Locked On Bruins - Daily Podcast On The Boston Bruins

Is Jim Montgomery's Role with the Boston Bruins in Jeopardy? The Boston Bruins are off to a shaky start with a 3-3-1 record and a concerning negative goal differential. Could head coach Jim Montgomery be on thin ice?  This episode explores the Bruins' offensive struggles, highlighting the impact of personnel changes. Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren dives into the criticism surrounding Mon...

The Boston Bruins are grappling with a significant penalty issue, having taken 40 minor penalties in just seven games. This "discipline issue," as Coach Montgomery describes it, is disrupting their game flow and raising concerns.  Their recent loss to the Predators highlights these struggles, with only one goal scored in their last six periods plus overtime. The team is exploring potential personn...

Don't look now (or do, whatever), but the Boston Bruins are slightly outside the top 4 in the Atlantic Division in terms of point percentage. Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren updates the Atlantic Division power rankings for the first time this season, and wonders whether the Ottawa Senators could possibly bump the black and gold out of the top 4 in the division. Plus, a preview of tonight'...

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Here's what we know about the 2024-25 Boston Bruins through 5 games: they're a decent playoff level team that struggles to score and isn't as strong defensively as most think. They're likely a playoff team without true Stanley Cup hopes, but who knows what can happen once in the postseason?  When you have a core of Jeremy Swayman, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, and Brad Marchand, you go for it as...

Any  Bruins fan penciling in a loss on Wednesday can be forgiven. The Bruins were facing a winless Avalanche club in Denver with Joonas Korpisalo in net. Still, despite giving up three power play goals, Boston came out on top thanks to continued offense from the 4th line, a couple big power play goals of their own, and yes, timely saves from Korpisalo. Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren brea...

The Boston Bruins have a good problem in that their 4th line has been posting crazy offensive numbers so far this season. Unfortunately, their middle 6 has been very unproductive, and we can't expect Mark Kastelic, Johnny Beecher, and Cole Koepke to keep producing at this clip. Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren discusses some options for the middle 6, including swapping Charlie Coyle and Ma...

Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren brings you all the storylines, stats, and signals you need to know from a 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Monday. As much as they may deny it, the Bruins clearly struggle mentally when playing the Panthers, as evidenced by the undisciplined reaction to AJ Greer hitting David Pastrnak in the first period.  This was a game in which the Bruins should have...

Matt Poitras made his season debut for the  Boston Bruins, and wowed in what was his first game since January. Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren breaks down the key storylines, stats, and signals from a 2-1 overtime win over the Los Angeles kings on Saturday, where Poitras continued to look like the second coming of David Krejci.  Not only did the youngster help set up the game winner from...

Jeremy Swayman made his season debut and the new-look 4th line is clicking. Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren breaks down the storyline, stats, and signals from a 6-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Storylines include Swayman's appreciation of Bruins fans, offensive outbursts from Cole Koepke and Mark Kastelic, and some lingering defensive issues that made the game closer than...

Yes, the Boston Bruins didn't look great in their season opening loss to the Florida Panthers, and optimism could be restored with a definitive win over the rival Montreal Canadiens in tonight's home opener. Still, Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren has some lingering questions about the makeup of the roster and they style they play. Can they continue to succeed by prioritizing high danger s...

Faced with an opportunity to make a statement against the Stanley Cup champions, the Boston Bruins fell flat in a season opening 6-4 loss to the Florida Panthers. Locked on Bruins host Ian McLaren breaks down the key storylines, stats and signals from the loss, including the poor play of Joonas Korpisalo, the Bruins continuing their trend of getting out shot and out chanced, and the need for more...

The opening night roster is set, and the Boston Bruins are out to once again prove everyone who thinks this team is in decline wrong. Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren discusses how Cole Koepke and Riley Tufte were surprise additions over Matt Poitras (injury) and Tyler Johnson (unsigned), and whether the team defense is strong enough to make up for an apparent lack of scoring. Boston's ove...

