After much anticipation, Amazon released Faceoff: Inside the NHL on its streaming service Prime on Thursday. The six-part series followed several stars around the league as they navigated the playoffs to pursue the Stanley Cup.
Each episode focused on different players and provided exciting storylines for each featured playoff series. Here are some of my biggest takeaways from the show.
Jeremy Swayman deserves every bit of his new contract with the Bruins
The Jeremy Swayman saga has been one of the most interesting stories in hockey in the weeks before the regular season.
During his appearance in episode three, it was a prevalent topic of discussion. Several times it was teased that Game 6 against the Panthers could be his final game. Several months later, it was starting to feel that way, too.
While goalies can sometimes be seen as stoic figures who take everything a bit too seriously, Swayman's personality came across as laid back, serenading the viewers at the beginning of the episode with his guitar playing. It made even the biggest Bruins haters in the world like him just a little bit.
In a move almost perfectly aligned with the release of the show, Swayman and the Bruins ended their months-long stalemate by agreeing to an eight-year deal on Sunday.
It comes after a well-documented arbitration case last season that Swayman talked about during his episode. Swayman has checked off plenty of the negatives that the Bruins presented during his case last offseason, earning a large payday in the process.