The Skate Podcast

Ep 208, pt 2: Discussing the roster implications of the Jesper Boqvist move, where he will play, what his strengths are and who he's be competing for a spot with. Plus, a final update from development camp including what Fabian Lysell looked like after returning from his concussion. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 208, pt 1: We get into what Bruce Cassidy said on WEEI's The Greg Hill Show, what we learned about the players that supported him and what he plans to do with the cup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian, Bridgette and Scott discuss Bruce Cassidy's comments to WEEI's the Greg Hill Show, what it revealed about his departure from Boston and what he changed after his feedback from Don Sweeney. Where the Stanley Cup will be in Massachusetts this week. Final takeaways from rookie development camp, including why Matthew Poitras has become such an exciting prospect for the Bruins. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @bridgetteproulx | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 207, pt 3: Bruins' defenseman prospect Mason Lohrei talks to Scott about his development at Ohio State, in Providence and at rookie development camp. How Adam McQuaid has influenced Lohrei's style of play. Plus, what Lohrei expects for next season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 207, pt 2: Bruins forward prospect Fabian Lysell talks to Scott about his injury recovery, rookie development camp, and what big changes he's making this offseason to improve into an NHL player. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 207, pt 1: Scott and Bridgette discuss this year's rookie development camp standouts including the latest updates on top prospects Mason Lohrei and Fabian Lysell. Plus, we continue our discussion on the Bruins' free-agent signings and departures. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bruins' prospects Fabian Lysell and Mason Lohrei join the podcast from rookie development camp. Hear what Lysell says about his recovery from a bad concussion and who Lohrei says has helped him the most from the Bruins' organization. Plus, reaction to this week's free-agent signings and departures and which other prospects are standing out at rookie camp. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @bridgetteproulx | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 206, pt 1: What the Bruins added in a very active first two days of free agency. What the Bruins' roster looks like now. Is the 2023 Bruins' team shaking out to be a non-competitive team? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 206, pt 2: What we now know about the Bruins' center situation, their new center additions and if they could still be able to trade for a No. 1 center if Patrice Bergeron retires. Potential trade partners for the Bruins to add a No. 1 center. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 206, pt 3: Assessing how the Bruins handled the negotiations with Tyler Bertuzzi, if they should have competed with the Leafs' offer and what they may try to do with the cap space his contract would have taken up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What to make of the Bruins' free-agency moves, who they signed and who they missed out on. What went wrong in the Bruins' negotiations with Tyler Bertuzzi? Plus, what needs remain for the Bruins. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @bridgetteproulx | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 205, pt 3: Why the move to send Hall and Foligno to Chicago made sense for both sides. Discussing the Bruins accolades from the NHL Awards. Should we read into the fact that the Bruins traded for three right shot defensemen? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 205, pt 2: A look at all of the pieces that Bruins management has to figure out over the next few weeks. What the Bruins cap situation would be with and without Bergeron. Brian is excited about the Bruins' new centennial season jersey. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 205, pt 1: What does the Taylor Hall trade mean for the future of Tyler Bertuzzi and Linus Ullmark? Should the Bruins still consider trading Ullmark for a top-six center or a high draft pick? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian, Bridgette and Scott discuss the Bruins move to trade Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno, its implications on the Bruins' cap situation and what they got in return. Going through the accolades brought home by the Bruins at last night's NHL Awards. What Boston's recent moves mean for Linus Ullmark, Tyler Bertuzzi and other key Bruins. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @bridgetteproulx | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 'Breaking Boston' (subscribe here): Fitzy and Andy Hart react live to Taylor Hall being traded on Monday just before the NHL awards, where Boston fans were reminded of just how dominant of a season they had. Unfortunately, it also served as a reminder of their playoff shortcomings and what needs to be done this offseason to get them back into a contending position. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 204, pt 1: Discussing the Bruins' new contract extension for Brandon Bussi. Is Linus Ullmark really the Bruins' best trade option? And, what could be stopping the Bruins from trading Linus Ullmark this offseason. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 204, pt 2: With Oliver Ekman-Larsson being bought out by the Canucks, would it make sense for the Bruins to make him a part of their D-corps? What Bruins' defensemen could be on their way out due to cap restraints? Where would Ekman-Larsson fit into the Bruins' lineup and how does he compare to their other options in that position? Plus, what his contract would have to look like. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 204, pt 3: Answering a listener question about the potential of giving Patrice Bergeron a limited third-line role and trading Charlie Coyle. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a week left until the draft, the new salary cap about to be announced and free agency on the horizon, we discuss what moves could be coming for the Bruins over the coming days. Is Linus Ullmark really the Bruins' best trade option and would they want to deal him ahead of the 2023 NHL Draft? Could Oliver Ekman-Larsson be a good option for the Bruins on defense? And, is Charlie Coyle a legitimate trade option for Bruins this offseason? Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @bridgetteproulx | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 203, pt 3: Would Don Sweeney have fired Bruce Cassidy if he'd won a cup in Boston in 2019? Have the Bruins underachieved as a franchise in the last 50 years? Explaining why decisions this offseason could create an even bigger stress on Bruins' management and coaching. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 203, pt 2: Going through some of the same cultural issues that have cropped up with the Bruins across coaches. When and why did Cassidy's coaching style start wearing on Bruins' players. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 203, pt 1: What Golden Knights players said about Bruce Cassidy as their head coach after their Stanley Cup win. Were the Bruins' players the ones who pushed Cassidy out? Some ironic facts about the Bruins role in the Golden Knights Cup win. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why Bruce Cassidy was able to be successful in Vegas. What made Bruins' players grow tired of Cassidy? And could Cassidy have led the 2023 Bruins farther than Jim Montgomery? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 'Breaking Boston' (subscribe here): As the great poet Olivia Rodrigo once blurted out... "Good for you, you look happy and healthy. Not me. If you ever cared to ask." That's right, reduce Boston sports for the last few years down and what you'll find is the post-high school heartbreak found in each and every one of us. So to cope, Fitzy commiserates with you and runs through every athlete or coach that's ever broken your heart here in Boston. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Answering the question: would you run last year's Bruins' roster back if you could, or does it need fundamental changes? Discussing top-line center options for the Bruins to target. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @bridgetteproulx | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 202, pt 1: Are there any fundamental issues the Bruins were dealing with personnel-wise that need to be fixed for next season? Would you run back last year's Bruins' roster if you could? What's the best team the Bruins could return realistically, considering the cap situation? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 202, pt 2: Brian, Bridgette and Scott take you through the pros and cons of top-line center options Pierre-Luc Dubois, Mark Scheifele and Elias Lindholm. Plus, what the Bruins would have to give up and how much cap they would have to clear to get them. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 202, pt 3: Brian, Bridgette and Scott take you through the pros and cons of top-line center options JT Miller, Ryan O’Reilly and Shane Wright. Plus, what the Bruins would have to give up and how much cap they would have to clear to get them. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What Bruce Cassidy's Stanley Cup run with Vegas reveals about the 2023 Bruins and the players that may have forced him out. We react to Jones & Mego's negative Bergeron take. Answering the question: should the Bruins trade Brad Marchand if Bergeron retires? Would David Pastrnak or Charlie McAvoy be ready to take over the captain role at this point in their careers? Has McAvoy proved himself in the playoffs? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Checking in on the Stanley Cup Final and the success of Bruce Cassidy's Golden Knights. Did Bruins' players hurt their Stanley Cup chances in 2023 by influencing a coaching change last offseason? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reacting to Adam Jones' take on WEEI's Jones & Mego, who thinks the Bruins should be ready to push Bergeron out. Should the Bruins trade Brad Marchand if Bergeron retires? Would David Pastrnak or Charlie McAvoy be ready to take over the captain role at this point in their careers? Is it realistic to think the Bruins could keep both Orlov and Bertuzzi in Boston? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grading McAvoy's playoff performance in comparison to Montour and other impactful defensemen this postseason. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian, Bridgette and Scott preview a Panthers-Knights Stanley Cup Final and what it means for Bruce Cassidy. Scott poses the question: should the Bruins have traded David Pastrnak for Matt Tkachuk last offseason? Could the Bruins re-sign Tyler Bertuzzi before free agency? And, is this the last we've seen of the Ullmark-Swayman goalie tandem? Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @bridgetteproulx | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 200, pt 3: Who could have more value for the Bruins in the future: Ullmark or Bertuzzi? Could the Bruins re-sign Tyler Bertuzzi before free agency? Is Swayman ready to be a full-time No.1 goalie? And, would it make sense to trade Linus Ullmark ahead of this year's NHL Draft in June? