The Boston Bruins goaltending situation is interesting, to say the least.
In Monday’s edition of the NHL Notebook, we’ll look at what’s going on between the pipes of the Boston Bruins. Moreover, another New York Rangers player suffered an injury, while a prospect for the Calgary Flames signed his entry-level contract.
The Bruins acquired Korpisalo from the Ottawa Senators in late June, sending 2022-23 Vezina Trophy-winning netminder Linus Ullmark to the Nation’s capital in return. Korpisalo is seen to be the team’s backup netminder, but netminder Jeremy Swayman is currently holding out on a contract as he’s a restricted free agent.
In the same press conference, Bruins president Cam Neely said, “I have 64 million reasons why I’d be playing right now” regarding Swayman.
Despite his .890 save percentage and 3.27 goals-against average in 55 games last season with the Senators, Korpisalo isn’t a bad netminder by any means. The season prior with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings, the Finnish netminder had a .914 save percentage and a 2.87 goals-against average in 39 games played.
However, Korpisalo isn’t to the same standard as Jeremy Swayman, who has been terrific since entering the league. Becoming a regular in 2021-22, the Alaska native posted a .914 save percentage and a 2.41 goals-against average in 41 games played. In 2022-23, Swayman won the William M. Jennings Trophy alongside Ullmark, as he had a .920 save percentage and a 2.27 goals-against average in 37 games played.