Eklund: BREAKING - Swayman Signs Eight-Year Deal With Bruins

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Welcome to years of mediocrity boston

Welcome to years of mediocrity boston

how have you guys handled it for so long?

how have you guys handled it for so long?
- 77emac77

He/she/it/them walked right into that! Well-played.

Yeah, a lot of money for a goalie. "But with the Cap going up..."

So $64M wasn't enough, but that extra 3% got it done?

So $64M wasn't enough, but that extra 3% got it done?
- jmatchett383

Swayman was making a point. I guess.

Swayman = greediest goalie in the league

How about a Devils blogger? After all they are the top team in the league right now at 2-0 😊

Swayman be like:



Big numbers for a maybe goalie. Hope it works out in Beantown lol

How about a Devils blogger? After all they are the top team in the league right now at 2-0 😊
- Crushers68

Other goalies that have played 60+ in a season, have ok numbers, win a vezina or a cup are licking their chops right…

Swayman basically has to take the Bruins to the playoffs and 2-3 rounds on his back now.

Swayman = greediest goalie in the league
- BringNYIhome

Isn't Price making $10M / year?

Other goalies that have played 60+ in a season, have ok numbers, win a vezina or a cup are licking their chops right…

Swayman basically has to take the Bruins to the playoffs and 2-3 rounds on his back now.
- Glak18

Why does it seem impossible for Bruins to win two rounds in playoffs?

And he just signed the deal FFS - start trolling when he's 5 years in with meh results.

Couterier has a 7.5M cap-hit and he scored 38 pts last year. That contract aged well...

Good for him he didn't sway off course and stayed the man. If he wasn't that good why did they pay and why were other teams trying to trade for him?? Bobrovsky never drafted and has great numbers and 1 cup signs for 10 million, that guy that was in Montreal who was?? signed for 10 and won no cups

Isn't Price making $10M / year?



- Nasty_Duck

10.5 actually

New Goalie Market

10.0M - Sergei Bobrovsky
9.5M - Andrei Vasilevskiy
8.5M - Connor Hellebuyck
8.25M - Jeremy Swayman
8.25M - Ilya Sorokin
7.74M - Juuse Saros
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Old Goalie Market

6.4M - John Gibson
6.0M - Jordan Binnington
5.9M - Philipp Grubauer
5.76M - Igor Shesterkin
5.4M - Elvis Merzlikins

I think Igor Shesterkin will get 11.5-12M per year on a 8 year deal

New Goalie Market

10.0M - Sergei Bobrovsky
9.5M - Andrei Vasilevskiy
8.5M - Connor Hellebuyck
8.25M - Jeremy Swayman
8.25M - Ilya Sorokin
7.74M - Juuse Saros
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Old Goalie Market

6.4M - John Gibson
6.0M - Jordan Binnington
5.9M - Philipp Grubauer
5.76M - Igor Shesterkin
5.4M - Elvis Merzlikins

I think Igor Shesterkin will get 11.25-12M per year on a 8 year deal

New Goalie Market

10.0M - Sergei Bobrovsky
9.5M - Andrei Vasilevskiy
8.5M - Connor Hellebuyck
8.25M - Jeremy Swayman
8.25M - Ilya Sorokin
7.74M - Juuse Saros
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Old Goalie Market

6.4M - John Gibson
6.0M - Jordan Binnington
5.9M - Philipp Grubauer
5.76M - Igor Shesterkin
5.4M - Elvis Merzlikins

I think Igor Shesterkin will get 11.25-12M per year on a 8 year deal
- AlfieisKing

If you say it again, does Shesterkin suddenly appear and yell "Showtime?"

Why does it seem impossible for Bruins to win two rounds in playoffs?

And he just signed the deal FFS - start trolling when he's 5 years in with meh results.

Couterier has a 7.5M cap-hit and he scored 38 pts last year. That contract aged well...



- Nasty_Duck

Ask the many Flyer fans about that Couturier contract how they felt when it was signed. The only justification would be that he over performed on his previous contract, but not happy about it.

The Bruins could go just as far as Korpi or a 4 million goaltender would take them.

If the Flyers traded a 7th for Swayman (it would be an upgrade) I would be pissed if they signed him to that contract. Pure and simple.

Ask the many Flyer fans about that Couturier contract how they felt when it was signed. The only justification would be that he over performed on his previous contract, but not happy about it.

The Bruins could go just as far as Korpi or a 4 million goaltender would take them.

If the Flyers traded a 7th for Swayman (it would be an upgrade) I would be pissed if they signed him to that contract. Pure and simple.
- Glak18

If Bruins just went with Korpi they'd be throwing away the season. Kinda like the Flyers if they put Ersson in net for another 50+ games. I'm sure they will win the division, right?

Did I want to Bruins to sink 8.25M into Swayman? No. It's about 500k overpay IMO. But deal is signed an we move on.

Ask the many Flyer fans about that Couturier contract how they felt when it was signed. The only justification would be that he over performed on his previous contract, but not happy about it.

The Bruins could go just as far as Korpi or a 4 million goaltender would take them.

If the Flyers traded a 7th for Swayman (it would be an upgrade) I would be pissed if they signed him to that contract. Pure and simple.
- Glak18

Boston and Philly aren't in the same spot though.

Swayman = greediest goalie in the league
- BringNYIhome

Lol...let's see, Swayman $8.25M per and Sorokin $8.25M per...pot, meet kettle.

Boston and Philly aren't in the same spot though.
- jfkst1

Boston also isn’t a team on the rise. They play really good structured hockey and they have Pasta / McAvoy, but they are very close to being pushed in with the bubble teams.

People have been calling for their decline for a while now and they have been proving people wrong, but that can’t last forever.

As much as Swayman doesn’t fit where the Flyers are at, he definitely won’t be a fit in Boston soon. If he plays just average then that’s going to be a very expensive paperweight to move.

Hopefully he didn’t get the NMC.