On Sunday, the Boston Bruins signed goaltender Jeremy Swayman to an 8-year contract extension through the 2031-32 season with an annual NHL cap hit of $8.25 million. The $66M deal comes less than a week after team president Cam Neely disclosed to the media a $64M deal was on the table, and Swayman's agent said they needed a few days to regroup after the breach in confidence and a note saying his c...

The Boston Bruins didn't give hockey fans in Quebec City much to cheer about on Thursday other than an appearance from hometown hero Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins were outshot by the Los Angeles Kings, and Quinton Byfield dropped a hat trick on Joonas Korpisalo.  Locked on Boston Bruins argues they simply can't count on consistent, above average goaltending from Korpisalo, which leads into the late...

The Boston Bruins claimed goaltender Jiri Patera off waivers on Wednesday, and Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren begins today's episode by discussing why and what it means for the depth chart at this position. Plus, a new Amazon docuseries offers insight into Jeremy Swayman's mindset during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, where he wanted to check off an excellent performance but also up his askin...

Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren breaks down the storylines, stats and signals from a preseason win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, and discusses the very latest on the Jeremy Swayman contract stalemate. Brandon Bussi put in a decent performance as the projected opening night backup, while captain Brad Marchand was forced to leave early due to illness. Justin Brazeau and Tyler Joh...

"Well, I don't want to get into the weeds with what (Jeremy Swayman's) ask is, but I know that I have 64 million reasons why I'd be playing right now.”  With that, Boston Bruins team president Cam Neely put the team's offer on the table, turning the tables on the narrative that they're not doing enough to sign their young star goaltender. Swayman's agent, however, denies the $64M amount, and the B...

After years of dominating the NHL’s Atlantic Division, is this finally the year one of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruin, Florida Panthers or Tampa Bay Lightning fall out of the playoff picture? Or will their long run owning the division continue? On this special Locked On NHL Season Preview Round Table, Ian McLaren (Locked On Bruins), Josh Sperber (Locked On Lighting), David Morassutti (Locke...

Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren is joined by Mike Amato of Sportsnet to discuss fantasy hockey options including Joonas Korpisalo, Elias Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy and Morgan Geekie.  Plus some sleeper picks from around the NHL you need to scoop to win your league. First up, a look at the key storylines from a preseason loss to the New York Rangers: an iffy outing from Brandon Bussi and rus...

Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren is joined by NESN Analyst and 2004 Calder Trophy winner Andrew Raycroft to discuss: - the Jeremy Swayman contract stalemate - comments from captain Brad Marchand about "pretty good" not being enough for young guys like Fabian Lysell and Georgii Merkulov - Tyler Johnson's standing as a veteran forward on a PTO - expectations for 2024-25 - Judd Sirott steppin...

Following a lackluster preseason debut, Fabian Lysell impressed in a win over the Washington Capitals, specifically by drawing a penalty and scoring on the ensuing power play with a high level wrist shot. Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren breaks down the victory by looking at the key storylines, stats, and signals. Storylines: Lysell's improvements and Joonas Korpisalo's successful Bruins d...

The Boston Bruins will host the Washington Capitals in preseason action on Tuesday.  Locked on Bruins host Ian McLaren pinpoints a few players to keep an eye on, including the so far underwhelming Fabian Lysell and Georgii Merkulov as well as an always rising to the challenge Matt Poitras. Next, one prominent hockey insider suggests panic over the Jeremy Swayman contract stalemate is rising. Final...

Boston Bruins hockey is back ... sort of! A concept of a Bruins roster lost 3-2 to the New York Rangers on Sunday. A key storyline was the deployment of Georgii Merkulov and Fabian Lysell, both of whom underwhelmed in their bids to make the opening night roster. Locked on Boston Bruins host Ian McLaren also digs into the key stats, including saves made and goals allowed by Brandon Bussi and faceof...

Boston Bruins star goaltender Jeremy Swayman is not at training camp, but it's full steam ahead for the rest of the roster hopefuls. The Bruins did sign Kasimir Kaskisuo to a PTO, but all eyes are on Joonas Korpisalo and Brandon Bussi, as well as goalie coach Bob Essensa. The big storylines are also up front, where a trio of Elias Lindholm, David Pastrnak, and Pavel Zacha looks very good.  Youngst...