Jeremy Swayman — much as he’s been throughout this first-round series between the pipes — didn’t blink as he fielded questions in front of his stall.
“I think we saw an opportunity that we missed,” the Bruins netminder declared after Boston’s 2-1 overtime loss to Toronto on Tuesday night. “And we’re not going to let that happen again. So the motivation is completely internal and it’s contagious in this locker room. And we’ll be a different team come Thursday.”
Swayman’s unwavering confidence doesn’t come as much of a surprise. He was far from the reason why Boston now has to make another trek up to Toronto on Thursday for Game 6.