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott poses the question: should the Bruins have traded David Pastrnak for Matt Tkachuk last offseason? And what would have needed to happen last offseason for it to have been on the table. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian, Bridgette and Scott preview a Panthers-Knights Stanley Cup Final and what it means for Bruce Cassidy. Will Cassidy win his first Cup in the first season with the Golden Knights? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian, Bridgette and Scott answer your questions including what rehab could look like for Bergeron's injury in the offseason, how much the Bruins will need to pay RFA Jeremy Swayman and if Milan Lucic could be a fourth-line option in Boston next season. Plus, which contracts the Bruins could get rid of in order to keep Tyler Bertuzzi and should he be a top priority for GM Don Sweeney this offseason? ** And thank you to Bruins PA announcer Jake Zimmer for voicing our new open!!!** Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @bridgetteproulx | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 199, pt 1: A look around the NHL Conference Finals. Should the Bruins dump the Hall or Ullmark contracts to free up cap space for Bertuzzi? What the Bruins could get in return for Ullmark and how much cap space trading him would free up. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 199, pt 2: What Patrice Bergeron's path the recovery will likely look like this offseason if he wants to return. Should the Bruins make a big move for a center this offseason or should they hold pat with the centers they have? Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Answering listener questions: Would bringing back Lucic help or hurt the Bruins? How much will the Bs will have to give RFA Jeremy Swayman in order to re-sign him? Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New England Hockey Journal and NHL.com contributor Mark Divver joins to take a deeper look into the Bruins' prospect pool, who could be ready for a full-time role in Boston and what has happened to the development of Fabian Lysell. Could the Bruins run a Swayman-Bussi goalie duo next season? Are Bruins' center prospects Georgii Merkulov, Marc McLaughlin or Johnny Beecher ready to take a full-time bottom-six role in Boston? What is troubling about the Bruins' prospect pool on defense outside of Mason Lohrei. Plus, developments on Hartford trying to bring back the Whalers, new details on why the Bruins targeted Mitchell Miller and why Mark thinks the Bruins coaching staff is about to see a shake up. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @bridgetteproulx | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 198, pt 1: Providence Bruins reporter Mark Divver joins to take us through the prospects in the Bruins' system that are closest to being ready to help Boston. Are Bruins' center prospects Georgii Merkulov, Marc McLaughlin or Johnny Beecher ready to take a full-time bottom-six role in Boston? Mark explains some troubling signs in the arch of development with Fabian Lysell and how far away he could be from being an effective NHL player. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 198, pt 2: Guest Mark Divver gives insight on why he thinks goalie Brandon Bussi is one of the Bruins' most promising prospects and why he thinks Bussi could play in the NHL as soon as next season. What Mark saw from Mason Lohrei in his time with the Providence Bruins. Why the Bruins desperately need to bolster their prospect pool at defense. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 198, pt 3: Has Jakub Lauko officially solidified his role in Boston? Plus, developments on Hartford trying to bring back the Whalers and why Mark thinks the Bruins' coaching staff is about to see a shake up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 198, pt 4: Mark Divver's thoughts on why the Bruins need to get tougher and get back some draft picks after trading so many away. Also, what Mark saw from Mitchell Miller in his short stint in Providence, including why the Bruins targeted him and what his personality is like. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Covering the news that broke about Lindholm's foot injury, when it happened and how it effected his playoff performance. We go through every Bruins' free agent and give our predictions on who will stay and who will go. Searching for the Bruins' best trade options, including if moving Ullmark could get the Bruins a big return. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Would the Bruins ever ask Bergeron or Krejci to retire? Exploring the option of trading Hall, Grzelcyk or Ullmark and what the return might look like for those players. We go through the teams that could be in the market for Ullmark this offseason. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian, Bridgette and Scott focus on each Bruins' free agent, the likelihood they will be back in Boston next season and what their contracts might look like if they stay. What it would take for the Bruins to get Tyler Bertuzzi to stay in Boston. Why we think Bergeron could come back for one final season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bonus Episode: Brian, Bridgette and Scott address the news that Hampus Lindholm played the end of the 2023 season and playoffs with a broken foot. Did the Bruins properly manage his injury and get him enough rest before the playoffs? How much does the injury explain Lindholm's Round 1 mistakes? Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices