As Jim Montgomery and Boston’s coaching staff try to get the current roster up to speed before Oct. 8, most of the focus on the Bruins revolves around the one lineup regular not on the ice in Jeremy Swayman.
The Bruins and Swayman have still not come to terms on a new contract at this stage of the preseason, with Montgomery already declaring veteran Joonas Korpisalo as Boston’s starting netminder against the Panthers next week.
What has already been a contentious, drawn-out negotiation between the Bruins and Swayman’s camp reached a boiling point on Monday.