Bruins Head Coach Addresses Starting Goalie Question For Game 7
The hottest topic in Beantown this weekend is what—and WHO—to expect between the pipes for Game 7 Sunday night. Presumptive Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark has been, shall we say, off his game in this series, and the calls for backup Jeremy Swayman are growing louder.
Linus Ullmark has surrended 15 goals (!) to Florida in the three games Boston has lost this series. I really don’t think going to a “cold” Swayman is going to produce a worse result. Put your faith in your 1B and send a message to your team— it’s time to lock it in. #NHLBruins
— Bruins Network (@BruinsNetwork) April 29, 2023
I'd go one step further and say he needs to name Jeremy Swayman his starting Game 7 goaltender on Saturday https://t.co/Sn4VlEeEHX
— Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) April 29, 2023
Swayman, who started 33 games in the regular season, and went 24-6-4 with a 2.27 GAA and a .920 save percentage, has only seen three minutes of action in this series through the first six games—and that was only because Ullmark got tossed near the end of Game 4.I love ullmark dude. seriously carries the team on his back at some points. I don’t want to hear shit on the tl about him. but we need to put in swayman. this is ridiculous, it’s so obvious that he’s exhausted. let the man rest.
— sinead (@sw4yman) April 27, 2023
Head coach Jim Montgomery has hinted at a possible switch, but when asked about which way he'll go, he remains secretive. But IF he were to go with Swayman—IF, he was asked—what would his reasoning be?
“Linus didn’t make enough stops; that would be the reason to make a switch,” Montgomery replied bluntly. “Plain and simple.”
But for now, he's not revealing his plans.
“No, we’re going to meet tomorrow morning and we’ll finalize all that.”
So the Boston faithful—and the entire Bruins' roster—will have to sleep on it, not knowing who the starting netminder will be for Game 7.
Photo: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
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