00:00Thank you. Judd Sirot is here from Nesson.
00:03And this Boston Bruins team, I don't know.
00:06They are struggling a little bit here.
00:09You're going to shake your head and say, no, they're not struggling.
00:13I would like, if you're able to get that game to overtime,
00:17I would like you to win the game in overtime.
00:20Well, against Carolina in particular,
00:23the problem was you didn't have possession at all for the first minute plus,
00:27and then Jacob Slavin scores backdoor.
00:30But that was a pretty gutsy win.
00:31On the road, I think that was the seventh game in 11 days for the Bruins.
00:36And to come from 5-3 down against a team like Carolina,
00:40who is the toughest team to play against at home in the National Hockey League,
00:45to rally for a point, that was pretty impressive.
00:47You were able to do it on a back-to-back game in Philadelphia.
00:51Again, Pavel Zaka has scored so many key goals.
00:54You could not pick up the extra point because you got into some penalty trouble there.
00:59And Porter Martone got his first NHL goal, scoring 5-on-3.
01:03Jonas Korpisala was terrific.
01:05Yeah.
01:06You know, he had to come in relief of Jeremy Swayman in Carolina,
01:09and he was fabulous against Philadelphia.
01:11And again, the Bruins were running on fumes.
01:14You probably should have earned at least a point in Tampa
01:19and gotten that game into overtime.
01:22So they've been able to still cobble together points.
01:24And I think one of the things we talked about in the past,
01:26I think for the Bruins, and this is when we were talking maybe about a month
01:30or a month and a half ago, was you wanted to try and aim for 100 points
01:34because that usually gets you into the playoffs.
01:36So they're at 96 right now,
01:39and no team in NHL history that's earned 97 or more has ever missed the playoffs.
01:44So can they pick up one point here in the last three games?
01:47See, I look at it from this angle.
01:51It's not really the point so much at this point in time in the season
01:55because I feel like they're going to make the postseason.
01:57I think it's more about the fact that you're losing
02:01and you're heading into the playoffs.
02:04We talked about this last week.
02:05You're heading into the playoffs basically limping in
02:09because you're on this losing streak.
02:10So I feel like that's more of an issue than the points
02:13because they're probably going to make the playoffs, right?
02:17Yeah, I would think that the chances are obviously a high percentage
02:20that they're going to make the playoffs at this point.
02:22Two of the last three games are at home.
02:24You're going to be rested and ready to go against Tampa.
02:26You're going to see on Saturday.
02:28Wouldn't surprise me if they sit a few guys
02:30and they've got a few guys who are banged up.
02:32But I think your point is a good one, Wiggy.
02:36Let's take the game in Carolina out of it.
02:39But some of those other three games, how do the Bruins defend?
02:43I think that's one of the things that you're going to look at
02:44once you head into the playoffs.
02:46And the Bruins were a pretty stingy team in those first two games
02:50against the Florida Panthers, against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
02:52You certainly gave yourself an opportunity to win there in Philadelphia.
02:56Philadelphia had a big push late.
02:58You're playing on a back-to-back night.
02:59So I think if they're able to play a structured game
03:03and get guys to chip in, it was a huge sign to see Morgan Geeky
03:06get back into the goal column for the first time in 18 games.
03:10They're going to need him in order to do that.
03:12But I think it's the structure they play with, how they defend.
03:15That's what you want to look at here down the stretch.
03:17So when you look at that 18-game stretch where Geeky wasn't scoring,
03:20do you see something in particular that he's figured out
03:23that you can count on going forward to create that offense
03:27that he was generating before?
03:29Well, I think, Michael, you bring up a good point.
03:30And you can actually see he was on the verge of breaking out of it in Florida.
03:34So he had eight shot attempts alone in the third period, unable to score.
03:38He had a great opportunity, or a couple of them, in Philadelphia
03:41that he was unable to score on.
03:43And so finally he was able to break through.
03:46And we had a long conversation with David Pasternak
03:49while we were on the road trip, and he talked about skids like that
03:52because he's been through this many times.
