The Skate Podcast

Hour 1 of a now two-hour Sunday Skate, as Ken Laird, Matt Kalman & Pete Blackburn react to 94 penalty minutes and several misconducts in the Saturday night Bruins - Tampa tilt, plus the state of Bruins' lines heading towards the playoffs and Tuukka Rask's playoff chances. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about yo...

Hour 2 of Sunday Skate, with Ken, Matt & Pete discussing whether Tampa or Boston is the better team heading towards a possible playoff matchup in Round 2. Also, Coronavirus fears might shut down NHL dressing rooms. 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

Ken Laird and Matt Kalman discuss a Bruins win over Tampa Bay that has nearly wrapped up a Division title. Also, Bruins and northeast hockey prospect guru Mark Divver joins the show to discuss Jack Studnicka and the B's prospect pipeline. 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://podca...

Ken Laird and Matt Kalman discuss the state of the Bruins' after a 4-0 win on Long Island has them trending towards a President's Trophy. Kalman also discusses his one-on-one with Torey Krug regarding Krug's future heading into free agency. 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://pod...

Post trade deadline, Ken and Matt welcome former NHL goalie Guy Hebert from Fox Sports Midwest to analyze the Bruins' trades for Ondrej Kase and Nick Ritchie. 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

Ken Laird, Matt Kalman and Pete Blackburn discuss the Bruins' trade of David Backes in return for salary relief and Ondrej Kase from Anaheim, plus whether or not Don Sweeney will make another move at the Monday deadline. 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/adch...

Ken Laird and Matt Kalman discuss a few traded players that the Bruins have missed out on, with the Trade Deadline approaching in a few days. Plus, this year's Tuukka Rask Vezina candidacy and the guys' WEEI.com live tweeting project of the "Miracle on Ice' game 40 years later. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more ab...

Matt Kalman of WEEI.com and Pete Blackburn of CBS Sports discuss the controversy around the NHL Department of Player Safety after Zdeno Chara's fine and Evander Kane's complaint. Plus the guys talk abou the Bruins' needs leading up to the NHL trade deadline, David Krejci and Charlie Coyle's futures and what is a fair next contract for Torey Krug. To learn more about listener data and our privacy p...

Ken and Matt welcome NESN Rinkside Reporter Sophia Jurksztowicz to the WEEI complex to talk Bruins & about her first season covering the team. Also discussed, a theoretical David Krejci trade at seasons' end to keep Torey Krug. 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.c...

Ken Laird, Matt Kalman and Pete Blackburn are in every Sunday at 8am on 93.7FM to talk Bruins, this is their debut 2020 episode with the first place B's approaching the trade deadline. 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

Matt Kalman and Ken Laird welcome NY Post Rangers writer Brett Cyrgalis for some intel on Chris Kreider, the NHL's top rental trade target, and the guys analyze the recent changes to the Bruins line combinations. 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

Sunday Skate tri-host Pete Blackburn joins Matt & Ken in studio to discuss the state of the Bruins at the All-Star break and bye week, with a look ahead to the team's trade deadline options 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

Ken and Matt react to the week's news, including the moving of Brett Ritchie and David Backes to AHL Providence, plus the guys welcome former BU defenseman and 2011 Bruins Cup contributor Colby Cohen to the show to discuss the first half of Charlie McAvoy and others. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad...

Ken and Matt discuss the Bruins' team toughness - or lack therof - in the wake of Tuukka Rask getting concussed by Columbus and the team not responding in significant fashion. 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

Ken and Matt return for the new year with NHL Network analyst Brian Lawton and reaction to the Bruins' recent "slide". 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 the end of one decade, and the start of the next. With Ken Laird on assignment, the Patriot Ledger's Mike Loftus joined Matt Kalman to look back at a decade of Bruins hockey and look ahead to what's in store in the 2020s. 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.co...

University of Michigan assistant coach and former Bruins goalie Steve Shields on Boston prospects Johnny Beecher and Jack Becker, plus some remembrances of the 2003 Bruins. 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

Legendary hockey reporter Bob McKenzie - 'The BobFather' - joins Ken and Matt for the latest on the Bruins and possible trade deadline targets, the future of Torey Krug, and more. 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

Ken Laird and Matt Kalman discuss the Bruins "Regression" after a mini-skid, and Boston native and former NHL'er Chris Knuckles Nilan joins to discuss the Bruins' start, the state of the Atlantic Division, Claude Julien and the NHL's coaching abuse 'scandal'. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices...

Ken and Matt are joined by longtime Boston Globe hockey writer Kevin Paul Dupont to discuss the amazing start from David Pastrnak. The guys also discuss what the Charlie Coyle contract means for the future of the Bruins center position, as well as behind the scenes violence and bigotry regarding some North American hockey coaches. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:...

Ken & Matt are joined by WEEI Godfather Dale Arnold this week to talk all thing Bruins as the team hits Thanksviging week with a 15-3-5 record and a first-place position in the Atlantic Division. 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

Ken and Matt talk Bruins after an impressive win in Jersey and coming off a 3-out-of-4 point weekend against Toronto and Washington. NHL legend Eddie Shack also joins the show with his autobiographer Ken Reid to discuss Eddie's Boston years and his new book. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices....

Matt Kalman talks with hockey writer and Canadian radio personality Liam Maguire about his new book, 'The Real Ogie!', a look at the real-life inspiration for Slap Shot character Ogie Oglethorpe, Goldie Goldthorpe. Matt and Liam also discuss Don Cherry's departure from Hockey Night in Canada, with Liam giving his insight as a friend and colleague of Cherry's through the years. To learn more about...

Laird and Kalman evaluate the Bruins recent 0-2-2 skid, including blowing a four-goal lead at home to Florida. The guys are also joined by NHL analyst and former netminder Jamie McLennan from TSN and the NHL Network.   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/adchoi...

Matt Kalman spoke to Bruins defensman Kevan Miller on Veterans Day, discussing the latest on Miller's knee rehab as well as his connection to veteran's organizations and issues. 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