LeBrun also provided another significant update. The NHL insider reported that the Bruins have set an internal deadline to get Swayman signed by - their season opener on Oct. 8 against the Florida Panthers.

The Boston Bruins are still negotiating a new contract with their starting goaltender, and if they fail to do so in time it could cost them their season.

Don’t panic, Bruins fans. Jeremy Swayman will report for duty between the pipes for the Bruins sooner rather than later. Despite how it looks, this negotiation will not be a long, drawn-out process to sign the 25-year-old goaltender.

Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney confirmed that restricted free agent Jeremy Swayman won’t be on the ice Thursday when the team returns for training camp.

What dates and outside factors could influence the Bruins' negotiation with their No. 1 goalie and what might a compromise look like as camp starts.

On Thursday, the team signed veteran netminder Kasimir Kaskisuo to a professional tryout agreement (PTO). Kaskisuo will join depth options Brandon Bussi and Ryan Bischel in what seems to be Boston’s contingency plan should the Swayman negotiations drag on.

The ongoing contract dispute between the Boston Bruins and goalie Jeremy Swayman doesn’t appear to have an end in sight despite the NHL season beginning in less than two weeks, according to the latest rumblings from the Fifth Liners Podcast.

Boston Bruins reporter and columnist Jimmy Murphy was recently on the Fifth Liners podcast and said that a scout told him he’s got a “weird feeling on