Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman Hoping To Start New Postgame Goalie Tradition
All hope is not lost for the chance of a new goaltender postgame celebration for the Boston Bruins in the 2024-25 season.
Jeremy Swayman lost his goaltending partner Linus Ullmark to a trade with the Ottawa Senators in June. The Bruins added goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to most likely serve as Boston’s backup goalie next season.
In Ullmark and Swayman’s time together in Boston, they created the widely known goalie hug that became a staple after Bruins wins. While Ullmark shut down the chance of either him or Swayman recreating the hug with their respective teams, the latter is not ruling out the chance of a new tradition.
“I know we don’t have the hug anymore but there’s still going to be something going on after Bruins games, I can only imagine,” Swayman said in a Cameo video. “Hopefully (Korpisalo) and I are going to find something cool, and we’ll keep that tradition going, no doubt.”
The 25-year-old goaltender and the Bruins have not reached an agreement on a contract for the upcoming season. Both the team and Swayman opted to not elect arbitration, meaning he can hear offers from other teams.
If the goaltender does come to an agreement with the Bruins, a new postgame tradition between Swayman and Korpisalo will be something Boston fans will have to look out for.
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The dog days of the summer are upon us. With the NHL Draft, free agency frenzy, and development camps already under wraps, it’s onto summer vacations. October is not that far away, and it’s never too early to take a look at what potential lineups look like.
General Manager Don Sweeney spent money this offseason, bringing in center Elias Lindholm and defenseman Nikita Zadorov. Other depth moves were made, but that leads us to what lineups can look like.
There is a very strong case to be made that the Bruins are a better team right now than they were to begin the 2023-24 season. They are deeper on both ends of the ice and still have the goaltending to remain a strength. Based on the constructed roster, we can dive into what the projected lineups could look like come opening night. The forward group is deeper and should give the Bruins a great competitive edge.
Line 1: Elias Lindholm, Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak
Number one centers do not grow on trees nor come around often. Two more prominent names for centers signed with their respective teams before the 2023-24 regular season ended. Elias Pettersson signed a massive contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks, while Sebastian Aho
stayed put with the Carolina Hurricanes. That’s not to say the Bruins would target those players, but both have become true number-one centers for their respective teams. That left the Bruins to pivot and add Lindholm. The Bruins got their number-one center and got better as well. Sweeney has already gone on to say where Lindholm will likely play.