Bearly On Topic: The Boston Bruins Podcast

The new season is nigh and we're here for it. We talk about the roster looks like as of recording, including what the waiver wire tells us. Are those paper moves or not? This episode is extra long because we log our predictions for the new Bruins season.

Striking while the iron is hot, we're talking about the three signings that happened on Monday: Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, and Pavel Zacha.

This week we're breaking down the Bruins moves during the draft and free agency. Why would Bergeron and Krejci sign? Why hasn't it happened yet? What else happened around the league? And Tim says goodbye to Bruins legend Erik Haula.

Finally, the Bruins have hired a new coach and we're here to talk about Jim Montgomery. What's going on with Patrice Bergeron? Should we really buy into David Krejci coming back? We also talk about the draft and what the Bruins need to select.

Last time we lounged into our benign masochism but now we're just sad in a group. Or is it angry in a group? We're venting and trying to go through all the steps of grieving as the Bruins slowly fall apart at the hands of the idiots in charge, Don Sweeney and Cam Neely. Come vent with us!

Being firmly in summer mode two weeks after the Bruins first round exit, we're talking about different pieces of information disseminated by the team after break-up week...very slowly. There's a lot of information and instead of inundating you, dear listeners, we've decided to break it down in bite sized pieces. This time we're talking about injuries and other things players might be going through.

This week, we wrap up the Bruins playoffs. We start to talk about where the Bruins go from here. (This will be a longer conversation answered in part during the summer.) And we start to talk about the very real possibility of The Bad Thing.

This week we're talking about the first four games of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series between the Bruins and Hurricanes.

With the regular season a wrap, we look forward to the playoff series between the Bruins and Hurricanes. Kinda. First we talk about all sorts of other league stuff and talk about the interesting aspects of the final 7 games. don't forget to fill out your playoff brackets!

This week we're a little worn down by the teams' injuries and win-loss record. What happens when you take away players from each position? Bad things. There were some good performances in there but we're moving on to the final games of the season. The playoff teams are set in the East and we're just waiting for the seeding. Would we prefer the Canes or the Rags? What about a TBL-TML matchup? Finally, Tim talks about the Providence Bruins and careens into a TED Talk on the DC Universe. Come for the weariness and stay for the rant!

This week we're talking about the Bruins' winning ways without overlooking the challenge they had against the Toronto Maple Leafs. We also talk about Tuukka's retirement, North Billerica new guy Marc McLaughlin's first NHL goal, and what's going on in Providence.

The Bruins finally did it! They obeyed Geoff's longtime wish to make Hampus Lindholm a Bruin. They did it in time for us to talk about it during our episode. Will the Bruins do more? They have room. Will they look at Center? How were the B's the past couple of weeks? We talk about all of that and more.

This week we talk about the Bruins 6 game road trip and all the pints they amassed. Our main game that we all watched was the Bruins vs CBJ, so we focus some of our wandering attention to that. What are the trade targets for this Bruins team? We talk a little bit about that because the trade deadline is coming up soon.

This week we truly live up to our name in that we struggle to talk about the Bruins and we seem to talk about ALL THE OTHER TEAMS. Well, not really. There is so Bruins talk in there.

This week we're talking about Tuukka Rask, his sudden retirement, and what he meant to the Bruins and the fans.

This week it's just Va and Geoff holding down the fort. we talk about how the Bruins had a letdown after nearly a month of good hockey. In juries, Covid, All Star Game Break. And we talk about what hockey you should watch in the Olympics.

After having no follow through on picking games to talk about, we briefly go through the seven games of the past two weeks because a lot of stuff happened. And yes we talk about that game (quickly) more because the Willie O'Ree banner raising is important. We also talk about ideal playoff positioning for an immoveable East. And we add a little chat about some other areas of the NHL, most notably Edmontion.

We're back after taking some time off. And there's some stuff to catch up on. We're a bit up in our feels right now. (We recorded this before the Tuukka re-signing and before Charlie McAvoy returned from injury)

Instead of talking about games, we decide to delve into the tumultuous week the Bruins have endured and continue to move through. We tackle the Marchand suspension, Cassidy's catching of the 'Rona, the Providence Bruins massive Covid situation, and finally Jake DeBrusk's trade request and the subsequent fallout. This episode is lightly edited (for your pleasure) to expedite it's release. It's long so curl up with coffee and a blanket or plan to take a ride that is at least twice the width of Rhode Island. If you do, don't forget to pack an overnight bag.

In this episode we talk about the two games the Bruins against the Red Wings and at the Leafs. What did we learn about the team from these two very different outcomes? Then we tackle the meat of the issue with what is wrong with the Bruins as they are right now. What new position are they going to have to fill. If Tuukka comes back, who will he replace? Is that something we want? Finally, we wrap up with some Bruins and P-Bruins news.