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Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman explains outburst coming out of Game 4
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BOSTON — Jeremy Swayman said the outburst that was caught on camera as he was leaving the ice in Game 4 was the result of emotion in the Bruins ’ 6-1 loss .
Swayman left the game after giving up the Sabres’ sixth goal with 13:19 remaining on Sunday. As he stepped off the ice, the goalie turned to Boston the bench.
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From the bobbing of his head as he leaned into the bench, it was clear he was delivering some message emphatically. Swayman then briefly walked down the tunnel as Joonas Korpisalo came in to replace him.
“We have a high competitive group. We have a standard we hold ourselves to,” Swayman said on Monday. “It wasn’t met. That’s just emotion. It’s moved on now going to Buffalo.”
He said he has to be mindful of when he lets his emotions come out.
“You pick and choose times when, especially a goalie, you can show emotion. We win as a team and lose as a team,” he said. “Everyone has a standard we know we’re capable of. We know we have a job to do.”
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Bruins coach Marco Sturm appreciated seeing fire from somebody in the midst of his team’s rough loss.
“Absolutely,” he said. “As least one guy.”
Sturm said his goalie wasn’t to blame for Boston’s rough afternoon. Swayman finished with 23 saves behind a rough defensive effort in front of him.
“It was not his fault today. I can tell you that. I felt bad for him,” Sturm said. “That’s why we kept him in there for a while. He’s a battler. he wants to be in there.”
Swayman was eager to put that game behind.
“Happy its over with. We know we have a job to do going into Game 5 in Buffalo,” Swayman said. “That’s our mindset. We had a great practice. We have to have a short memory.”
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