03:54And he said, my goal was, throughout my career, is you're going to go through them.
03:58Every player goes through them, no matter how good you are in the National Hockey League.
04:02But how could I, over the years, make those shorter?
04:06He actually talked about a 17-game skid that I think he had.
04:10He said, I still remember the goal that I scored to break the skid.
04:13It was an overtime game winner in Detroit.
04:15You have to go all the way back to 2017.
04:18But he said, the goal is, and this is through experience,
04:21how do you start to slowly pare those down throughout your career?
04:26And for a guy like Morgan Geeky,
04:27this is the first time he's really ever gone through something like this.
04:31So I think he'll be better for it.
04:33James Hagan's on his way here.
04:35And what's your expectation when it comes to that player?
04:38I think we've talked about this in the past.
04:40I don't think there's any question that he can play in the National Hockey League.
04:43I think the question is, how impactful can you be in the National Hockey League at this point?
04:47And I think the timing is good for the Bruins.
04:49So he got a taste of pro hockey playing in the American Hockey League,
04:53which is a really good league,
04:54where he had an opportunity to work on some of his details,
04:58especially his details when he doesn't have the puck, away from the puck.
05:03The Bruins are going to have a couple of practice days.
05:05That was the other thing.
05:06So if you brought him in immediately,
05:08there wasn't going to be any practice
05:10because of the crazy schedule that the Bruins are on.
05:12Well, now you've got two full practice days,
05:15and you're not necessarily throwing him in in the midst of the playoff race
05:19because, Wiggies, you point out,
05:20they're on the verge of clinching a playoff spot.
05:22So they had some huge wins.
05:24So after he finished his season at BC,
05:27the Bruins had to still pick up some big wins in late March on the road
05:30in Buffalo, Columbus, Detroit,
05:33then at home against some really good teams in Dallas and Minnesota.
05:36So now you get an opportunity to move him in.
05:39You're going to play two of these three games on home ice.
05:41You can control the matchup.
05:43I think one of the interesting things that we're going to watch today
05:46is the Bruins practice at 11 o'clock at Warriors.
05:49Where exactly are they going to put him?
05:51I think everybody thinks that he's going to be on a third line with Fraser Minton,
05:55but who's the other winger?
05:57Because early in the season,
05:58a guy like Fraser Minton was playing with Tanner Janot
06:01to try and ease some of that transition for Minton,
06:04and then eventually Janot was moved back with Kastlik and Corrales.
06:08So I think that's one of the things that we'll watch for today
06:11when the Bruins hit the ice.
06:13You've seen a lot of hockey.
06:15Do you think he is a healthy scratch in the playoffs,
06:19or is he somebody that actually would be, like you said, on the third line,
06:23knowing that he hasn't had much NHL experience
06:28and you're asking him to play in the postseason?
06:32Do you think that's, like, how do you look at that for a young player?
06:35It's hard to say.
06:36I think, you know, coaches like to say,
06:39and I don't know if your experience was the same when you were in the NFL,
06:42that the players will dictate whether or not they're in the lineup
06:46or how much they get an opportunity to play.
06:47So let's see how he acclimates here in these,
06:50let's assume he plays these last three games.
06:52Let's see how he acclimates.
06:54He's going to see the Tampa Bay Lightning here on Saturday afternoon.
06:57I'm assuming that he's going to be in the lineup.
06:59That's one of the teams you could easily open up playing against here
07:02in the first round of the playoffs.
07:04So how does he play in that type of a matchup?
07:08What do his details look like?
07:11I don't think anybody questions that he's a skilled player when he has the puck
07:15or when his team has possession of the puck.
07:18But can you get pucks out?
07:20What's your board work like?
07:21What are the decisions you make with and without the puck?
07:24How well do you pick up the Bruins system?
07:26Which he's still acclimating to as well.
07:29So I think it's hard to say whether or not he would be in the lineup
07:34because Marco Sturm has some guys that I think he would trust.
