Swayman camp denies Bruins offered goalie $64M

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 30, 2024, 09:20 PM ETCloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer.The contract standoff between the Boston Bruins and restricted free agent Jeremy Swayman reached a new level of contentiousness Monday as the goaltender’s agent emphatically pushed back on what the team claimed it had offered him.Swayman, 25, opted not to attend Bruins training camp without a new contract. Coach Jim Montgomery said that goaltender Joonas Korpisalo is expected to start the Bruins’ season opener Oct. 8 vs. the Florida Panthers.At a preseason news conference Monday in Boston, team president Cam Neely said he believes Swayman wants to play in Boston but that it’s “unfortunate” a deal isn’t yet done.”I don’t want to get into the weeds with what his ask is,” he said, “but I know that I have 64 million reasons why I’d be playing right now.”Swayman’s agent Lewis Gross shot back at the Bruins on Monday night, disputing those contract numbers while expressing disappointment in the…