The 2024-25 campaign was not kind to both the Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman.
After making the postseason for eight-straight seasons, Boston bottomed out last season — finishing the year with a 33-39-10 record and a minus-50 goal differential.
While injuries loomed large over the Bruins’ struggles last season, Boston was also hindered by major regressions from several key players — headlined by Jeremy Swayman.
Fresh off of finally ending an arduous contract holdout by signing an eight-year, $66 million deal just before the start of the regular season, Swayman was expected to elevate his game as Boston’s unquestioned No. 1 netminder following an offseason trade of Linus Ullmark.
But after carrying Boston to a playoff series win over Toronto in April 2024, Swayman struggled to cont