Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman is ready to move forward after a bruising year.

Swayman admitted the 2024-25 season weighed on him, both on the ice and off. Boston stumbled to a 33-39-10 record, missed the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade and stripped down its roster at the trade deadline.

The collapse forced difficult changes, and with several longtime leaders moved out, the responsibility on Swayman has only grown heavier.

With the team’s defense decimated by injuries to Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm, the 26-year-old found himself exposed in critical moments. He shouldered responsibility, recognizing Boston’s standard slipped well below expectation.

“There were ups and downs last year and I took it to heart,” Swayman said, as transcribed by Conor Ryan of

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