The Skate Podcast

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

Brian, Bridgette and Scott answer your mailbag questions from YouTube, Twitter and email. What was the Bruins' single biggest individual missed opportunity and single biggest individual mistake of the playoffs? Is Jim Montgomery really the best coach in the NHL despite being the Jack Adams favorite? Which other NHL teams choked this playoffs? Is it an overreaction to say Montgomery isn't the right coach to lead the Bruins to a Stanley Cup? 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 196, pt 3: Did Jim Montgomery's mistakes this playoffs show us enough to conclude he's not the right guy to lead the Bruins to a Stanley Cup? As the Jack Adams Award favorite, is Montgomery really the best coach in the NHL this year? 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 196, pt 2: Which other NHL teams choked this playoffs? What was the single biggest missed opportunity by a Bruin that may have decided the series? 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 196, pt 1: Did the Bruins make a huge coaching mistake not properly preparing for the Panthers' strengths? What was the single biggest individual mistake by a Bruin in Round 1 that had the biggest effect on the series? 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 195, pt 3: What coaches and management said about Ullmark's health and the mishandling of the Bruins' goalie situation in the playoffs. Covering league news, Bruins' two entry-level signings and what's on the horizon for the Bruins in free agency and beyond. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx. 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 195, pt 2: Will the lessons from this season improve the Bruins' chances of winning the Cup next year, or did they miss their window? What effect did the Bruins' coaching change from Cassidy to Montgomery have on the team's chances of winning the Cup this year? 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 195, pt 1: Would the Bruins have had a clear path to the Stanley Cup if they had gotten past Florida? The "inexcusable" missteps by coaches and players looking back on the Bruins' Round 1 loss. Was it Jim Montgomery who caused the Bruins to lose confidence? 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

We go through what was said in the end of season interviews with Bruins' coaches, management and ownership. Does the Bruins' Round 1 exit at the hands of the Florida Panthers all come back to Jim Montgomery's personnel management missteps? A look ahead to free agency, the signing of Mason Lohrei and what direction the team is heading in. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx 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 194, pt 3: What Krejci says is factoring into his decision on retirement. Discussing the Bruins' cap restraints next season. What Pastrnak's massive contract and Bergeron and Krejci's bonus money mean for potential trades this offseason. Would the Bruins trade Taylor Hall to open up cap room? 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 194, pt 2: What Bruins' players said were the moments that haunt them from their series loss to the Panthers. Is it fair to say the Bruins shouldn't be so shocked about their failure to win a Cup this 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 194, pt 1: What the Bruins said on breakup day after the dust has settled on their Round 1 loss to the Panthers. The chances of bringing back Bruins' trade-deadline acquisitions Bertuzzi, Orlov and Hathaway. The timeline on Bergeron and Krejci making their decisions to retire. 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 Bergeron, Krejci and other Bruins' free agents said about their future in Boston. What players disclosed about their injuries now that the season is over. Final thoughts on why the Bruins' season ended so early. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx 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

Another major disappointment for this Bruins core & how does this affect their legacy? Going through some lineup changes that might have been enough to get the Bruins into the second round. 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

Bergeron reveals his injury after the season. How Bergeron and Krejci injuries and play effected Bruins-Panthers series. Why the Panthers matchup was so difficult to overcome. 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' turnovers, Panthers' forecheck and other reasons for Boston's disappointing performance in Game 7 and throughout their series with the Panthers. Hampus Lindholm's struggles. How Bruins' goaltending wasn't an advantage. 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

Breaking down the Bruins' stunning first-round collapse, capped off by Sunday's overtime loss in Game 7. How did this happen? Who's to blame? What could and should the Bruins have done differently? And what does this mean for the legacy of their aging core? 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

It's a chunkier episode than usual but that's only because we're still in the grieving process for the 2022-'23 Boston Bruins. The most dominant regular season National Hockey League team to ever hit the ice blew a 3-1 lead in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it's likely the last time Boston sees its hometown boy Bergeron skate in front of the Garden. Hart and Fitzy attempt their best to help you get through this dreary Monday. 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

How much trust do you have in the Bruins to not have one of the biggest let-downs in sports history? What adjustments are needed for the Bruins to keep their season alive? Will home-ice advantage be the difference in Game 7? 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 192, pt 2: Should Frederic replace Foligno for Game 7. Positives from Game 6 including Pastrnak's performance. Are the mistakes in Bruins Round 1 losses due to not being able to handle the playoff pressure? 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 192, pt 1: We analyze what has gone wrong for the Bruins in their two chances to clinch their Round 1 series with the Panthers. Breaking down the goals Ullmark has given up, to reason for his decline in performance and if Swayman should start Game 7. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx 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

Previewing the Bruins chances in Game 7 after failing to clinch their Round 1 series with Florida for the second game in a row. Is Linus Ullmark the biggest reason this series is going to seven games and has Montgomery waited too long to make a switch in net? Positives from Game 6 including Pastrnak, Bertuzzi and a dangerous Bruins' power play. What to do with Grzelcyk, Clifton, Frederic and Foligno. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx 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 191, pt 3: Going through the final minutes of the game including Linus Ullmarks' game-ending blunder. Does he need rest or will he start Game 6? Should Clifton replace Forbort in Game 6? Game 6 predictions. 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 191, pt 2: Breaking down where David Pastrnak has struggled in the Bruins-Panthers series. Would Pastrnak be better if David Krejci returned and the Czech line was reunited? 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 191, pt 1: What went wrong for the Bruins in their Game 5 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers. Why their newly-formed line combinations contributed to their slow start. Should Trent Frederic re-enter the lineup? 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 we thought of the Bruins' jumbled up line combinations in Game 5, what we'd rather see the lineup look like and what went wrong against the Panthers to force a Game 6. The impact of Brad Marchand, Taylor Hall and Patrice Bergeron in his first game of the series. Should Frederic and Clifton re-enter the lineup? Should Linus Ullmark remain in net for Game 6? Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx 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): Back-to-back nights of late-game collapses for Boston's favorite boys are just about as nerve-racking as possible for the City right now. As the Bruins make like a Leprechaun and drop a Game 5, Andy Hart makes a daring statement on which team at the Garden now has the most pressure on them to make it out of the first round of their respective playoffs. 'Breaking Boston' is a new podcast from WEEI and Audacy Sports. Fifteen minutes, every weekday, on the biggest news from the best sports city in the world, plus clips from your favorite WEEI podcasts and shows. It’s your one-stop shop for everything Boston sports. Follow wherever you get your podcasts. 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

Recapping the Bruins win in Game 4 and how each player has been able to help the team win in the absence of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. 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 190, pt 2: What has worked for the Bruins on the power play. Identifying which players stepped up for the Bruins throughout the series. How the antics of Panthers agitators like Tkachuk have hurt them in the series. 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 190, pt 3: The importance of the Bruins keeping this a short series with Florida. Does it make sense to rest Bergeron, Krejci or Ullmark in Game 5? What we think of Ullmark's attempt to fight Tkachuk. 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 all-around effort of the Bruins in their Game 4 win over the Panthers, once again without Bergeron and Krejci. Is there any reason to rest Bergeron, Krejci or Ullmark in Game 5? Identifying which players stepped up for the Bruins throughout the series. How the antics of Panthers agitators like Tkachuk have hurt them in the series. Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx 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