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Beyond repair: Bruins facing potential Jeremy Swayman trade request at any moment

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Maverick Mitchell
October 2, 2024 (5:49 PM)

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Can Neely and Jeremy Swayman fractured relationship

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With all of the drama surrounding Jeremy Swayman and his contract with the Bruins, is there a real possibility that the Boston Bruins elect to trade him even before he makes an official trade request?

It has been a emotional couple of days surrounding the Boston Bruins as the team held a press conference on Monday (Sept. 30th). President Cam Neely was visibly frustrated with the whole Swayman situation and let his emotions get the best of him.

Before the comments that were made by Neely and Swayman's Agent Lewis Gross on Monday came to the surface, the Bruins made it clear that their still is a sliver of optimism that the 25-year-old star goalie will sign with the team.

«I strongly believe that Jeremy wants to play here,» Neely said. «I've asked him flat-out, �Do you want to play here?' And he does. I believe that we'll get a deal done.»

The question remains now is that, does he still feel the same way, and is the relationship between the Bruins and Swayman beyond repair after the team decided to go public and paint him and his agent as the villains in the story?

Trusted NHL insider Elliotte Friedman commented on what he thinks will occur.

«The next move is the goalie's,» Friedman reported on Sportsnet Monday night. «When Lewis Gross states he and his client �will take a few days to discuss where we go from here,' they are calling timeout. They are making sure to avoid rash decisions they will regret. «Never make life-changing decisions when you're emotional. How does he feel over the next 24-48 hours? That determines where we go,» Friedman wrote.

Is Swayman actually considering requesting a trade from the Boston Bruins?

The confirmed truth was stated by Friedman that Swayman is indeed considering a trade as the situation could be too much for him to want to stay long-term. If this becomes reality, it will be devastating for the team as they already have traded Linus Ullmark to the Senators for the purpose of signing Sway.

Former Bruins goalie and current NHL analyst Andrew Raycroft talks about how it will not be a walk in the park if the team decides to move on from Swayman right now.

«The reality is, it's really hard to trade goaltenders right now,» former Bruins goalie Andrew Raycroft said on WEEI's «Jones and Keefe» on Tuesday. «There's 90 goalies that think they can play in the NHL right now, or teams think they can play in the NHL right now, around the league. The reason you trade Ullmark in the summer is because that's when teams want their goaltenders. That's when they want to get set up.

Beyond that, right now, everyone kind of feels like they're set in goal right now, or certainly feel like they're set or can't afford a $10 million goalie right now. Because don't forget, you got to figure one of these teams that wants him has to work $10 million into it if you are trading him. So, my answer to the question is, it's really hard to trade goalies right now, especially ones that want to play 50 or 60 games, because most teams are set in that position right now.»

What do you think? Is the relationship between the Bruins and Swayman beyond repair?

Source: Boston.com
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