Player Discussion Jeremy Swayman

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[Alicat]

Just pay him. Just phenomenal. He worked out the yips he was having towards the end of the season and is just shiningbright now.

 

[KnightofBoston]

In the Great Beyond....Legend has it, the ice cold shade of Tuuuka Rask, moved to the great Alter Of Stanley, there it merged it's freezing spirit with the monolithic Granite Composed Giant Balls of Lord Tim Thomas...after much chaos and entropy, their merger borne a new legend....

 

[Bradely]

There is alot I just love from him.
1) He is a very good netter. IMO Linus and him are the best NHL tandem.
2) He elevates his game under pressure (2024 PO)
3) His competition attitude is contagious.
4) He seems like a good teammate.
5) He has fun, laugh, remember Thomas on that aspect.
6) He seem appréciative of just being there.
7) He actually (right now) seems to calm down the D and the bruins
etc....
Right now, he is Conn Smyth materiel. He is in the Roy, Hasek zone, 2013 Rask and 2011 Thomas. If he plays close to this way all PO, Bruins will have their chances

He is typically the kind of keeper I WOULD love to play in front.

Love the kid, simply.

 

[NDiesel]

New game plan is let this guy carry us and capitalize on your chances. If he keeps it up we're going to be watching a lot more hockey this year

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

 

[Dellstrom]

Only number that matters to me is 8 years

 

[JHockey14]

our 2024 playoff motto is sway and pray

 

[Gee Wally]

Whenever or however this playoff season ends for the Bruins, it sure looks like Jeremy Swayman, the 111th pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, has taken full ownership of his 24 square feet of territory as the franchise’s No. 1 goaltender.

OK, fine, go ahead and say it . . . duh!

But hold on, because what may seem so painfully obvious at this hour, with Swayman’s name already being bandied about as a Conn Smythe candidate, was still a matter of some debate as the playoffs approached. Remember those days of yore, when everyone was asking coach Jim Montgomery how he’d divvy up the job between Swayman and Linus Ullmark?

At this hour, though, midway through the series against the Panthers, it appears Sway is the way for the Bruins. That was underscored after Game 1 in Florida when Montgomery, summing up his decision to run Swayman out there for a sixth consecutive start, said, “When a guy’s playing that well, it’s like, don’t outsmart yourself.”

Swayman is 25 years old. It’s hardly unheard of for a goalie so young to seize the No. 1 job, though slightly rarer to be the constant go-to guy in the playoffs.

What makes Swayman particularly rare in Bruins annals, in fact makes him unique, is that they drafted him, developed him, and now appear to have cultivated him as potentially the franchise’s Martin Brodeur, Marc-Andre Fleury, Patrick Roy or Henrik Lundqvist.

Now there’s aiming high, right? And why not? Go grande or go home. Brodeur, Roy, and Lundqvist already have their images hanging in the Hockey Hall of Fame. A plaque is on order for Fleury, who recently signed on for a 2024-25 farewell tour with the Wild.

All four made their names and became stalwarts with the clubs that drafted them. They were all wunderkinds (average age: 21) when they became full-fledged franchise stoppers, In fact, by age 25 all but Lundqvist had won the Cup and collectively had played in 164 playoff games. Going into Friday night’s Game 3 vs. the Panthers at the Garden, Swayman had made 16 career playoff appearances.

So, sure, it’s far too early to place Swayman among that group of illustrious goaltenders. He only this season posted a career-high 25 wins (now 84 total, including playoffs) and he has yet to be on a team to succeed beyond a first-round series.

But as of today, in this moment, Swayman stands as the club’s most successful goalie to be drafted, cultivated, and kept on the roster in the 60-plus-year history of the draft. The only true comparable is Eddie Johnston, who was signed by the Bruins in the pre-draft era and made his NHL debut in 1962-63, the season he turned 27. E.J. was their property from the start, spent 11 seasons on the Spoked-B roster, and twice has his name on the Cup as a Bruin (1970, ‘72).

In context, what we are witnessing with Swayman is something we’ve never seen in the Boston net: a kid they drafted, helped develop in college (Maine), develop further in the minor pros (Providence, 14 games total), and now have as their franchise stopper, potentially for a generation. That No. 1 on his back represents more than just a roster number.

 

[Dicky113]

You have to go to Ullmark for game 4 surely? Cant keep going with a GAA of 6

 

[LouJersey]

You have to go to Ullmark for game 4 surely? Cant keep going with a GAA of 6

Yeah Swayman's fault or not, what is the point of having a 5 million dollar back up if you aren't going to use him at this stage.

 

[Dicky113]

Yeah Swayman's fault or not, what is the point of having a 5 million dollar back up if you aren't going to use him at this stage.

Yep. Swayman looks completely worn out. He’s never played this many games in a row in his career. He’s giving up 6 a game. Plus Ullmark has been really good against Florida. I don’t see the downside.

 

[Gee Wally]

Goalie is the least of their problems. I dont think it matters either way who starts next.
And just for accuracy sake, Sways GAA isnt 6. Its 2.19 and more importantly his save percentage is .931

Again, he aint the issue.

 

[DominicT]

Goalie is the least of their problems. I dont think it matters either way who starts next.
And just for accuracy sake, Sways GAA isnt 6. Its 2.19 and more importantly his save percentage is .931

Again, he aint the issue.

Funny thing though. The Bruins brass knew they weren't going to sweep Florida. Somewhere, they had a game in mind that was a guaranteed loss. There is such a thing.

To me that was game 2. Florida was coming off a break and did not have their best game 1. You knew they would throw everything they had in game 2. IF you ever wanted to give Swayman a break, that was the game.

But even stranger, Bruins were up 1-0. A missed Marchand open net. A missed Beecher open net. Coyle hitting the post dead on. It could have been 4-0. If one or two of those go in, different game and different series.

Really is a game of inches.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Funny thing though. The Bruins brass knew they weren't going to sweep Florida. Somewhere, they had a game in mind that was a guaranteed loss. There is such a thing.

To me that was game 2. Florida was coming off a break and did not have their best game 1. You knew they would throw everything they had in game 2. IF you ever wanted to give Swayman a break, that was the game.

But even stranger, Bruins were up 1-0. A missed Marchand open net. A missed Beecher open net. Coyle hitting the post dead on. It could have been 4-0. If one or two of those go in, different game and different series.

Really is a game of inches.

the marchand one killed me. he had enough time to bring that out and tuck it in