Player Discussion Jeremy Swayman -VI President Cam Speaks: Monty, Donny, & Charlie too!

[Gee Wally]

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As this situation continues to drag on:

Please keep the conversation pertinent to the topic and avoid making it personal.

Debate about the management of the salary cap and the performance of the general manager fits into the context of the conversation, but we’ll avoid dividing fans into camps like “pro-player” and “team apologist”.

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[Absurdity]

Swayman really wants McAvoy's deal huh. He told Neely he wants to play here, but actions speak louder than words. 8x8 is a very generous offer based on his resume.

Yeah sounds like he wants shorter term.

Swayman's camp also wants a long-term deal.

 

[Mad-Marcus]

He's not going to get more than 8 from anybody. The Governors will silently collude (that's what sports owners do) that they do not want to set a new precedent for goalies.
Just look at how the NFL devalued RBs.

 

[NeelyDan]

Jeremy just lost in the court of public opinion big time

 

[TD Charlie]

Swayman really wants McAvoy's deal huh. He told Neely he wants to play here, but actions speak louder than words. 8x8 is a very generous offer based on his resume.


Swayman's camp also wants a long-term deal.

Did anyone confirm that 8x8 was offered?

 

[SPLBRUIN]

Well done by Cam, that is a more then fair offer in my opinion.

 

[Sheppy]

Yeah, I’m loving that Cam said that.

8x8 is more than fair for a goalie who has never played more than 50 regular season games.

 

[JRull86]

You can just feeeeel the fanbase turning now. You love to see it.

I mean can you blame them (us)?

The fact that the Bruins came out with the number like that, which they have literally never done, shows how frustrated they are with this.

Kudos to Neely laying the cards down like that. Put the pressure on Swayman and this doofus agent.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Did anyone confirm that 8x8 was offered?

I mean it could have been 4x$16M but Cam saying $64M pretty much tells you what you need to know.

 

[JCRO]

Jeremy just lost in the court of public opinion big time

Oh he is getting dragged on Twitter right now. Really dont like that but hey people are allowed to have their opinions.

Can anyone recall an extension getting this vocal/publicly heated in previous history with the Bs?

This is new to me.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Oh he is getting dragged on Twitter right now. Really dont like that but hey people are allowed to have their opinions.

Can anyone recall an extension getting this vocal/publicly heated in previous history with the Bs?

This is new to me.

Bourque?

 

[smithformeragent]

Can anyone verify whether or not Swayman has registered for yodeling classes?

 

[SwayHeyKid]

The agent can come out and say it himself not leak shit to podcasters.

Like the Bruins did with the 9.5 request to media?

 

[FrankerC]

Swayman getting blasted on Twitter right now. Its been a while since the fanbase has been on the side of ownership/management.

 

[TD Charlie]

Swayman really wants McAvoy's deal huh. He told Neely he wants to play here, but actions speak louder than words. 8x8 is a very generous offer based on his resume.


Swayman's camp also wants a long-term deal.

Did anyone confirm that 8x8 was offered?

I mean it could have been 4x$16M but Cam saying $64M pretty much tells you what you need to know.

Ah ok. Sorry I haven't been keeping up the last day or so. That's a pretty serious offer for sure.

 

[PlayMakers]

Cam as always gives you way more than Donny.

• He said one thing he always hated as a player and likes about Don is that he doesn't start with a lowball offer.
• He said he was surprised at Swayman's initial ask.
• He said he asked Swayman directly if he wanted to play here and he said yes.
• He said Swayman has been offered $64m.
• And when asked he said, Yes Swayman is trying to re-set the goalie market.

 

[bp14]

I agree 8x$8 seems more than fair and I love that Neely brought it up.

That said, and I know negotiations are always negotiations, you dont trade away your leverage for less than his value and then allow yourself to get to this point where Swayman isn’t taking what we think is a “fair offer”. They should have known what it would take before they deal Ullmark and avoided any acrimony. Or they should have dealt him and signed Ullmark at the draft.

Either way this still stinks of Sinden management BS. Lowball, wait. come up to reasonable and then start insulting.

Next up he either takes the deal or the Bruins ratchet up the acrimony and deal him for less than they’d have gotten this summer.

 

[Patdud]

Sounds like Neely and Sweeny are done with Gross' antics.

 

[Absurdity]

Did anyone confirm that 8x8 was offered?

Ah ok. Sorry I haven't been keeping up the last day or so. That's a pretty serious offer for sure.

Front office just had a press conference:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840776829528899757

 

[SwayHeyKid]

Yep, and good luck with that. If their expectation is to consume the entire rest of the cap or move someone to get more than $8m, Id tell them to f*** off too.

Im not usually a FO supporter but as far as Im concerned they stood tall at 8x8.

You're ok with him saying it in a news conference? Guessing they hope he fires his agent.

 

[Dellstrom]

Good on Neely. There are plenty of reasons to criticize our management but this is not one of them. Assuming 8x8 has been on the table, this is a bad look for his agent at minimum.

Pasta won a Rocket and had a 61G/113P season before he got paid. McAvoy was our #1 for years and was top 5 in Norris voting at least once before he did.

Respectfully, Swayman has not done shit. His potential is plenty factored into an 8x8 deal.

 

[Absurdity]

You're ok with him saying it in a news conference? Guessing they hope he fires his agent.

Rightfully so when rumors are out there saying that the Bruins are low-balling Swayman. 8x8 is not a low-ball offer.

 

[BMC]

8x8 and he turned it down?

So much for not re-setting the goaltender market with his next contract

 

[Oates2Neely]

Yeah sounds like he wants shorter term.

What are you basing this on?

 

[SwayHeyKid]

Cam as always gives you way more than Donny.

• He said one thing he always hated as a player and likes about Don is that he doesn't start with a lowball offer.
• He said he was surprised at Swayman's initial ask.
• He said he asked Swayman directly if he wanted to play here and he said yes.
• He said Swayman has been offered $64m.
• And when asked he said, Yes Swayman is trying to re-set the goalie market.

I mean they both also lied about knowing Mitchell Miller's history, but you usually don't get this kind of frustration out of management. A news conference with bite!

 

[smithformeragent]

In all seriousness, this is the equivalent of management going nuclear.

Not saying it’s the wrong play, but you wonder if this thing is salvageable.