Bruins make big decision with Jeremy Swayman & Joonas Korpisalo amidst contract issues
It was officially confirmed today by the Bruins president Cam Neely and general manager Don Sweeny that they will be moving forward with Joonas Korpisalo as their starting goalie for the regular season as Jermey Swayman has remained unsigned.
The Bruins offered Swayman an 8-year deal worth $64 million dollars, which comes out to $8 million average annual value. He and his agent elected to decline that as he feels he is worth a lot more, around $10 million a year, which is utterly insane if you ask Bruins fans. The with regular season just a few days away from kicking off, the Bruins announced that Korpisalo will be handling the starting job on opening night, but there is still no details on who will be backing him up.
The Bruins open their season on October 8 against the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.
«We're getting late enough into camp that it's unlikely that Jeremy would be in a position,» general manager Don Sweeney said. «Today's a new day hopefully bridge the gap that still exists.»
Fans are clearly not pleased with Swayman as they feel he is being way to greedy in his demands, especially for a goalie who has never played a full NHL season as a starter. Korpisalo on the other hand is having a wonderful preseason and training camp, in two games, he has 44 saves, a goals against average of 1.91 and a save percentage of .936. It seems like the team is in good hands until, or if Swayman returns.
Source: Sports Illustrated
Bruins Making Goalie Change in Jeremy Swayman's Absence
