Brad Marchand's comments regarding Jeremy Swayman's contract has Bruins fans spiraling

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Daniel Lucente
September 14, 2024 (1:50 PM)

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The Jeremy Swayman contract situation with the Bruins seems to be spiraling out of control, and Brad Marchand's comments made the whole situation worse.

With Bruins training camp just around the bend, restricted free agent Jeremy Swayman still hasn't signed a new deal as of Saturday morning.

The good news? Swayman and the Bruins opted against arbitration, which means they're in close proximity to finding common ground on a new contract. Bruins leadership remains optimistic about wrapping up the deal, keeping in line with their offseason goals.

Swayman was on the ice for last week's captains practice at Warrior Ice Arena, and naturally, Brad Marchand has been asked about his teammate's contract. While Marchand isn't exactly fond of addressing his own contract situations with reporters, he wasn't sounding all that worried about Swayman still not having a contract, however, his lack of any enthusiasm or major positivity really had fans worried that they are still a lot further apart in talks than most people think.

"It's a big topic of conversation with the fans and the media, and this is part of the business, and we all are really looking forward to when it does get done and the process is over and he is back with the group," Marchand told reporters Thursday, per The Boston Globe. "But that's obviously out of our hands and we don't get involved in any of that. So it'll be great when everything gets kind of squared away."

Head coach Jim Montgomery wasn't giving too much away and deferred to GM Don Sweeney when asked about the matter, which made the situation even worse for fans. But overall, it seems the confidence is still there that Jeremy Swayman's deal will get done, the question is, will it be before the season starts, or will he miss a few games? That remains to be seen.

Source: Hockey Feed
Brad Marchand's concerning comments on Jeremy Swayman's contract dispute