Although Sweeney didn't talk about specifics in his negotiations, he angrily pushed back on what he called "inaccuracies" in reports about his talks with Swayman. In particular, Sweeney railed against a report on the "Spittin' Chiclets" podcast this month that Sweeney had not returned calls from Swayman for three weeks.
"It's been reported we've been incommunicative. That's far from the truth. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find anybody in the league where I'd spend three weeks not returning a phone call," he said. "I'm not talking specifics. You're just not going to get them. But I think it's bulls--- that somebody says I wouldn't return a call for three weeks. That's inaccurate."
He also pushed back on a report that the two sides were close to a deal as Bruins camp opened.
"It's 100% inaccurate. [Can I] make it any more pointed than that?" Sweeney said before leaving the podium and ending the news conference.