How can you possibly call the man selfish? He's negociating his salary at work. This is his career, what feeds his family.
The reason i hate hard salary caps like in the NHL is that it unjustly turns the fans against the players. Don't be like that.
He was offered 62 million dollars over 8 years, the Swayman's are set for generations to come, are we seriously going to act like him taking 60 million is gonna make his kids or his family starve?
The fans in a situation like this rightfully have a reason to turn on swayman. The team has more than doubled his contract, even going and giving him an 8 year deal because he wants it even though a bridge makes way more sense, and yet he has been unwilling to take the extremely fair deal. You can blame the salary cap, but you didn't see Shesterkin/Oettinger come out and say I want 9m after their contract was up, they signed a bridge to earn the long term deal that they will get.
This isn't a case where swayman is being forcibly offered 8 or nothing, he wants the 8 years
This isn't a case where swayman has a proven track record, he's played tandem goalie his entire career
This isn't a case where boston is lowballing him, he's been offered double his current contract
This isn't a case where there isn't a role for him in the lineup, he's the clear starter if he comes back
Swayman should take a 4-6 x 3 bridge and then cash in at that 8+ once he has proven that he is worth that money. All he is showing right now is either:
a) he isn't confident in his ability to perform at that level
and/or
b) he doesn't care about showing his ability he just wants to get paid regardless, hence the selfish part