Player Discussion Jeremy Swayman

[gerrycheeversmask]

A return to excellence? More like he needs a return to Providence.

 

[jgatie]

My nephew texted last night after the Laffs tied it up "Swayman setting the market for goalies who can't hold a lead".

He's not wrong.

 

[kdog82]

Body language looks like he doesn't GAF

 

[PlayMakers]

Need to change the thread title.

 

[Dr Hook]

I didn't think he was that bad last night. He wasn't standing on his head, no, but I remember that Marner snipe and thinking he wasn't stopping that, or the Rielly shot, or the Robertson either. No goalie was. Mathews hit two posts. The team just can't suppress quality chances in front of him. Yeah you'd like him to not get faked out of his jock in the OT, but against one of the leagues elite offensive guys that will happen to best of goalies. The loss isn't really on him in my book- it was a team issue in that they just aren't good enough defensively this season.

 

[McGarnagle]

“a return to excellence” will never not be funny to me

[Player Discussion] Jeremy Swayman II: Return to Excrement

 

[PB37]

Better goaltending probably has this team inside the playoff structure and not outside of it. Yes, the Bruins have been very Jekyll/Hyde all year long but Swayman is getting beat clean on shots that would be saves in prior years simply from better positioning.

 

[LouJersey]

Body language looks like he doesn't GAF

This. Really giving off an "I'm defeated" look

I didn't think he was that bad last night. He wasn't standing on his head, no, but I remember that Marner snipe and thinking he wasn't stopping that, or the Rielly shot, or the Robertson either. No goalie was. Mathews hit two posts. The team just can't suppress quality chances in front of him. Yeah you'd like him to not get faked out of his jock in the OT, but against one of the leagues elite offensive guys that will happen to best of goalies. The loss isn't really on him in my book- it was a team issue in that they just aren't good enough defensively this season.

Yeah I have admittedly been extra critical of him this year and you are right

 

[Bruin4]

I didn't think he was that bad last night. He wasn't standing on his head, no, but I remember that Marner snipe and thinking he wasn't stopping that, or the Rielly shot, or the Robertson either. No goalie was. Mathews hit two posts. The team just can't suppress quality chances in front of him. Yeah you'd like him to not get faked out of his jock in the OT, but against one of the leagues elite offensive guys that will happen to best of goalies. The loss isn't really on him in my book- it was a team issue in that they just aren't good enough defensively this season.

I don't know about the Reilly and Robertson goals, he has to stop those, he has the angle or he should have on both of those goals. Marners goals were just a thing of beauty both of them and hollberg was pretty much unstoppable, but he needs to make a save on at least one of those other two if not both, imo.

I think without question the leafs scouting report was glove side on Swayman. Although I honestly think he's better when he's playing a lot and the 4 nations non activity, I don't think helped, but he wasn't the only player coming off of a break.

 

[goldenblack]

People wanted to give him 10M!

 

[Dr Hook]

I don't know about the Reilly and Robertson goals, he has to stop those, he has the angle or he should have on both of those goals. Marners goals were just a thing of beauty both of them and hollberg was pretty much unstoppable, but he needs to make a save on at least one of those other two if not both, imo.

I think without question the leafs scouting report was glove side on Swayman. Although I honestly think he's better when he's playing a lot and the 4 nations non activity, I don't think helped, but he wasn't the only player coming off of a break.

That's a fair take and one I disagree with also . He certainly wasn't great last night and yes, you would have liked him to stop at least one of those that went in and it's probably reasonable to expect it from him, but at the same time, I don't call any of them soft goals. The bigger issue remains the shit show in front of him on most nights.

 

[Dr Hook]

Yeah I have admittedly been extra critical of him this year and you are right

It's easy to do with the way the contract situation went down and the fact that is he looking like he is overpaid by a good bit. I think he can be and should be better than he is right now, but after the poor start, he's been solid. Just looking at the player and not the contract, he gives his team a chance to win most times he starts.