COMMENTARY
The 2024-25 Bruins were going to be a better team with Linus Ullmark entrenched on the depth chart.
Not only would the established veteran and 2022-23 Vezina Trophy winner further ease Jeremy Swayman’s workload next season, he would have held court as the best on-ice insurance in the NHL as the best backup in the league.
But something had to give this offseason, with the luxury of boasting two top-tier netminders on the same roster no longer fiscally feasible — especially with Swayman expected to sign a hefty contract extension this summer.