Short Shift Podcast

Aight folks! Plenty to discuss regarding the preseason performances of Mason Lohrei, Fabian Lysell, Frederic, Bussi, etc etc. Oh and you know damn well we have to talk about Matthew Poitras. Has this kid cemented a stint with the big club to start the season? We break that down and even put some percentages on what we think will shake out. We get back on saddle with regards to voicemails and dm&ap...

We've witnessed sixty minutes of Boston Bruins hockey, and preseason at that, but we're already wading through all the overreactions and ill-informed 'trade Ullmark' takes. Brandon Bussi was as phenomenal as could be, Poitras had an excellent pro debut, Beecher waved hello at Ian. Hockey is so back, and so are we with another power hour of Short Shift content. Stick taps to And...

Season Four of the Short Shift Podcast rolls on.. We've now watched the Boston Bruins prospect challenge and its time to dissect. Who had a good weekend? And who did not, whatsoever? The boys also touch on the Babcock situation. Come on -- we're not ones to leave jokes on the table. Plus: VOICEMAILS ARE BACK, JERSEYS ARE TRASH, ASSISTANT COACH NAMED AND MUCH MUCH MORE. GET IN. Send us a...

AIGHT FOLKS. It's been an eventful summer behind the scenes but we're BACK and with a NEW NETWORK as we're now a part of The Hockey Podcast Network brought to you by Draft Kings. The hiatus has been equally frustrating and oddly refreshing, but one things for sure -- the boys haven't changed one bit and we're more energized than ever. Season FOUR of the Short Shift Podcast...

An episode we all knew was coming. The Short Shift Podcast crew gives our immediate thoughts and feelings on the retirement announcement of Patrice Bergeron. We are joined by many of our listeners by way of voicemail and DM and for that we are thankful. What is next for the franchise remains to be seen -- and we'll start to turn over those stones on todays episode, but the focus belongs to th...

60 some-odd days away from real hockey. Just keep telling yourself that. That said, there's still plenty for this team to resolve from a contract and roster standpoint -- including the elephant in the room, the captain, Patrice Bergeron. Anyways, the Boston Bruins did make some transactional news this week between Lauko and Boqvist. Do we expect Frederic and Swayman to go to arbitration? PLUS...

Aight folks, another installment of the Short Shift Podcast. There is some hockey talk in this one if you're into that sort of thing. Andrew went to camp. Ian's son excelled. Thomas' fish died. VOICEMAILS! DM'S! SHORT SIXTY! THAILAND! GET IN! Send us a message

Aight folks. Initial reactions to a weird draft, initial reactions to a weird free agency, and of course initial reactions to the return of Milan Lucic and the departure of Tyler Bertuzzi. Tons of questions by way of voicemails and dm. GET IN. Send us a message

A true short shift as hosts Andrew and Ian jump on to react and opine on Monday's trade involving Taylor Hall as they send the winger to Chicago in a cap move. What does this move mean, what does it set up? Plus some instant reactions from YOU on the Chirp Line. GET IN. Send us a message

The off-season rolls on and the trade talk articles are getting more pathetic and frustrating. Who is actually likely to be moved, and for what? The boys go as far as putting percentages on a certain goaltender.. PLUS: Gary Bettman is an absolute coward -- but you knew that already. Bussi extension: what does it mean? Calgary is hilarious, Hall Of Fame announcements, and somebody puts sixty second...

Short Shift Pod puts a bow on just an awful, awful Stanley Cup finals. You know we have to talk a bit about Bruce Cassidy. You know we got tons of voicemails. And you know most of those voicemails were about stabbings. GET IN. Send us a message

Stanley Cup finals have kicked off, and so have the Columbus Blue Jackets apparently. Who's available in Boston? Ullmark? Grzelcyk? Forbort and Reilly for sure. All this plus amateur carpentry and a story about a stabbing. Seriously. GET IN. Send us a message

Kyle Dubas is a kinked hose, gold medalist Milan Lucic isn't coming back, and Aho for Marner aint happening, and Big Bob is winning the Conn Smythe. How's THAT for a nonsensical line of copium? Voicemails, Predictions and Coyote slander. You know, the usual. GET IN. Send us a message

Short Shift's don't stop because there's never a shortage of actual Bruins news to report.. however SOME writers need to pull completely insane clickbait out of their geriatric anal cavity to justify their check from beyond the paywall. I digress. Are any of the trade suggestions floating around twitter even entertainable at this stage? NHL offseason isn't officially underway b...

