It’s not often that a contract dispute in the NHL comes into full public view, but the Boston Bruins and goaltender Jeremy Swayman have produced a spicy prelude exactly a week before the regular season.

The Boston Bruins held one of the wildest press conferences in recent NHL memory. What was supposed to be a general update on the team and their contract negotiations with goaltender Jeremy Swayman went south quickly.

Swayman is confident, competitive, temperamental — and sensitive. How he sees the Bruins' actions will determine the stalemate's conclusion.