The Bruins’ MVP At The Quarter Pole

In the sixth round of the 2012 NHL Draft, the Buffalo Sabres selected goaltender Linus Ullmark from MODO of the Swedish Junior League. After playing 117 games for Buffalo and accumulating a winning record on one of the league’s bottom-dwellers.

On July 28, 2021, the Boston Bruins saw potential in Ullmark and signed him to a four-year, $20 million deal. At the time, fans and media considered the signing to be a reach, and a bit of an overpay. Bruins’ General Manager had drafted former University of Maine star Jeremy Swayman in the fourth round, and the Alaska native showed promise with a 7-3 record and 1.50 goals against average in his first 10 games with Boston. The Bruins also had young netminder Daniel Vladar and veteran Tuukka Rask, who had announced a temporary retirement.

Fast forward to 2022-23, Rask is permanently retired, Vladar is a Calgary Flame, and Swayman is now the backup to Boston’s MVP of the first quarter of the season, Linus Ullmark. The 6-foot-4, 216-pound goalie has been sparkling in net for Boston this season. A goalie competition at the beginning of the year was quickly won by Ullmark. Swayman missed a few games due to injury, and the big Swede carried the load.

The Bruins are 18-3-0 and became the first team in league history to win their first 12 home games. Ullmark is 13-1-0 with a shutout, a 2.00 goals-against average, and a .935 save percentage, which are best among goalies who have played at least 10 games. Ullmark has given up just 30 goals in 902 minutes of ice time. In Friday’s 3-2 overtime win over Carolina, Ullmark was injured when Connor Clifton fell on him during a scrum near the net. The early report is that Ullmark is day-to-day and the Bruins can ill afford to lose the netminder for any length of time.

It has been a historic start to the season for the Boston Bruins, with many players off to great starts. Right-wing David Pastrnak has totaled 32 points in 21 games. Defenseman Hampus Lindholm has 18 points and flourished while fellow blue-liner Charlie McAvoy recovered from off-season shoulder surgery. Centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci have combined for 36 points. Even the new Head Coach Jim Montgomery deserves MVP consideration for implementing a more dynamic offensive system and not being afraid to change the lines and move pieces around.

But in the first 21 games of the 82-game schedule, Ullmark has been the most consistent and the best rock in the net for Boston. The 29-year-old has become one of the top goaltenders in the league and makes the Bruins a legitimate contender for their seventh Stanley Cup in team history.

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