In an ideal scenario for Jim Montgomery and the Bruins, both Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman will entrench themselves between the pipes during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
But even though Boston’s bench boss hasn’t steered away from talk of keeping his goalie rotation intact for the postseason, the Bruins still need to make the call as to who earns the nod in Game 1 next month.
For most of the 2023-24 season, Swayman has supplanted Ullmark as Boston’s best option in net — with the first-time All-Star poised to usher in another postseason run at TD Garden.