Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman signs eight-year, $66 million contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Boston Bruins have finally come to terms on a new long-term contract with Jeremy Swayman. And they did it right before the regular season begins Tuesday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.
The 25-year-old goaltender has signed an eight-year, $66 million contract with a cap hit of $8.25 million. the team announced Sunday. The agreement includes a no-trade clause, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Swayman entered the offseason as a restricted free agent. Both parties chose do not request arbitration before the July deadline.
It wasn’t the easiest negotiation, and that was evident last week when Bruins president Cam Neely suggested the team. had offered Swayman a $64 million dealwhich got a strong response from the goalkeeper’s agentLewis gross. But both sides were able to calm down and do something.
Swayman will be one of six goaltenders with a cap hit over $6.4 million for the 2024-25 season.
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Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens: 10.5 million dollars
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Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers: 10 million dollars
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Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning: 9.5 million dollars
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Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets: 8.5 million dollars
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Ilya Sorokin, New York Islanders: 8.25 million dollars
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Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins: 8.25 million dollars
This agreement is a great victory for both parties.
The foundation of great Bruins teams of the last 15 years has been solid goaltending. Tim Thomas, Tuukka Rask and Linus Ullmark won the Vezina Trophy during that span. After trade Ullmark to Ottawa Senators In July and now giving Swayman the largest goalie contract in team history, the Bruins have officially handed the net to the former University of Maine star.
Swayman is coming off a very solid 2023-24 campaign.
He went 25-10-8 with a .916 save percentage and a 2.53 GAA in the regular season. Swayman performed even better in the playoffs. In fact, He was the top goalkeeper of the entire postseasonfinishing with a league-best .933 save percentage.
Swayman allowed two goals or fewer in nine of his 12 starts over two rounds and finished No. 1 among playoff goaltenders in goals saved. He made 30 saves on 31 shots in a Game 7 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round.
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