Goalkeeper expressed doubts about Bruin's future

“I mean, I don’t want it to end,” Swayman said on the show, according to ESPN. “(This) might be the last time I wear a Bruins jersey. I know I will do everything in my power to remain a Bruin for a long time. When I was a kid growing up in Alaska, this was in my wildest (expletive) dreams.

“I never want it to end. I’m just so grateful that the sun will come up tomorrow and there will be another opportunity to get better.”

When Swayman made those comments during the playoffs, it wasn't entirely clear what the Bruins planned to do with their uniquely excellent goaltending tandem of Swayman and 2022-23 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark. Then in June, Boston traded Ullmark to Ottawa, paving the way for Swayman to become the Bruins' future goaltender.

It wasn't quite that simple, as Swayman and the team continue to argue over a new long-term contract. Team president Cam Neely made headlines on Monday when he said Swayman had “64 million reasons why” he should have reported to training camp – hinting that the team was giving him a deal in the region of $64 million. I offered dollars. Swayman's agent quickly refuted these claims and responded to the team in a statement on social media.

Swayman also shared with the team some insight into his 2023 salary arbitration process, which resulted in Swayman receiving a one-year, $3.75 million contract. The arbitration hearing clearly had an impact on the Boston netminder.

“When you walk into this room, you don’t say a word,” Swayman said. “My referee started first, he said all these great things. The referees on their side are tasked with helping the management and ripping off the players. And hearing that you're not worth what you think you deserve was hard to hear. You don't forget what was said. I wrote them down and looked at them the other day and I had a few check marks.

“My biggest downfall was that I wasn’t trustworthy in the playoffs. Check.”

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