Since free agency calmed down in July, all eyes for the Boston Bruins this summer have been on Jeremy Swayman

and his contract situation. Still unsigned, the former University of Maine goaltender recently spoke about his

situation and sent a message to the fanbase and front office.

With training camp and preseason games getting underway in a couple of

weeks, all eyes are going to be on whether Swayman will be signed and on

the ice with newly acquired Joonas Korpisalo. Judging by the former Ottawa Senators goalie who was part of the trade

package for Linus Ullmark, we can only hope that Swayman is indeed in camp. If he is going to be in camp, one Boston

beat writer suggested that both parties could end up going down an unforeseen road to settle his contract

wrote that a bridge deal between Swayman and the Bruins is becoming

more and more likely. If that happens, it’s likely to be a three or four-year deal for

the netminder, but would not solve the long-term issue. Here is what Dupont wrote,

“Given that the Bruins have yet to use Swayman as a full-time No. 1, they are

looking to ink him to a bridge deal, one of maybe 3-4 years, scaled up from his $3.475 million of last season. The

number could be, say, $22 million-$24 million if stretched to four years, at

which point he then would be eligible to become an unrestricted free agent at age 29.”

The big mistake in all of this was made by the Bruins, who traded away Ullmark

who would have been insurance in case we got into the position we have on Sept.

1, Swayman is still unsigned. Neither the player nor the team filed for arbitration after last summer’s mess, but with

nothing done yet, it makes you wonder just what is going to happen and a bridge

deal is becoming more and more likely with each passing day.