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 in the Jeremy Swamon 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 Kam Neely's line from Monday at the Bruins press conference that I know I have 64 million reasons why I be playing right now, suggesting that that's the offer the Bruins have tabled to sue Mins camp.
Louis Gross, Wayman'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.
Elliott 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 Yerkstovich, 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 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 when she was with us at Sportsnet, and it's great seeing her do some awesome things as she's grown in her role with the ness and broadcast down in Boston.
So certainly Elliott, all the best to Sophia.
All the best, Sophia, we'll see you soon.
All right, Suman Bruins.
I think the Bruins before that media conference on Monday had eight times 7.5 on the table.
I think after that press conference on Monday, whether they did it formally or not, everybody knows they have eight times eight on the table.
They started and I think Ryan Whitney was right on at four times 6.25.