Joonas Korpisalo flabbergasted after reporters tell him he’s the new Bruins starter
After trading away Linus Ullmark, the Boston Bruins brought in none other than Joonas Korpisalo as their backup, assuming that Jeremy Swayman would sign a new contract.
Of course, Swayman has yet to sign that deal. In fact, things are getting very heated between the two sides right now. Things are looking worse than ever before, and fans are unsure if Swayman will even remain on the roster long-term. With Cam Neely calling out his goaltender, it is clear that things have reached an uncomfortable critical mass.
Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery came out and named Korpisalo as the starter for opening night. When asked about this by reporters, Korpisalo was absolutely stunned. In fact, this was all news to him as Montgomery had never relayed that decision to him.
All of this lends to the notion that the Boston Bruins are in complete and utter disarray right now. One has to wonder how such a legendary franchise could stoop to this kind of behavior. The Bruins have enjoyed success for so long and now, it feels like they are squandering all of it.
Moreover, there are now reports that Swayman could ultimately demand a trade. If that happens, the Bruins are truly in the gutter. Korpisalo is not a guy who is the solution as a starter. It would put the team in a horrific situation and they only have themselves to blame for it.
After falling to them 8-4 on Friday night the Washington Capitals picked up a 3-2 win Monday night on the road over the Columbus Blue Jackets
The Washington Capitals earned an impressive 3-2 win in Columbus over the Blue Jackets in the penultimate game of the preseason as well as the final game of the month of September and the final preseason road game. The last preseason game takes place this Saturday against the Boston Bruins from Capital One Arena.
Nic Dowd put the Caps up 1-0 at 6:49 with assists from Brandon Duhaime and Taylor Raddysh. Denon Mateychuk scored at 7:12 to tie the game.
48 seconds into the second period Tom Wilson gave the Caps the lead with assists from Trevor
van Riemsdyk and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Then PLD scored at the buzzer on the power play with Wilson and Ivan Miroshnichenko assisting there.
Luca Del Bel Buelluz made it a 3-2 game at 14:58 in the third period but that would be as close as they would get. Logan Thompson got the nod in goal and he once again was solid as he stopped 24 shots. Jakub Vrana also had two shots and drew a penalty.
