Milwaukee Brewers: Brice Turang Becomes The 9th Player In Franchise History With A 40 Stolen Base Season With less than two months for the start of the 2024-25 NHL regular season, the Boston Bruins and goaltender Jeremy Swayman have yet to reach an agreement for the contract extension of the restricted free-agent netminder. Swayman recently shared his thoughts on the ongoing negotiations during an appearance on the “Shut Up Marc” podcast. The goalie admitted that last summer’s arbitration experience was a tough one to deal with for him and something he wouldn’t like to go through ever again.
“If you were to ask me that same question a year ago, I would answer it truthfully, and I would say it’s scary,” Swayman said. “It’s a lot of resentment towards people that want you to succeed, and when you’re not getting compensated for your endless efforts and doing what you do best, it’s a nerve-wracking feeling because it’s your family you’re
” Swayman was awarded a one-year, $3.48-million contract in arbitration last year. After that, he seems to have taken a different approach to negotiations for his next contract. “The answer I’m going to give you this year is that I’ve educated myself, and that I understand the business side of it all,” Swayman said. “It’s given me a complete new mindset of understanding the business and how to react to it.
I understand the cap is going up and where it will be in years. I understand my comparables and how I can’t ruin the goalie market for other guys that are going to be in my shoes down the line.” Swayman, now a restricted free agent again, is seeking a substantial increase in his salary according to the latest reports. Most recently, WEEI’s Rich Keefe reported that Swayman is seeking $10 million per year in his next deal-a figure that would place him among the highest-paid goaltenders in the league. Swayman is coming off a season in which he put up a 25-10-8 record and a .916 save percentage in 44 games. If the reported AAV figure is correct,
however, the Bruins will need to create some cap room because they only have $8 million in cap space, according to PuckPedia.
