Jeremy Swayman: Bruins Have ‘Endless Belief’ In Locker Room
The Boston Bruins have cruised to the postseason in each of the last seven seasons.
However, this season has been anything but easy for the Black and Gold, and the path to the Stanley Cup playoffs may be much more difficult.
The Bruins, third in the Atlantic Division, currently hold a playoff spot, but with how tight the race is in the Eastern Conference, Boston could just as easily find itself on the outside because every team below them in the standings two, three games in hand.
Despite the roller-coaster season, the Bruins are focused on what they need to do and rely on each other to help lift the team on any given night.
“There’s an endless belief in this room,” Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman told reporters after Boston’s 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, per team-provided audio. “No matter what we’ve been through, I know that we always had a belief in each other and knowing that every one of us can step up at different times.”
Swayman returned to the crease on Saturday after being unavailable for Thursday’s 2-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators because of an upper-body injury. In his absence, his goalie partner Joonas Korpisalo stopped all 29 shots he faced to earn his third shutout and ninth win of the season against his former team.
After allowing five goals in their blowout loss to the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, the Bruins’ defense tightened up in front of the goaltending tandem, allowing just one goal in their last two games.
“Every game, even if it hasn’t gone our way, guys have stepped up and really grown their game in the right direction,” Swayman said. “I think that’s a huge testament to our group and what kind of individuals we have in here to not let the adversity of results dictate how we play and how we approach the game every day.”
The Bruins will look to build on their two-game winning streak when they travel to KeyBank Center to face the Sabres, who are in last place in the Eastern Conference. Boston defeated Buffalo 3-1 last month in the only other matchup between the two clubs this season.