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After a 2-2-0 start to the season following a 4-1 loss to the Senators, the Bruins will look to bounce back against the Utah Mammoth at home Thursday night. In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor Ryan is joined once again by Evan Marinofsky to discuss the lackluster play of Boston's veterans, Wednesday's lineup reshuffle, and the latest trade rumors regarding Pavel Zacha. They start with the loss...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor breaks down the good and bad from the Bruins 1-1 road trip against the Jets and Wild. Bruins on CLNS Media is Powered by: On Kalshi, you’re trading against peers in a live market — meaning there’s no house. And as the probability changes, you can buy in and out of your position. Trade the draft pick, the game, and more on Kalshi Download Kalshi. Use code CLN...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss the Bruins' season-opening win over the Rangers, and the play of Fraser Minten and JJ Peterka.  Poke The Bear on CLNS Media is Powered by:  Kalshi — On Kalshi, you’re trading against peers in a live market — meaning there’s no house. And as the probability changes, you can buy in and out of your position. Trade the draft pick, the...

The NHL regular season kicks off on Tuesday, Sept 29 and the Boston Bruins will host the New York Rangers at TD Garden. Despite the season fast approaching, Boston is interested in adding to their roster. Reports indicate the Bruins are interested in Columbus Blue Jackets winger Kirill Marchenko. Marchenko, who reportedly requested a trade from the team, has several NHL suitors. In this episode of...

Conor Ryan and Evan Marinofsky go live to react to the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers preseason game tonight and discuss their top takeaways and notable performances from tonight's game as well as training camp. Poke The Bear on CLNS Media is Powered by: Kalshi — On Kalshi, you’re trading against peers in a live market — meaning there’s no house. And as the probability changes, you can buy...

Conor Ryan goes solo on Poke the Bear to break down the biggest takeaways from the Bruins’ first training camp practice. Conor starts with James Hagens and Boston’s young forward group, including the early look at Hagens alongside Fraser Minten and Marat Khusnutdinov and why giving the Bruins’ young players meaningful opportunities will be crucial this season. He also dives into Frederic Brunet op...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss Boston's plan to name a captain and talk about the top storylines to follow during training camp.  0:00 - Coming up 1:16 - Welcome in! 3:54 - Don Sweeney says Bruins will announce Captain before the season 10:57 - Latest on potential contract talks with Pavel Zacha and Bruins 17:22 - Prizepicks 19:14 - Latest on potential contract...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss the latest report on Chris Kreider, Hampus Lindholm's health, and what's next for Matt Poitras.  0:00 - Coming up 2:09 - Welcome in 3:40 - Bruins Broadcast team get extensions 5:15 - Expectations for Hampus Lindholm 9:38 - Should Bruins sign Chris Kreider 17:46 - Prizepicks 19:53 - Future of Matt Poitras with Bruins 26:54 - Subscribe to...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss Marco Sturm and Elias Lindholm's comments at the Bruins' golf tournament, as well as the chances of Boston signing Chris Kreider.   0:00 - Coming up! 1:25 - Welcome in 3:50 - Reaction to Marco Sturm’s comments at Bruins Golf Tournament 12:59 - Prizepicks 14:48 - Reaction to Elias Lindholm’s comments at Bruins Golf Tournament 19:31...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor Ryan and Ty Anderson look ahead to Bruins training camp and break down some of the biggest questions facing Boston as the preseason approaches. The guys discuss the expectations surrounding JJ Peterka, where he could fit in the Bruins’ lineup, and how Boston can put its new forward in the best position to produce offensively. They also take a closer look at...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss Elias Lindholm, Frederic Brunet, and who will be Boston's most sought-after target now that Robert Thomas has been named captain in St. Louis? 0:00 - Coming up! 1:11 - Welcome in! 4:45 - Expectations for Elias Lindholm this season 17:23 - Prizepicks 19:16 - Expectations for Frederic Brunet this season 27:20 - Subscribe to the podcast! 29:35...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor Ryan and Ty Anderson discuss Evan Marinofsky’s interview with Marco Sturm on Bruins Beat! WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH MARCO STURM: https://youtu.be/j8yFMtePQvg They also discuss the ongoing debate over the Bruins' next captain and make the case why the Bruins should name Charlie McAvoy captain and why they should name David Pastrnak captain. 0:00 - Coming...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss the Bruins' looming decision on a captain and with the debate clearly between Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak the guys discuss who the ideal fit and they both explain why they think it should be David Pastrnak. They also discuss Marat Khusnutdinov who is coming off a year in which he had a career year playing in 77 games with 15 goals and...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor runs through your latest mailbag questions. Conor breaks down why he thinks Charlie McAvoy did appeal his suspension to start the season and looks at the potential impact it could have on the Bruins defensive lineup to start the season. Conor then breaks down if the Bruins should pursue a potential trade deal for the Carolina Hurricanes Alexander Nikishin. C...

