Speculation: The Bruins and Jeremy Swayman are far apart in contract term (length) and dollar amount.

[Sasso09]

No goalie in the NHL is worth over 8M imo. It's a mostly system based position. There's a reason every goalie that ever played in Boston or Nashville is great.

Swayman would not look great in a team like Chicago, MTL or San Jose

 

[Reality Czech]

Columbus might if Boston takes Elvis back.

Could be. I just think Boston will never get full value in a trade considering his contract demands. Maybe I'm wrong. They'll probably find middle ground at some point but it's looking like it will be less than 8 years.

 

[TheBeard]

Anyone else waiting for this supposed bombshell that's coming out any minute?

No goalie in the NHL is worth over 8M imo. It's a mostly system based position. There's a reason every goalie that ever played in Boston or Nashville is great.

Swayman would not look great in a team like Chicago, MTL or San Jose

Montreal and San Jose have guys in the pipeline that better match their timelines.

 

[Reality Czech]

No goalie in the NHL is worth over 8M imo. It's a mostly system based position. There's a reason every goalie that ever played in Boston or Nashville is great.

Swayman would not look great in a team like Chicago, MTL or San Jose

I would agree. Not to mention the fact that they only play around 60-65% of their team's games.

 

[gstommylee]

I would agree. Not to mention the fact that they only play around 60-65% of their team's games.

Swayman doesn't even come close to 60-65% of the games.

 

[Reality Czech]

Swayman for:

Gibson and Zegras
Merzlikins and Johnson (or Jiricek)
UPL and Krebs

No way is he worth that much. Then you pay him $9 million or more per year? Goalies don't fetch as much in trades as most fans think.

Swayman doesn't even come close to 60-65% of the games.

I just mean starters in general. If he's getting paid $8 million or more I bet his team will ride him as much as they can.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

Swayman for:

Gibson and Zegras
Merzlikins and Johnson (or Jiricek)
UPL and Krebs

No

 

[Menzinger]

Bruins have got by the Leafs before Swayman and will do so after.

I'm not sure Lewis Gross is going to find that to be a convincing argument to drop his client's ask

 

[Gumdrop]

I will never understand why Boston didn't at least start to figure this out before Ullmark.

At the same time where is he going to get better than 8x8? Does he want a shorter deal or something, or just out of Boston at this point?

 

[gstommylee]

No way is he worth that much. Then you pay him $9 million or more per year? Goalies don't fetch as much in trades as most fans think.



I just mean starters in general. If he's getting paid $8 million or more I bet his team will ride him as much as they can.

he doesn't even play that many games now and yet htink he deserved to make price or bob money.. Who imo are way better goalies with actual awards to show it.

I will never understand why Boston didn't at least start to figure this out before Ullmark.

At the same time where is he going to get better than 8x8? Does he want a shorter deal or something, or just out of Boston at this point?

They can't afford Swayman if they kept Ullmark and would even get a much worse trade later if they traded Ullmark later.

 

[Reality Czech]

he doesn't even play that many games now and yet htink he deserved to make price or bob money.. Who imo are way better goalies with actual awards to show it.

I agree with you but it's safe to say he'd be playing a lot more this season without Ullmark around. Even still, not sure why goalies should get paid that much when they don't play over 1/3 of the time.

 

[Nothingbutglass]

I'm not sure Lewis Gross is going to find that to be a convincing argument to drop his client's ask

I dont think the Bruins care what Lewis Gross thinks about any client. This bridge seems burnt.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840888705877254151

 

[gstommylee]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840888705877254151

 

[UConn126]

I will never understand why Boston didn't at least start to figure this out before Ullmark.

At the same time where is he going to get better than 8x8? Does he want a shorter deal or something, or just out of Boston at this point?

They had to trade Ullmark when they did because if his NTC of they wanted any chance of recouping a high draft pick after trading so many away.


I'd guess they had a frame work in place with Swayman before the trade, but Swayman's agent probably got his ear after the Ullmark trade and sold him on the idea of leveraging that to "reset the goalie market".

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I feel like bostons management need some media training and need to stop answering questions about swayman. They seem a little heated and unprofessional

Yeah, not an approach that makes negotiations better.

 

[Fatass]

I dont think the Bruins care what Lewis Gross thinks about any client. This bridge seems burnt.

So Swayman will be traded? Someone suggested for Zegras and Gibson. Adds much needed speed to the Bruins.

 

[leafsfan5]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840888705877254151

This is the messiest negotiation we've seen in quite a long time

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I would agree. Not to mention the fact that they only play around 60-65% of their team's games.

Yet, for the most part, they play 100% of the minutes in the games they play.

 

[Nothingbutglass]

So Swayman will be traded? Someone suggested for Zegras and Gibson. Adds much needed speed to the Bruins.

Im not tapped in. You will know when I do.

 

[FMichael]

Swayman doesn't even come close to 60-65% of the games.

Maybe it's just me, but it appears to me that Swayman is just begging to have this all blow up in his face...Get big $$$ contract - ends up playing 50 plus games a season - gets worn out/exposed - 3 years from now he's trade bait.

 

[OVO16]

Say what you want about biz, but this dude has sources. He was the first person to say Swayman's agent was about to drop a response and that its gonna get messy

Only Bruins fans thought what Neely did this morning was cool

 

[leafsfan5]

 

[Gurglesons]

woof!

 

[UConn126]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840888705877254151

Smells like damage control for Swayman so he doesn't get boo'ed out of the building when he signs.