Had they stuck with an all-business, cutthroat approach a year ago, the Bruins would have accepted a two-year award on Jeremy Swayman.

Regardless of the return, trading Jeremy Swayman would represent the worst-case scenario for a win-now Bruins roster.

The Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman have been fighting each other in the shadows until franchise president Cam Neely made the negotiations public on Monday. In the eyes of TSN's Chris Johnston, the Bruins are trying to apply pressure on Swayman as contract negotiations drag on by speaking openly about the terms the team is offering the free agent.