After Joonas Korpisalo continued a terrific November with a shutout in the Bruins’ win over Utah on Thursday, nobody would have blamed new coach Joe Sacco for starting him again on Saturday at Detroit.
But Sacco gave the net to Jeremy Swayman, who has been struggling to get back to the level of play that earned him an 8-year, $66 million contract.
Swayman rewarded his new coach for the decision.
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In the Bruins’ 2-1 win over the Red Wings in Detroit, Swayman only faced 19 shots, but he stopped 18 of them and looked good doing it as Boston won its second straight game.
“I was glad,” Sacco said. “I was happy for his response tonight. I’m sure he’s starting to feel better about himself. It’s just a matter of time before he finds his groove consistently.”
Swayman, who came in with a 5-7-2 record and a 3.47 GAA and an .884 save percentage, said he was taking a simple approach to getting himself back to his prior level.
“I just want to do my job, one save at a time and just get good reads and make the first save and put myself in position to make the second save as well.
He was more effusive about his teammates.
“Really awesome to see the guys in front of me paying attention to detail at both ends of the ice and be rewarded for it,” he said.
