Is Swayman still a 'foundation rock' for the franchise? Bruins legend Mike Milbury joins and weighs in on Swayman, Zadorov, etc.! #NHL
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00:00What did you make of what Nikita Zadorov said post-game the other night about Jeremy Swayman?
00:05Okay, I want to start at the beginning though, because I thought that Jeremy Swayman was one of the rocks, the foundations of the franchise.
00:16And I've believed that and I still believe that he could be, but right now there's a sizable crack in it.
00:23I don't know what happened.
00:26Perhaps it was a couple things.
00:29I mean, the contract was getting to that was terrible.
00:34It was a mistake by management and then it was a mistake by Swayman who started to talk like it was a businessman and we're going to do this.
00:43The only thing you want in a contract negotiation if you're a player is get the most goddamn money you can.
00:49Don't tell me about your fighting for the union and the future of the players.
00:54Happy horse manure.
00:56I mean, so, you know, this guy was technically sound.
01:00Concentration.
01:02Excellent.
01:03I mean, excellent.
01:04Athletic only when necessary.
01:06And that's a good thing because you can't out quick a puck.
01:09So if you have to be athletic and you're falling, there's a scramble.
01:13He had that and he looked like he was going to be the number one goalie for a decade.
01:20And now it's Swiss cheese.
01:24I mean, I don't know why what's happened to him.
01:26Like he's makeable shots.
01:29Makeable saves are now frustrating for him.
01:32And I can see why, you know, his teammates could be feeling the pressure.
01:40Do you think guys resent the holdout and the money that he got and the fact that he's not playing at the level that he should be based on that money and based on holding out for it?
01:52I'm not in the locker room, but I think there has to be a concern.
01:56I don't know if they like him.
01:58I don't know if he's likeable guy.
02:00And that really that sucks because if you put yourself into a quagmire like that, you better be really good.
02:07We had a goaltender way back when Pete Peters in 1983 was just, he stopped everything.
02:14He was kind of, and I like Pete, don't get me wrong, but he was a different cat from us.