The Bruins goalie was richly rewarded this week for doing just that, earning an eight-year, $66 million contract for his elite ability to swat away pucks.

But six days late he signed. They’re united for the next eight years and the Bruins need Swayman to be the goalie he believes he is. He thought he should be paid like an elite goalie. They need him to belong in the comp group — Connor Hellebuyck, Sergei Bobrovsky etc. — he already sees himself in.

The Ottawa Senators have locked up their star goalie to one of the highest salary cap hits by a netminder in the NHL.