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

[Gee Wally]

Mod edit: @smithformeragent

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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[PlayMakers]

Got to trade him now. Hopefully they can get decent return and not a repeat of the Ullmark disaster.

It’s time for the corpse in Boston I guess; I really hope Bussi pans out in the next couple of years or this could get really dark.

Yeah but how do you trade a guy with a bad contract? Swayman is asking for a deal that will re-set the goalie market. Why would anyone take that on?

 

[SwayHeyKid]

Okay so you’re just making it up.

Speculation. I mean I could say I heard it somewhere and be as correct as everyone else here on rumors tbh.

 

[lopey]

Is there a link to the presser. I missed it

 

[Scotto74]

I can't imagine there is a GM in the NHL dumb enough to offer sheet more than 8x8 and risk that many top draft picks. I am not sure there are any GM's in the NHL that would sign him to a bigger contract then 8x8 based on his resume.

If I am a fan of a team and my GM does either I am 100% calling for him to be fired.

if a GM does either of them and Sway with his limited resume doesn't live up to the potential that GM would have a hard time ever finding another job as a GM.

 

[SwayHeyKid]

Yeah but how do you trade a guy with a bad contract? Swayman is asking for a deal that will re-set the goalie market. Why would anyone take that on?

what if he is looking for 4/36 "resetting the goalie market" Waiting to see the next Lewis leak...better than Days of Our Lives

 

[Gee Wally]

Is there a link to the presser. I missed it

Nesn will replay at 3:00

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840781380629787053

 

[goldenblack]

y'all make a list of teams who will pay 9-10M here, trade us back their #1, and have cap space

I'll wait

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I can't imagine there is a GM in the NHL dumb enough to offer sheet more than 8x8 and risk that many top draft picks. I am not sure there are any GM's in the NHL that would sign him to a bigger contract then 8x8 based on his resume.

If I am a fan of a team and my GM does either I am 100% calling for him to be fired.

if a GM does either of them and Sway with his limited resume doesn't live up to the potential that GM would have a hard time ever finding another job as a GM.

At this point it would be trading his rights for a late pick rather than someone throwing out an offer sheet

 

[ON3M4N]

If all rumors a true....

Swayman wants 8yr/$9.5 million
Bruins are at 8yr/$8 million

They're closer than we've been led to believe. Just meet somewhere in the middle at around $8.4 to $8.8 and call it a day.

 

[Alicat]

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.

I've never seen them do this before. It is 100% salvagable and it puts the Swayman camp on notice that they too, can go to the media if need be.

Swayman has been going to the media to air shit since arbitration didn't go his way. The last straw was Spittin Chicklets. Glad Cam said something, When you piss Cam off, you know you've stepped in it,

Sway needs to sign the deal and ditch the agent.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

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

8x8 is fair value. He should accept.

I would not at all be surprised if the Bruins did start far lower at 5 or 6 million.

 

[TD Charlie]

Perception is reality my boy

Seems like it has shifted that way doesn’t it?

Sad day. Then again, I’d rather it just end than be stuck in this mystery limbo for another season.

 

[Alicat]

Sway's agent was also Nylander's when he sat out until f***ing November a few years ago.

 

[Pia8988]

Yeah but how do you trade a guy with a bad contract? Swayman is asking for a deal that will re-set the goalie market. Why would anyone take that on?

Good thing Don has a ton of experience trading bad contracts.

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

When you look at all of the details, it becomes clear that us trading him would be to get back a 4th or 5th round draft pick just to move on and get rid of the headache. Just the reality here.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

If all rumors a true....

Swayman wants 8yr/$9.5 million
Bruins are at 8yr/$8 million

They're closer than we've been led to believe. Just meet somewhere in the middle at around $8.4 to $8.8 and call it a day.

8x8 is a good enough deal that the Bruins don’t need to go up. No way they need to go to $8.8 just because Swayman is at an absurd $9.5M (in your scenario).

 

[Dellstrom]

I've never seen them do this before. It is 100% salvagable and it puts the Swayman camp on notice that they too, can go to the media if need be.

Swayman has been going to the media to air shit since arbitration didn't go his way. The last straw was Spittin Chicklets. Glad Cam said something, When you piss Cam off, you know you've stepped in it,

Sway needs to sign the deal and ditch the agent.

Yup. I get going through arbitration and hearing unfiltered facts about yourself is rough but he played the sympathy card all last season with it. Fans defended him then, and all summer saying we need to pay him.

64 million is payment for him being flexible last year, and is extremely generous for someone with his track record. Wonder how he reacts to all of the “mean” comments again now that the fans are leaving his side. He’s getting bad advice.

 

[Hazelwig]

Nesn will replay at 3:00

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840781380629787053

Damn, I bet they're pissed they zoomed in an missed Don's reaction to that!

 

[Scotto74]

At this point it would be trading his rights for a late pick rather than someone throwing out an offer sheet

agree i am just saying GM's probably knew what the offer was and that is why no one came in with an offersheet when it was an option.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

agree i am just saying GM's probably knew what the offer was and that is why no one came in with an offersheet when it was an option.

There’s a difference between paying 8x$8M and paying four first round draft picks for the honor of paying 8x$8M.

 

[Gee Wally]

agree i am just saying GM's probably knew what the offer was and that is why no one came in with an offersheet when it was an option.

Theres only about 3 teams that have that kind of money but importantly their own draft picks.

 

[goldenblack]

When you look at all of the details, it becomes clear that us trading him would be to get back a 4th or 5th round draft pick just to move on and get rid of the headache. Just the reality here.

Guys we don't need to trade him. He has NO leverage.

He sits and sits and burns his career. He HAS to sign.

 

[JCRO]

Sway's agent was also Nylander's when he sat out until f***ing November a few years ago.

I said it early so Im repeating but I do wonder if it comes down to Swayman pulling a Nylander and saying enough is enough to this same agent and ends this whole thing.

I wonder this even more so now after this presser

 

[ODAAT]

I've never seen them do this before. It is 100% salvagable and it puts the Swayman camp on notice that they too, can go to the media if need be.

Swayman has been going to the media to air shit since arbitration didn't go his way. The last straw was Spittin Chicklets. Glad Cam said something, When you piss Cam off, you know you've stepped in it,

Sway needs to sign the deal and ditch the agent.

best post in the thread

 

[smithformeragent]

Crazy if you go from Swayman and Ullmark to neither in one off season!