Bruins Goalie Jeremy Swayman Opens Up About Disappointing Season

Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman came into the 2024-25 campaign riding high off an impressive playoff showing the season prior.

The Bruins put their faith in the 26-year-old netminder by making him the No. 1 goalie as they traded Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators and handed Swayman a lucrative eight-year, $66 million contract after he sat out training camp.

But despite the trajectory suggesting Swayman would go up another level, he regressed in a disappointing season. Swayman allowed the most goals in the NHL (158) and turned in the worst save percentage (.892) and goals-against average (3.11) of his career.

“I take accountability, I wanted to play better,” Swayman told reporters Thursday at Warrior Ice Arena, per team-provided transcript. “I know that I can play better and that’s something I can’t wait to work on. And this team is going to be a lot different next year with what we learned from this year, and we’ve got a lot to look forward to.”

Swayman said he was unbothered by the increased workload the Bruins put on him this season after splitting the net with Ullmark in years past. Swayman started a career-high 58 games — 15 more than he started in 2023-24 — but he didn’t have a training camp to lean back on as he tried to figure out his contract.

“We’re allow to make that apparent, but it’s a long season and one thing that I really want to be is a guy and a goalie that can stay in the moment and really focus on the here and now and not let past stuff affect my present,” Swayman said. “And I think moving forward, I can’t wait to be a part of training camp and use it as an extremely valuable piece to start a season, having compete, obviously, getting to know the guys right before the season starts and setting a standard.”

Much will be expected of Swayman again when the Bruins return to the ice next season. He plans to stick around Boston and work on his “on-ice development” in hopes to put together a much-needed bounce-back season.

“I want to be a top goaltender in this league, and I know that I have the ability to do that,” Swayman said. “And it’s going to be a really good feeling to make sure that we’re coming to work every day and earning that.”