Conor goes solo for a mailbag episode of Poke The Bear, tackling the questions Bruins fans are most fired up about heading into training camp. Why has free agency been so quiet across the league, and what does that mean for Boston's ability to add pieces? Pavel Zacha's extension status is the biggest storyline — Conor breaks down the contract math, what a fair deal looks like, and whether the Brui...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Ty discuss Brad Marchand's injury woes, and debate where the Bruins stack up in the Atlantic Division. 0:00 – Intro 2:49 – Brad Marchand in Florida: the weird conundrum for Bruins fans 5:29 – Bruins cap situation & the dangers of bad long-term contracts 8:27 – Don Sweeney's trade record: hits, misses & what could have been 14:31 – What if the Bruins had...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan run through both the best and worst case scenarios for the Bruins in 2026-27.  0:00 - Coming up! 1:07 - Welcome in! 5:06 - What is the best & worst case scenario for the 2026-27 Bruins? 7:50 - What is the worst case scenario for the 2026-27 Bruins? 19:10 - Prizepicks 20:43 - What is the best case scenario for the 2026-27 Bruins? 31:44 - Wrappin...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Ty dig into one of the most important questions heading into the Bruins' season — which players are set up to take a step forward, and which ones might be due for a reality check? They run through the regression candidates on Boston's roster, the veterans who may have had career-best seasons that are tough to replicate, and why that matters for a team st...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor Ryan and Evan Marinofsky run through Boston's potential free agent and PTO options at this stage of the season, and explain why right now it doesn’t make sense for the Bruins to pursue any of these veteran free agents & shut down the idea of even pursuing a guy like Vladimir Tarasenko. They also discuss whether or not some of the team's depth forwards c...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Ty run through the NHL hopes of Frederic Brunet and Matt Poitras — and look at Marat Khusnutdinov's upside in his second full season in the NHL. 0:00 – Intro 6:53 – Bruins offseason state of play 8:24 – Matt Poitras unsigned & Frederic Brunet's roster spot 13:57 – PrizePicks 15:24 – Linus Ullmark trade talk & cap situation 19:37 – Cleaning house: the cas...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan run through their early predictions of what the Bruins' lineup will be to open the 2026-27 season.  0:00 - Welcome in 3:22 - Projecting the Bruins Lineup for this season 4:18 - Bruins 1st Line 7:51 - Bruins 2nd Line 10:14 - Looking at the projected Top 6 15:32 - Prizepicks 16:33 - Should James Hagens start on 3rd line? 20:04 - Bruins 3rd Line 2...

 In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor answers some of your mailbag questions about Don Sweeney, the Bruins' schedule, and Fraser Minten's next contract.  0:00 - Welcome in! 3:13 - What’s Don Sweeney’s plan for the future of the Bruins? 12:18 - Will Bruins trade Mason Loheri or Henri Jokiharju? 16:59 - Prizepicks 18:13 - Looking at potential extensions for Fraser Minten & Marat Khusnut...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor answers some of your mailbag questions about Pavel Zacha, Boston's best contracts, and much more! Poke the Bear on CLNS is Powered by:  💰 Prize Picks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

On this episode of Poke the Bear, Evan Marinofsky fills in for Conor Ryan and chats with Ty Anderson about all the latest Bruins moves and what might still be to come. 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Traveling Stories & Summer Check-In 2:35 - Bruins Offseason Moves Breakdown 9:39 - Too Many Defensemen — Who Gets Moved? 15:35 - PrizePicks 16:51 - Fraser Minten Extension Talk 22:43 - The Zacha Question 28:13 -...

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor shares some leftover thoughts from the Bruins' moves on Wednesday.  Poke The Bear on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices