRADE HIS ASS.

 

[TS Quint]

Pretty sure I posted early in this thread that the contract will age poorly. I do believe that.

However, his rough start this year really doesn’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things. I do not like paying goalies big $/term as they are voodoo and susceptible to really bad play no matter how talented they are. But Swayman will bounce back. How many wrote off Bob in his first year on the huge contract FL gave him?

Bob is the problem. He's been great for the last two years, no doubt. But him winning the Cup has sent these monkey see, monkey do GMs into a tail spin. How is Swayman worth near as much as Hellebuyck? Shesterkin has lost his mind and the Rangers will probably fold like a cheap tent to his demands.

Funny how fast things changed from when Hill won the Cup with Vegas and all the GMs thought they could win with any pile of pads in goal.

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

I hope the rest of the league can learn from the franchise-destroying decision that the Bruins made to sign this loser and cave to his demands.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

I hope the rest of the league can learn from the franchise-destroying decision that the Bruins made to sign this loser and cave to his demands

Seems like their main problem is that they’re old and slow, no?

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

Seems like their main problem is that they’re old and slow, no?

The Bruins are bad AND Swayman is horrendous. Two things can be true at once. Korpisalo has been massively better than him behind the same awful team.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Both Forsberg and Korpisalo are playing better than Ullmark and Swayman this season, insane...

 

[Nogatco Rd]

The Bruins are bad AND Swayman is horrendous. Two things can be true at once. Korpisalo has been massively better than him behind the same awful team.

gotcha, so it’s not exactly franchise destroying then, since the team is clearly on the decline either way.

 

[FrankerC]

Seems like their main problem is that they’re old and slow, no?

Not old, they're the 13th youngest team. They decided to try and go with size and its not working out.

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

Wrong thread

gotcha, so it’s not exactly franchise destroying then, since the team is clearly on the decline either way.

Him being bad on its own doesn't destroy the franchise - signing one of the worst goalies in the league to a long term, high cap hit contract does.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

Wrong thread



Him being bad on its own doesn't destroy the franchise - signing one of the worst goalies in the league to a long term, high cap hit contract does.

This too shall pass . I think missing training camp is a big reason for the sluggish start . I think he’s a good goalie and will bounce back to form sooner rather then later

 

[VeteranPresence]

Shucks, sorry to hear that Bs fans. Can I interest you in Nurse and Skinner for Swayman and Carlo?





(no really pls???)

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Him being bad on its own doesn't destroy the franchise - signing one of the worst goalies in the league to a long term, high cap hit contract does.

not gonna defend the contract but it seems a bit short sighted to declare him one of the worst goalies in the league based on a ten game sample size after missing training camp