Jeremy Swayman Talks Bruins Tenure in Amazon NHL Doc: 'I Don't Want It to End'

Restricted free agent goalie Jeremy Swayman's future with the Boston Bruins remains up in the air amid ongoing contract discussions, but he previously made it clear he wants to remain with the Eastern Conference team.

As ESPN's Greg Wyshynski noted Thursday, Swayman was featured in the third episode of the Amazon Prime Video docuseries FACEOFF: Inside the NHL and revealed as much.

"I mean, I don't want it to end," he said of his Bruins tenure on the show. "[This] could be the last time I wear a Bruins jersey. I know I'm going to do everything in my power to be a Bruin for a long time. As a kid growing up in Alaska, this was in my wildest f---ing dreams. I never want it to end. I'm just so grateful that the sun's going to rise tomorrow and there's another opportunity to get better.

"Whatever I can do to help this team win. I know everything else will take care of itself."

At this point, Swayman has not reported to Boston's training camp ahead of Tuesday's season opener against the Florida Panthers.

That means the Bruins may need to turn toward Jonas Korpisalo in goal since they also traded Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators in June. While Korpisalo came to Boston as part of that deal, it left a hole since Ullmark was the 2022-23 Vezina Trophy winner.

It was easy to assume Swayman would be the starter after the team moved Ullmark, but the contract situation means that is no longer the case.

Bruins president Cam Neely previously told reporters " I know that I have 64 million reasons why I'd be playing right now" when discussing what the team offered the goalie, while Swayman's agent, Lewis Gross, denied that Boston offered a $64 million contract.

This comes after the goalie played last season on a one-year, $3.75 million contract following a salary arbitration.

He also addressed the criticism he faced during the arbitration on the Prime Video show:

While Boston lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Florida Panthers, Swayman was largely excellent during the postseason with a 2.15 goals against average and league-best playoff save percentage of .933.

The Bruins likely need Swayman in goal if they are going to realistically contend for a Stanley Cup this season, and his comments on the show at least seem to indicate he wants to stay with the team.

But there is still ground to cover between the two sides, and time is running out before the start of the season.