Oh, I want to entertain the possibility. Just thinking about it is bringing me a little bit of joy.
Which is probably better than 15 above, I'd think.
I don’t see him returning. Honestly I had the same reaction as @Myt1 when I saw that clip. He looked like a guy that’s been working out like a normal dude that wants to be in good shape works out, but he looks noticeably smaller than he was was when he was working out to play in the NHL. I doubt he can just ramp that up in a month.
I think it cuts the other way, TBH. It’s easier to cut excess 15 lbs.—getting back the cardio is probably a bit harder, but less so for guys whose job it is to do so—but packing on lean muscle to a lean frame for an older guy can take some work. Or gear, I guess.
But wouldn’t he have to be on the roster by the trade deadline to be eligible for the playoffs? I guess they could put him on the roster and just not play him.
That's great news, if accurate. I've thought he was the real deal since Day 1 (probably before he really was the real deal; there was just something about him). For *this* season's team, trading a goalie is an absurd thought (absent an unrealistic haul). This year's team was built to "get by" offensively, be above-average at the blue-line and dominate in goal. If the goaltending is anything less than that, they could drop to a wild-card team. Off-season & for the future, they may approach things differently (as I thought they might this past off-season). But this season's die is pretty much cast; and the huggers are where it starts and ends.
I don't think so. Swayman is an alpha and while they have a very close relationship, moving Ullmark means more games for Swayman which is something he'd want.
I agree, but do you think it is looking slightly more feasible with the emergence of some of the younger players and all of the money coming off the books after this year from the Bergeron/Krejci bonus pool?
You would only be talking about 1 year with both of them anyway. Someone is going to pay Ullmark starter money as a UFA on 7/1/25, so they are better off paying Swayman, trading the last year of Ullmark for some asset (and I’m not talking about the 1st round pick/ Top 6 forward pipe dream that certain fans and talk radio personalities think is feasible) this summer with caps going up and having Bussi as the backup to Swayman playing 20-25 regular season games.
I get that this is smart business and smart GMing, but I love the goalie hug era so much. Similar to the Celts trading Smart, I hope an Ully trade would work out too.
Don’t get me wrong it’s a nice luxury to have, but it’s a luxury that would be really expensive to maintain going forward.
They have $25 million in space (assuming a cap increase to $87.5 million) but only 13 players signed. They need to spread the remaining $25 million among 7-10 players to fill out the roster, including a few pricy spots like re-signing/replacing Grzelyck (think he's gone too) and signing/replacing DeBrusk. Then there's also all the depth dudes that need to be replaced like JVR, Shattenkirk, Heinen, etc. So I think it'll go quick. I think 2 goalies above $5 million is a luxury they can't afford. It's nice to have the rotation back and forth but on the flip side but at the end of the day you can only play one at a time. Would you rather $5+ million in a backup goalie every night or spend $5+ million on skaters that will contribute every night?
Haha, oops, I didn't notice. I'm not sure why it broke into 2 quotes.The random split of this quote made me laugh.
I just had an image of sad Swayman walking home like sad George Michael like sad Charlie Brown.
The most recent comp I can think of where a goalie was traded for a first round pick was during the 2021 offseason. Colorado acquired Darcy Kuemper from Arizona in exchange for Conor Timmins, a first-round pick in 2022 and a conditional third-round pick in 2024. Kuemper was 31 at the time with 1 year left on his contract.
That would be great if they could get that, I just wouldn’t bank on it. Kuemper didn’t have a no trade clause at the time. I know Ullmark’s is only a 15 team list, but it still limits the market, and most likely the return. For example, Edmonton might be willing to overpay for a goalie, but then you’d have to talk him into going to Edmonton. Not an easy task.
Correct. My wife (a public defender) has set many more trial dates than she has actually had trials. It's just a standard thing that happens. From here, they could resolve via plea, reschedule the trials date, etc. Trial on Feb 16 is possibly but very unlikely.
15 goals against in the last 5:13 of the 3rd period (stretched 13 seconds to include the STL goal at 14:47 of the 3rd a few games back). Some notes:
Ok thank you! But is there any (easy way) without box score checking to compare that with other teams? Is 15 (although really 12 'meaningful') alot, relatively speaking?
I'll dig around. NST has a tool where you can get raw numbers for game situations such as "against an empty net."
Right, game situation definitely plays into it. Unless you really want to dont bother digging further, it was just to satiate my naked eye...but now after thinking about the game situation Id bet that year in year out typically speaking teams with the best records also tend to let in higher number of goals.
Same, same and same. Even without Bergeron they are a regular season force.
I think Sway has earned the game 1 start, and I think the correct approach is simply every other game. I don't think doing something like "you play until you lose" works, because it puts undue pressure on the goalies. Sway knows he gets game 1, Ully knows he gets game 2, they can just prepare as per their normal regular season routine without worrying whether their performance will land them on the bench the next game. I really, really, really hope Monty goes this route.
I'm choosing to believe that they learned a lot from the mistakes of last season, which should include the sense that all things being even, the more rested goalie is the better one that day.
This is fine, but the problem last season was that this concept of 'earning' it over the course of the season came to trump winning the game they were playing that day. It was obvious that Ullmark was hurting, but this sense that he somehow earned it, come hell or high water, was foolish. So I love the idea that Swayman is earning it, for now. But if he shows up with so much as a bruised toenail before the first game, I hope the Bruins are smart enough to have an honest assessment of who gives them the best chance to win that night.