07:37He's played a lot of Mikey Asimot this year.
07:39I think Mikey's played more than 50 games.
07:41Who's got some playoff experience.
07:44So I think that James has to prove that he's worthy of staying in the lineup
07:49if the Bruins are going to be in the playoffs.
07:51Greg, I always assumed that people got playing time
07:53when their dad got Patriots tickets for the coach.
07:55That's my experience at Rivers.
08:00I think this season's a success no matter what, Judd.
08:03Would you agree?
08:04Yes.
08:05In many ways.
08:07Because at the beginning of the season,
08:08what were the conversations that we were talking about?
08:10I think there were all sorts of questions,
08:11certainly from the outside of the organization.
08:14What would this look like?
08:15What would the culture and the leadership of this team look like?
08:19So what were the goals at the beginning of the season?
08:21I think in listening to the general manager, Don Sweeney,
08:25or the president of the team in Cam Neely,
08:28they wanted a team that was stingy and that was hard to play against,
08:32that was in every game, every single night.
08:34They wanted to see the goaltending come back
08:36and the power play come back.
08:37And I think you can check all those boxes to this point.
08:40You've seen a lot of playoff games,
08:42and we always talk about this in other sports,
08:44going from the regular season to the postseason.
08:47What is the biggest area that you feel like wins and loses games
08:52in the postseason?
08:55And kind of how does it change from regular season to postseason?
08:58Well, every single thing, every single play is magnified.
09:01I know we talk about it's a 60-minute game,
09:04but every shift, every play will be magnified.
09:09I think for me, and this is something that kind of rings in my head,
09:12one of the things that Rick has talked about here in the last few games,
09:15and maybe it's part of the reason that the Bruins haven't been as successful
09:20as you would have liked, is how well do you manage the puck?
09:24How much do you value the puck?
09:26Whether that's what you do while you have it
09:28or what you need to do in order to get that puck back.
09:33I think that those will be the things,
09:36once the Bruins get that X by their name,
09:38that we're going to have to watch for in the first round,
09:40no matter who they play.
09:42Panthers eliminated from the playoffs.
09:44Is that a dynasty down there?
09:46No.
09:47No? Okay.
09:47Wow.
09:48Back-to-back, not enough.
09:50Not enough for me.
09:51I think you need some more.
09:53You know, I think for that team in particular,
09:55they played a lot of hockey.
09:56I think that there's a feeling down there,
09:58and talking to some of the people that, you know,
10:01they've had a number of guys who are really injured,
10:03whether that's Marchand, Reinhardt,
10:07Barkov hasn't played the entire season.
10:09They're just so banged up.
10:10So I think all those guys are trying to get their surgeries,
10:13get healthy, rehab, and, you know,
10:15we'll see what they have to offer.
10:16If they win it again next year,
10:18we can definitely have that conversation.
10:19There will be like 30 to 35 people
10:22who are waiting for a parade in Fort Lauderdale.
10:24Very disappointed.
10:25Right.
10:25I got to tell you.
10:26Very, very disappointed.
10:27A real hockey hotbed.
10:29Yes.
10:30The elbow room's going to miss them.
10:31Yes, they will.
10:32All right, Judd.
10:33Get at it.
10:34So practice today.
10:35Practice today at 11?
10:37Practice today at 11.
10:37And then when's the Masters coming on one of these screens?
10:40We need to flip it over.
10:41What are we doing?
10:42Do we have an update currently?
10:44Masters update for us?
10:44Yeah, I mean, nothing crazy going on right now.
10:46The leader tied one under is now Yuki Katowka
10:51and Jose Maria Olazobal.
10:54Olazobal?
10:54Yeah, Olazobal.
10:56What's his last name?
10:57Olafobal.
10:59Olafobal.
10:59Sorry, my bad.
11:00I don't know.
11:00He's won the Masters.
11:01He's also 78 or whatever.
11:04He's won the Masters.
11:04Come on under.
11:05Call us through.
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