The Jeremy Swayman saga continues as the Boston Bruins now enter the middle of their preseason, and it could seemingly doom the team if they were ultimately forced to trade him. While Joonas Korpisalo would be a great stopgap should Swayman hold out in October and even into November, rolling with him as the featured netminder all season could hurt what should be one of the Eastern Conference’s premier teams.
But while some might say the Bruins would be doomed without Swayman, the reality is we don’t know if it would be such a bad idea. I’m not saying that moving another one of the NHL’s better goaltenders would be a good idea, but there’s a strong chance the Bruins would land a sensational return for Swayman if they traded him.
Trading someone like Swayman could lead to a blockbuster, especially if it’s to a team that is in dire need of a netminder. Suppose someone like the Colorado Avalanche, who never seemed to be completely comfortable with Alexandar Georgiev last season, calls Don Sweeney and works out a deal.
In this scenario, both teams would win out, should someone like the Avs give Swayman something similar to what he wants, while Boston gets someone who was a Vezina contender in 2022-23.
A potential Jeremy Swayman trade may benefit the Boston Bruins
A team like the Utah Hockey Club could also be a suitor, as they already have the cap space, plus a netminder in Connor Ingram, who played surprisingly well last year in what was the team’s swan song in Arizona.
