Just about everything that could have gone wrong did for the Boston Bruins in 2024-25.
Be it a critical injuries, a dearth of skill and scoring punch, free-agent whiffs, and a porous defensive structure, a flawed Bruins team didn’t have the personnel — or mettle — to prevent a plummet to the depths of the NHL standings.
But in a season where several foundational strengths on Boston’s roster eroded, a stark regression in net might have been the development that snuffed out any hope of another playoff run this spring.
When the Bruins and Jeremy Swayman finally closed out a drama-filled offseason by signing an eight-year, $66 million contract in October, the expectation was that Boston had their franchise fixture in place for the foreseeable future.