Boston Bruins Star Goaltender Issues A Shocking Statement On Failure Of A Season
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There was a lot of high expectations for Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman entering the 2024-25 season, unfortunately he did not live up to them, and now he has spoken out on the Bruins failure of a season.
During the last off-season, the Boston Bruins committed to having Jeremy Swayman as their number one goaltender after they ended up trading Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators.
Just two days before the regular season began for the Boston Bruins, they ended up signing Jeremy Swayman to a massive eight-year, $66 million contract, fully committing to him.
The Boston Bruins expected him to go to another level in his first full season with the Boston Bruins, but he did the complete opposite.
Swayman during the NHL season allowed the most goals in the NHL with 158, and had the worst save percentage with a .892, and the. worst goals-against average with a of his career with a 3.11.
«I take accountability, I wanted to play better,» Swayman told reporters Thursday at Warrior Ice Arena, per team-provided transcript. «I know that I can play better and that's something I can't wait to work on. And this team is going to be a lot different next year with what we learned from this year, and we've got a lot to look forward to.»
The Boston Bruins ended up giving Swayman a bigger workload, but he said that it didn't bother him. Swayman started a career-high in games with 58, which was 15 more then he started in the 2023-24 season.
«We're allow to make that apparent, but it's a long season and one thing that I really want to be is a guy and a goalie that can stay in the moment and really focus on the here and now and not let past stuff affect my present,» Swayman said. «And I think moving forward, I can't wait to be a part of training camp and use it as an extremely valuable piece to start a season, having compete, obviously, getting to know the guys right before the season starts and setting a standard.»
There is going to be some big expectations heading into the 2025-26 season, and he said he plans to stick around Boston this off-season and work on his much-needed bounce-back season.
«I want to be a top goaltender in this league, and I know that I have the ability to do that,» Swayman said. «And it's going to be a really good feeling to make sure that we're coming to work every day and earning that.»
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