It’s constantly talked about how awful he is in the net. What gets glossed over is how bad he is when he leaves the net. He’s turning the puck over almost every time he leaves the crease. Most of the reason is because he’s lazy. He either passes it to the opposition or he takes too long to make a play that by the time he does a forechecker is bearing down on the defenseman he passes the puck to and that guy turns it over. Many of these plays occur when there isn’t any pressure and no reason for him to be leaving the net in the first place.
Every aspect of his game is weak and he isn’t showing improvement anywhere. There is no reason to offer this guy another contract and for that reason he needs to be moved out as soon as possible. The longer he stays the more worried I get that he’ll be re-signed. He isn’t worth the 2.5 million he’s getting now and the fools in the media keep suggesting he’s worth what Swayman is getting.