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00:00Have you been able to witness any of the bonding that is a part of this trip?

00:04Marco Sturm wanted it to be a bonding trip for the fellas.

00:07Have you been able to see any of that?

00:09No, I mean, that's really for the players.

00:11What they did was, so the first day that we got down here,

00:14they had a team poker tournament that took place at one of the casinos here in town.

00:20And it wasn't just the players, it was the staff,

00:22it was some of the media relations people,

00:25and they scattered everybody onto those tables.

00:29So it wasn't like players at one, coaches at another, staff at one.

00:33Everybody was kind of mixed up, and everybody said it was a terrific time.

00:38I guess Victor Arvidsson was your winner in the poker tournament.

00:42And then the players had a chance to do something away from the coaches and the staff,

00:47another player bonding event that they had.

00:51And then yesterday was back to practice, and I talked to David Pasternak.

00:55He's like, as much fun as we had, time to refocus.

00:57Hold'em or Blackjack, or do we know what the game of choice was for the NFL?

01:03No, it was Hold'em.

01:05That's what they ended up playing.

01:06So, you know, and like there's a bunch of, like on the team playing,

01:11you know, there are a couple of card games that are going on,

01:13and David Pasternak is a part of one of them.

01:15So I asked him, I said, did you have an advantage going into this tournament?

01:18And he said, you know, not really.

01:22I guess he said, I had a couple of really good hands early on,

01:26but I got bounced out pretty early.

01:28Didn't have my A poker game.

01:30You know, Gerard Mayo used to like to play cards with the fellas on the plane after a loss.

01:36Is Marco Sturm, is he playing, or no?

01:40No.

01:41Marco's at the front.

01:42The boys are near the back.

01:44Yeah, be careful.

01:45His money's not as long as those, you know, those players' money.

01:47You don't want to get in those games.

01:49Is the start that these guys have gotten off to surprising to you?

01:56A little bit.

01:59I think it's, you know, part of it is the results, Greg.

02:02You know, and I think part of it is how well Marco Sturm has gotten the guys to play that the way he wants to,

02:09the structure he's wanted to play with, the speed that he wants to play with,

02:12and how quickly as a group, you know, remember there are a lot of new players and some new faces,

02:19and, you know, the way that the leadership is structured is a little bit different.

02:23So I think that what we've seen across these first four games has been maybe a little bit more encouraging,

02:31but I think part of that is that heading in, you didn't know exactly what to expect

02:35and how high the expectations were, I know that the Bruins felt like if their goaltending,

02:42if their defense, if their special teams came back online, that they could compete for a playoff spot,

02:47and that's certainly been the case here through four games.

02:50Now the test changes significantly.

02:52You've got a long trip as far as the time change is concerned.

02:56You've got the three-hour time change you're going to have to deal with here tonight,

02:59and you've got three and four against some really good teams,

03:03and that last team in Utah may not be as established as Colorado and Vegas,

03:08you're going to see at the start, but they're going to be sitting and waiting for you,

03:11and that face-off is two hours prior to the game that the Bruins play in Denver.

03:17Judd, when do we start to say, like, okay, because the Bruins have looked good these first couple of games,

03:22but when do we know, like, all right, is this for real?

03:24Is this who they really are?

03:26Like, when's that kind of point of the season where you would say, okay,

03:31this is where we will realize what this team is?

03:37That's a really good question.

03:39You know, when do we establish that?

03:41When do we know that?

03:44You know, I think for most teams, you know, once you get toward, I would say, early November,

03:50and obviously a lot of people are going to be talking about, okay,

03:52what is this team like when you hit Thanksgiving in the United States?

03:57Because that's usually the marker.

03:59If you're at or in a playoff position, at that point, you know, the odds are pretty good

04:04you're going to be able to make it into the playoffs.

04:06So I think we've got a little ways to go.

04:10I think we need a longer sample size to be able to say that.

04:14Judd, some people upset that Corpus Allo was in goal in that loss to the Lightning.

04:18They were surprised by that.

04:19What were your feelings?

04:20Courtney, I mean, I think I understand, you know, why people may have thought that.

04:27But in the bigger picture, especially with the schedule that they have,

04:31you need to be able to keep him sharp.

04:35And you also need to be able to push Swayman.

04:37So if you look in the bigger picture, let's say you started Swayman in that game

04:41against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

04:43You were going to definitely start Swayman here tonight

04:45against the Vegas Golden Knights.

04:48So that means, and then you'd probably start him again against Colorado.

04:51So that means you wouldn't have had Corpus Allo play.

04:54So go back, what, he won the game against the Blackhawks.

04:57He wouldn't have played until Sunday against the Utah Mammoth.

05:03So I think that that's one of the things that they looked at.

05:06You know, and by that same token,

05:09I think he earned the opportunity to start.

05:12He probably should have been the number one star in that game against the Blackhawks.

05:17I know in talking to some people who put together those stars with the saves that he made,

05:22especially in overtime, to give the Bruins an opportunity.

05:26I think the Bruins will tell you that the way that Corpus Allo played

05:29allowed the Bruins to win that game against the Blackhawks

05:33and get that overtime goal from Fraser Minton.

05:36So not necessarily surprised.

05:38I think that that was probably something that they mapped out very early

05:41and that they went with.

05:44Judd, when you look at the way that they're going to do it this year with the Bruins,

05:50are your expectations that we'll see more of like a,

05:54I don't want to say 50-50,

05:55but is it going to be more like, you know, 55-45 with Swayman, Corpus Allo,

06:01or are they going to get to the point where it's more along the line 70-30?

06:07You know, difficult to tell, Wiggy.

06:08I think, you know, and it's a little bit different because, you know,

06:11when you look at this schedule, it's a little bit more compressed

06:14than it has been in the past because of the Olympics.

06:17You know, so you're going to have a lot of these segments of three and four, four and six.

06:21You know, we're just into the season

06:22and the Bruins are right in the mix of all those games.

06:24You know, and I think the other thing that was clear

06:27in listening to the general manager, Don Sweeney,

06:30after last season and before this season started,

06:33he felt Jonas Corpus Allo should have played more last year.

06:36Part of that was on merit.

06:39And so I think that based on what's happening with both Jeremy Swayman

06:43and Jonas Corpus Allo,

06:45I think that's going to sort of influence how often you see both,

06:49where the split is and what that sweet spot is.

06:52I'm not sure if I had to guess.

06:54It's Swayman somewhere in, you mentioned 55 games,

06:58somewhere between 55 and 60 would be my guess.

07:03As a member of the Bruins media, Judd,

07:06would you embrace being challenged to a game of shinny

07:12by the Bruins coaches as the Celtics media were here in Boston the other day?

07:19I can tell you, Greg, if I'm out there playing shinny,

07:22it wouldn't be much of a game.

07:25I saw the Celtics coaches, like, what, they destroyed the media?

07:29Yes, they did.

07:30So I'm pretty sure that, you know, the coaches here.

07:33Let me tell you something, they owned them.

07:34Yeah.

07:35They absolutely owned them.

07:36I'd jump in on your team, though, on the media,

07:38so I'd probably be able to help you guys out.

07:40Yeah, Wiggy, you know, if I got Wiggy, you know,

07:43Wiggy, you know, what position are you playing?

07:45Are you playing center?

07:46Are you playing wing?

07:47No, I'm a right wing.

07:48I'm a power forward.

07:49I don't play much defense.

07:50Yeah, well, Greg is, too, so you've got to figure that out.

07:53On the same line?

07:54Who's centering these guys' pucks?

07:56We throw them in net when we want to stuff that baby up,

08:00if you know what I'm saying.

08:01Oh, dear.

08:02Greg's an ankle bender, so he's not going to be on the first line.

08:04Oh, I'm an ankle bender?

08:05He'll be on the fifth line.

08:06I played over 30 hockey for 10 years and won the league five of seven years

08:11when I was playing.

08:11Was you ever an over 30 MVP?

08:14I was.

08:14Yes, I was.

08:15Like I was?

08:16Honestly, I'd set myself up right in front of the net,

08:18and just like Cam Neely, they called it my office.

08:20Hockey is the only thing in Greg's life that he's been over 30 in.

08:25Well, I think we're good for two goals.

08:28Who's playing net for us?

08:31Probably Sean.

08:32I don't think we would.

08:33Razor's a friend of the program.

08:34Oh, yeah.

08:35Technically a member of the media now, too.

08:37We got Razor in net.

08:38We can't afford that.

08:39No, no, no.

08:39Razor, even the alumni games, he doesn't play goal.

08:43That's why he likes to play out.

08:44Oh, we can get Reggie Lemlin.

08:45He stacked the pads.

08:46So first line could be me and Bergie,

08:48and then you guys can figure out the rest from here.

08:53Actually, you could probably throw Tuca in there.

08:55I don't know if Tuca could throw any pads.

08:56Oh, yeah, that's right.

08:57I forgot about Tuca.

08:58You got Char on the media.

08:59Yeah, no, that's right.

09:00Well, at least you guys are chipping a couple of goals,

09:03but I think we'd probably allow 50.

09:05All right.

09:06Well, what's up for you in Vegas, taking in any shows or anything like that,

09:09or just work?

09:11No.

09:11First day I got out here, Brick, Stevie DeSilva, our camera guy,

09:16Adam Peller, and I, we went out and played a little golf,

09:18and then headed over to the Aria to take in a cigar.

09:24Great name for a bar, by the way, here.

09:25It was called Alibi.

09:27That's a perfect name for a bar.

09:28That's a perfect name.

09:30No shows at the Sphere?

09:31No, you know, I think somebody from the traveling party headed over there

09:35because I think the Wizard of Oz is playing.

09:37Yeah.

09:38And I heard it's supposed to be amazing, but didn't head over to the Sphere.

09:43Vegas is great for one night and one night only,

09:48and then you have to get out of there.

09:49It's just not.

09:50For me personally, I don't.

09:52And people say, oh, the food is great, restaurants.

09:54I just don't.

09:55I don't love the whole Vegas thing.

09:58No, it's like 36 to 48 hours.

10:00Come in, feel like a king or a queen, and get the hell out of here.

10:03And get out of there.

10:04All right, Chad.

10:05Well, we will be watching this evening, although 10 o'clock late for us,

10:09and we will talk to you again next week.

10:13All right.

10:14Take care.

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