People asking for comps and saying if goalie x is paid this there’s no way Sway should be paid more just don’t get it. The aav and term of your deal has Jack shit to do with a deal another goalie signed 4 years ago. It’s all about the point in time today. The only problem Swayman has is that he’s an RFA vs a UFA. That’s the only possible leverage Boston has right now after Sweeney shit the bed by moving Ullmark before signing Sway. The team looking for a bridge type of deal is dumb though, and will likely end up costing them a ahitload more in actual dollars than locking a young stud goalie up now long term. But what do I know, I didn’t go to Harvard…
People who think that Sweeney could have magically waived a wand and get Swayman signed before moving Ullmark just don’t get it. The Bruins had a deadline to move Ullmark before it was going to get even harder to get value for Ullmark. Swayman’s only deadline is the start of the season. And Swayman’s agent knows this.
Negotiating a deal when you have pressure to get the deal done and the other side doesn’t is how you actually shit the bed. Still having Ullmark around wouldn’t mean shit for the negotiations with Swayman and is just the latest thing for the fellowship of the miserable to hang on to until they disappear until the first Bruins losing streak.
The same people who are complaining that Sweeney is a dolt for not signing Swayman before moving Ullmark are the exact same people who would be complaining about putting 15-16m into goaltending if Ullmark were still here. And they are the same people that would be complaining if they moved Swayman and chose Ullmark. And they are the same people that will be silent in the thread when Swayman is signed.