Okay, before we get to the special in-season cup episode of 32 Thoughts, the podcast,

we would be remiss if we did not at least attempt to bring you up to speed with where

things are at and the Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins contract dispute, Elliot Friedman.

You just got back from the Board of Governors meetings in New York.

We're going to talk a little bit more about what you learned there in Friday's episode,

but I'm sure by now many of you have probably heard or read Cam Neely's line from Monday at the

Bruins press conference that I know I have 64 million reasons why I'd be playing right now,

suggesting that that's the offer the Bruins have tabled to Swayman's camp.

Lewis Gross, Swayman's agent, responded with a statement saying among other things that that was

the first time that number had been discussed, that it was not fair to Jeremy.

It has just become very ugly publicly this week, Elliot.

So what else can you tell us about where things stand between the two sides?

Before we get to that, Kyle, I just wanted to shout out, and I know you would too,

another Boston Bruin, not a player, but a broadcaster, Sophia Yerxtavich, who was a co-worker

of ours at SportsNet a few years ago before she left

all of us losers in the dust and went on to bigger and better things. Sophia, who is a huge

part of the Bruins broadcast, she released a statement earlier on Tuesday saying that she's taking

some time. And so we just want, you know, Sophia's got a lot

of fans at Sports Night. Everybody who worked with her, huge, huge Sophia fan. So we just wanted to

send our best, give her her privacy, and that I know, Kyle, you agree with me, can't wait to

see her back on television. Absolutely. Always got a bright smile

when you see her either on television or at the rink. Was a heck of a teammate enjoyed getting to know her

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