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

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

Gotta say I don't really care wether it's 8×7.75 or 8×8.25. If Sway is as good as everyone thinks he'll be, no one will cry over an additional 500k in cap space. If he's somehow a mirage, either contract would've sucked. People will wanna microanalyse who won and who caved due to how this played out, but in the end, it's a negligible difference.

 

[Rafafouille]

Bruins got basically the number they wanted all along? Undoubtedly W for the Bruins. Sitting again does nothing.

 

[amnesiac]

Almost like the teams philosophy is defensive minded. So is it really the coach?

well the coach decides the system, but sure, I guess the GM is part of that since he hires the coaches. Probably not a coincidence. Maybe goes even deeper than that.

Very curious how long they can keep it up, though. Eventually picking low in the draft year after year will catch up with them. Probably the most consistent team in hockey since the 90s-2000s Wings.

 

[elmaco]

Well, thank God he didn't get stuck with the peanuts of $6-7 million per year instead of $8.25. I mean can you even raise a family on $6 mil per year anymore?

Hey don't hate the player, hate the game.

 

[Mick Riddleton]

Swayman was the last 2024 RFA.

Guess this means Bussi and Patera end up on waivers.

How do they fill the minor league teams, you need at least one of them.

 

[Reality Czech]

He gains fans like you to tote water for him instead of a player who fought to ultimately sign an obvious contract that should have been on the table since July.

At least Neely has years of experience to earn the respect of fans, instead of a couple of partial years like Sway. I'll always be a Sea Bass fan. Now the pressure is on Sway to show that he actually deserves the contract he just signed. He may well, but we'll find out in the coming years.

Hey don't hate the player, hate the game.

Sorry, I choose to hate the player.

 

[Beesfan]

Gotta say I don't really care wether it's 8×7.75 or 8×8.25. If Sway is as good as everyone thinks he'll be, no one will cry over an additional 500k in cap space. If he's somehow a mirage, either contract would've sucked. People will wanna microanalyse who won and who caved due to how this played out, but in the end, it's a negligible difference.

True. Draisaitl's 8 year, 8.5AVV contract looked expensive at the time. The key was they locked up a core player for huge term. Chiarelli did a few things really well, and locking up good players long term was one.

 

[macbowes]

Speculation: - The Bruins and Jeremy Swayman are far apart in contract term (length) and dollar amount.

Bruins incompetent management being exposed

forums.hfboards.com

 

[disgruntleddave]

Getting more than the 8x8 after that press conference makes Swayman look and feel like he won. Giving more than 8x8 makes management look like they bent a bit, but didn't really get bent over. I understand why both would be willing to do this deal especially just prior to the season.

 

[Mad-Marcus]

Haha Neely acted tougher than balls in that interview and then gets bullied by Swayman and Gross. Fantastic

At the time the Swayman ask was 9.5M/yr so no sir, you are incorrect. Swayman/Gross came down more after that presser.

 

[Mick Riddleton]

They both gave in a bit, no losers here. Well maybe Hockey Virus, must be out jogging angry.

 

[Mad-Marcus]

It will be a bargain after the Shesterkin contract.

 

[Ulysses31]

just glad swatman off the food stamps n tryin to b a productive member of society

 

[Jared Dunn]

Why the f*** would Neely lie about the latest contract offer being $64M? What do you truly think he gains from lying? We’re talking about the agent Gross here who’s one of the most penny-ante agents there is.

I don't think the idea that that offer was discussed internally but not officially presented when he said it to the media is farfetched. Kind of semantics at that point though

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Swayman was never going to "lose" this. Seems like he was always getting $60M+.

Boston did good getting him under their current cap space available, considering what he was asking.

 

[GKJ]

Now comes the part where we just sweep everything under the rug and pretend like nothing happened lol

They both agreed to 8 years, so they both have to do that. If someone’s feelings are too hurt, that’s their problem.

 

[YukonCornelius]

Theyd better keep Montgomery a long time.... hes the reason his goalies have looked so good

Goalies in Boston have looked good for almost 20 years…

 

[Winston Wolf]

Bruins just posted this:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842911589298487704

A Maserati SUV? Doesn’t he know those things have terrible resale value!?

 

[amnesiac]

Goalies in Boston have looked good for almost 20 years…

yep.... Julien, Cassidy, Montgomery. Almost all goalies under them have had great stats...

Thomas, Rask, Halak, Bishop, Khudobin, Price, Hill, Thompson, Brossoit, Ullmark, Swayman

 

[wedge]

Too bad. That was fun. They only needed Friesman saying they were still not talking

 

[cc]

I'm guessing Swayman and Boston were a half a million apart and ended up meeting in the middle

 

[villacco]

Seems very fair to me

 

[Roo]

It is pretty obvious the agent lied about never hearing that number than Neely lying or erroneously putting it out that $64M was the latest offer

I don’t think anyone actually knows but them. However that wasn’t my point-it has nothing to do about blame. Once Neeely put $64m out there, Swayman signing that deal would be an admission that he was the bad guy. So he had to hold out for a bigger number. It’s only $4m on the total deal, but if he kept quiet he may have got that 8x8 deal signed.

 

[nbwingsfan]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842911037038719371

All that drama over $250k?

Both sides looks terrible on this.

 

[Fatass]

Fair deal fro both sides. Swayman gets security and the Bruins buy up (for good value) six UFA years through the player’s prime.