Player Discussion Jeremy Swayman IV - even more nothing

[GlenFeatherstone]

 

[Bruins4Lifer]

Well here we are, training camp starts tomorrow. I'm starting to think we've seen the last of Swayman in a Bruins uniform. Hopefully they can get some decent picks out of his rights and take on some salary via trade to build up the team elsewhere.

Bussi & Korpisalo, you're up.

Take it easy. Did you think the same of Pastrnak, McAvoy and Carlo when they weren't signed on day 1 of camp?

 

[HockeyMomx2]

Not me checking in for the hundredth time today....

 

[GordonHowe]

Training camp roster just released. Swayman not on it.

What, where's the portentous soundtrack for this bit of news?

 

[LSCII]

Training camp roster just released. Swayman not on it.

Paying the bottom pairing defensemen nearly $8mill, nickel and diming their starting goalie? It's called Bruins.

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

Take it easy. Did you think the same of Pastrnak, McAvoy and Carlo when they weren't signed on day 1 of camp?

Removing Carlo as he is not on the same level of anyone else in the discussion.

No not really but we also hadn't just traded away the only viable replacement for pasta / mcavoy and left them as our only option.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

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[LSCII]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836151640254291976

They signed Mitch Miller again?

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

They signed Mitch Miller again?

Ulf Samuleson & Matt Cooke joining the team as assistants.

 

[EverettMike]

If they could hold off on a deal until tomorrow (Wednesday) that would be great.

For me.

The rest of you don't want that.

 

[PB37]

Come on. The guy asked for a Rask deal plus inflation. Not only is it a great comp it was with the same team.

4/6.4 two years before UFA status is insulting. A 2mil arbitration number is insulting.

Plus you’re cool with the no call backs in 3 weeks? Sounds like a great tactic.

it's not a great comp. Rask already had a year of being the #1 guy while Swayman has platoon'ed - not his fault, but it is what it is.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Could be fake

 

[Beyonder]

I hate that it has come to this but it is probably just the necessary next step in the process for Swayman to hold out. That's his only leverage to force the Bruins to rethink their offer that he apparently is not going to accept, not yet at least. The priority at this point of course is to keep the holdout as brief as possible. Everybody will lose if it goes long enough to hamper his preparation. I don't really care who "wins" the contract tussle, only that they get past it ASAP.

Don't worry too much, there are plenty of examples of contract situations that went this direction and things ended up okay between the player and team when all was said and done. There are players who grudgingly signed bridge deals and then longer extensions later, players who held out and a deal ultimately got done, tough talk exchanged in the press that faded away in time, etc. As somebody here likes to say, it's always about the money and as long as that eventually lands in the right spot, everybody gets happy fast.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Could be fake

Ya think?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1835399330749911537

 

[GordonHowe]

They signed Mitch Miller again?

No. Glenn Miller.

 

[YukonCornelius]

Could be fake

lol that dude has 100 followers on Twitter…

 

[Gee Wally]

Could be fake

Not for nothing. Dont know if true. But I was told theyd been on it and very close. Fwiw

But wouldn’t consider him viable.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

lol that dude has 26 followers on Twitter…

Saving the biggest scoop for the little guy lol

 

[DominicT]

An agent for one Bruins player, who would be directly effected by Swayman signing, says he expects it tonight or tomorrow

 

[Shroud of Orrin]

Just get on with it ffs. Let’s go!!

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

An agent for one Bruins player, who would be directly effected by Swayman signing, says he expects it tonight or tomorrow

Bussi we hardly knew you

 

[Shroud of Orrin]

Im on the ice in 15. Hope this is done when I get off. I promise not to hurt any goalies in the process.

 

[DominicT]

An agent for one Bruins player, who would be directly effected by Swayman signing, says he expects it tonight or tomorrow

BTW, this has nothing to do with Ty's tweet. I told Wally at 4 pm.

 

[pemulis]

BTW, this has nothing to do with Ty's tweet. I told Wally at 4 pm.

The intrigue!

 

[GordonHowe]

I hate that it has come to this but it is probably just the necessary next step in the process for Swayman to hold out. That's his only leverage to force the Bruins to rethink their offer that he apparently is not going to accept, not yet at least. The priority at this point of course is to keep the holdout as brief as possible. Everybody will lose if it goes long enough to hamper his preparation. I don't really care who "wins" the contract tussle, only that they get past it ASAP.

Don't worry too much, there are plenty of examples of contract situations that went this direction and things ended up okay between the player and team when all was said and done. There are players who grudgingly signed bridge deals and then longer extensions later, players who held out and a deal ultimately got done, tough talk exchanged in the press that faded away in time, etc. As somebody here likes to say, it's always about the money and as long as that eventually lands in the right spot, everybody gets happy fast.

Perhaps.

For what it is worth, doing so would likely prove unwise.

Jeremy might win the battle but lose the war.

If he holds out, he goes from hero to villain in less than 5 seconds.

Consider the sports media in this town. Consider your average Boston Bruins fan.

Intellectually, they may understand a decision to hold out.

Emotionally, the environment would be poisoned and the situation irretrievable.

Doubtless KPD and CHB would approach the circumstance as an opportunity to prove they can still run an athlete out of town.

Right or wrong, a decision to hold out would be disastrous for the team, the 2024-2025 season, Don Sweeney, and, not least, Jeremy Swayman's reputation.

My fervent wish is that latest reports on an imminent deal are legitimate.