Jeremy Swayman contract talks with the Boston Bruins take a surprising turn

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Ryan Hall
June 30, 2024 (1:09)

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Bruins general manager Don Sweeney has made it clear that Jeremy Swayman's contract is their number one priority going into the offseason. But it appears that contract talks have stalled.

"It's a priority for us to continue to have discussions necessary to get Jeremy under contract. We'll continue to do that. "And we've been doing that and we'll hopefully find it in due course. Because that's the priority."

This deal becomes paramount as the Bruins had traded Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators to clear cap space and to pave the way for Swayman to become the number one goaltender financially. He also took a huge step forward in his game as he had shown throughout the season and into the playoffs.

He currently completed a one-year deal with $3.475 million and it's expected that he will go far higher well over $6 million per season with a potential eight-year deal. He played 44 games this season and had a record of 25-10-8 with a goal against of 2.53 and a save percentage of .916 with 3 shutouts.

His playoff record was even better as he played twelve games, winning 6, having a goals against of 2.15 with a save percentage of .933. Having this cap space open with Ullmark's trade allows the Bruins to explore the unrestricted free agent market in attempt to help the team down the middle or a top six forward.