Look folks, there's still plenty of time needed to heal from this season's let down.. but allow us to start opening up the blinds and letting a little sunshine in. Join us as we talk about exit interviews, Krejci encounters, and much more all while watching and reacting live to Toronto's hilarious overtime elimination. Plus; AWESOME VOICEMAILS. GET IN. Send us a message

Exactly 50 episodes ago we did a post mortem on last years team, and here we are. This one hurts, folks. No sugar coating it. What went wrong? Who is to blame? Honestly who is absolved of blame -- is anybody? Bruins and Bruins fans are taking this one on the chin and there's no getting around it. This episode is for the folks who are holding their head up high and owning this for what it is;...

The series is headed back to Boston with the Bruins holding a 3-1 lead. No Bergeron yet, and missing Krejci lately as well. Ullmark seems to be battling something and he's still playing as well as you'd hope. The question is --- will they close it out Wednesday night? Thomas, Ian and Andrew give their thoughts on the series to this point and much more on this power hour. Get seated, get...

You know we had to smash the record button to at least attempt to collect our thoughts and perspectives heading into the NHL Playoffs. We talk about the Bruins/Panthers matchup -- strengths and weaknesses for each team, roster construction and the plan if anything goes haywire in net. Who are the odd men out and is it deserved. Plus we call our shot for every first round matchup, make some bold pr...

Back again, and lets be clear about one thing; This Team Fucks, Historically. Last episode of the 2022-2023 regular season for Thomas, Andrew and Ian.. so this one has a mixture of closing thoughts as well as concerns heading into the post-season. No predictions yet, but while we're on the subject.. we've got a winner for the show's season long competition and it's certainly no...

Aight folks, Andrew's back on twitter just in time to ruin the playoffs for Thomas. We are joined by our bud Brett Howard of the OnlyBruins Podcast, a fellow BNG Network program that you must subscribe to if you haven't already. Brett is covering for Ian who is out with parvo or something. But, about those playoffs.. how about we talk some post-season hockey? Only five regular season gam...

Death, taxes, and the Boston Bruins struggling on the power play. Someone who gets paid actual money to speak on the radio actually said Tomas Nosek should replace David Pastrnak on the powerplay. In other horrible reporting news; Taylor Hall is incorrectly said to be ready to go. Monty calls bullshit. WE'RE ON LOHREI WATCH. VOICEMAILS. PREDICTIONS (Andrew is ELIMINATED), AND MORE. GET IN. Se...

Short Shift fans, the itinerary for this one gets tossed out early. An episode full of rants, triumphs, and even a few hot takes. Thomas on Thomas violence anyone? You KNOW Ian is going to discuss the 10 year deal with Fanatics for the on ice jerseys. You KNOW we're going to talk resting players and the Forbort injury. You KNOW we're going to downplay Andrew's recent hot streak in t...

Oh, Short Shift fans. How we appreciate you for not being one of the doomsayers who are jumping off the bandwagon after the Boston Bruins have lost consecutive games in regulation for the FIRST TIME ALL SEASON. No, but there are a few things that need to be cleaned up. Lets RANK those things. In this episode the boys discuss our concerns surrounding this recent drop off -- or lack of concern.. hmm...

"Alright Folks"... another episode of the Short Shift Podcast hosted by Ian Bonner with special guest co-host, Andrew Johnson. Thomas was unavailable on the only day that Ian WAS available -- so the KIDS ARE RUNNING THE HOUSEHOLD. What does this mean? At least 70% less F-bombs. Anyways, our Boston Bruins beat the Rangers this week.. Kane looked like absolute buttcheeks out there. First t...

It's here. The Post-Deadline, Post-Pasta-Extension episode of the Short Shift Podcast. We wake up early on our day off, nursing hangovers and even watching children.. just to discuss the most active deadline in recent memory for the Boston Bruins -- even with Friday being a dud pretty much league wide. David Pastrnak commits long term to Boston. Orlov is a beast. This team f#&K$. Aggressi...