Swayman, agent 'disappointed,' say Bruins never offered $64M

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The contract standoff between the Boston Bruins and restricted free-agent Jeremy Swayman reached a new level of contentiousness on 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 on Oct. 8 vs. the Florida Panthers.

At a preseason press conference on 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…