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After months focused on the past, Jeremy Swayman is finally looking to future with Bruins

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Jeremy Swayman has a long memory.

Beyond his poise between the pipes, athleticism, and lightning-fast reflexes, Swayman’s stellar start to his NHL career has been fueled by a competitive fire and a desire to prove others wrong.

Every highlight-reel denial with a sprawling pad stop or glove snag off a screaming wrister validates his claim as one of the league’s top young goalies.

But it’s the doubting, criticism and chatter that resonates with a fixated and fiery netminder — and has spurred his ascension from unheralded fourth-round draft pick to franchise fixture in Boston.

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Given that mindset, it should come as little surprise that a contentious arbitration hearing with Boston wedged itself into his subconscious during the 2023-24 season.