Bruins' Jeremy Swayman eager to regain his form

"A year ago at this time, Jeremy Swayman was nothing but a ghost around the Bruins' practice facility in Brighton as the netminder started to dig in his heels for what would be the most contentious contract negotiation of the Don Sweeney era. As ghosts tend to do, Swayman's absence haunted the B's training camp and, even though Swayman signed his eight-year, $66 million before the start of the season, the impasse adversely affected both Swayman's play and the team's."

"But at Thursday's captain's practice at Warrior Ice Arena, the positive vibe-spouting Jeremy Swayman - sounding like equal parts goaltender and self-help guru - was in attendance and eager to get training camp started. He's glad to have last season - and the lead up to it - in the rear view mirror, even though he''s taking whatever he can from the tumult."

"Sitting here, Jeremy Swayman is in a great spot and I'm really excited about that and to have that approach and creating the culture and creating my self-culture to be elite. Hopefully it will bleed into this room and have guys follow that way. So that's something where I have to set a standard for myself. I know that we have a great room that's going to do the same. It's going to be a contagious locker room for that."

Jeremy Swayman missed Bruins training camp last year amid a contentious contract negotiation and his absence coincided with a downturn in his play and the team's performance. The impasse preceded the Bruins' slide to the bottom of the Atlantic Division and acted as an early catalyst for broader struggles. Swayman signed an eight-year, $66 million deal before the season and now returns to camp present and eager. He reports personal growth from the experience, vows to set a high standard, and aims to foster a contagious, elite culture in the locker room while valuing the importance of training camp.

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