Jeremy Swayman reveals message to teammates after being pulled in Game 4

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Jonathan Ouimet
April 27, 2026  (5:29 PM)

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Jeremy Swayman addressed it Monday. The Bruins goaltender spoke about the moment he was caught yelling at his own bench during Game 4 against Buffalo.

He didn't apologize. He didn't soften it. He said the room knows what it's supposed to be and Sunday wasn't it.

That last line tells you where Boston is. Game 5 is in Buffalo. The Bruins are facing elimination. The conversation is about the next puck drop now.

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Swayman was pulled in that 6-1 loss. He had carried a .930 save percentage through the first three games of this series before the hook.

The version of him that yelled on Sunday is the version Boston needs in Buffalo. A goalie who couldn't finish Game 4 won't keep this series alive.

Marco Sturm called the Game 4 performance embarrassing. Charlie McAvoy did the same. Now the goaltender has stood up and said the same thing in his own words.

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Three of the most important voices in the building are pointing in one direction. The room either responds in Buffalo or the season ends there.

Boston finished 45-27-10 in the regular season for 100 points. None of that matters when you're staring at a 3-1 deficit and a hostile road building.

The Sabres are sitting on home ice, the lead, and a coach in Lindy Ruff who has watched his team dominate stretches of this series.

Swayman's .907 regular-season save percentage shows a goalie who can be very good and very ordinary inside the same week. The first three playoff games were his very good.

Joonas Korpisalo finished Game 4 in net after the pull. He posted a .894 mark across 31 starts in the regular season. The depth chart isn't deep.

So this comes down to the guy who was yelling on Sunday. Sturm needs his number one playing the way he was earlier in this series. Anything less and the run is over.

Boston's flight to Buffalo is going to be a quiet one. The talking is over. The next time anyone hears from Swayman, the answer will already be on the ice.

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