On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Conor Ryan break down Evan's 1-on-1 interview with Marco Sturm. They start by breaking down Sturm’s comments on how he views young players. Will this philosophy benefit the Bruins in the short and long term? What did he mean when talking about making his players earn their opportunities? What does this mean for James Hagens? After the break, the guys react to Sturm's comments on the captaincy, including a possible hint at who could wear the C next season. Later, they wrap with thoughts on the defensive pairings, what Sturm will do with all these defensemen, and why his desire for healthy competition in the squad. Will there be an odd man out? Tune in for a full breakdown of Evan’s exclusive interview! 00:00 Intro 02:52 Sturm on young players & what it means for James Hagens 14:58 PrizePicks 16:42 Sturm’s captaincy hint 23:12 D-pairs dilemma 30:12 Thanks for watching! Bruins Beat on CLNS Media is Powered by:  💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in lineups when you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evan Marinofsky sits down with Boston Bruins head coach Marco Sturm for a wide-ranging interview on his career, setting a culture and this incoming Bruins team. The guys start with Sturm’s career and the psychology of his coaching. How does he plan on building a culture long term?Then, they get into this current team, diving into James Hagens, Fraser Minten and what he expects from younger players. How will he balance playing the kids and playing the veterans and trying to win? They also got into the depth at center (specifically Elias Lindholm), the logjam of defensemen and what he looks for most in a captain. 0:00 - Coming up! 1:02 - Bruins Head Coach Marco Sturm joins the show! 3:26 - Creating a culture in year 1 with Boston Bruins 5:49 - Balancing different styles of coaching 9:19 - Helping set new culture for Boston Bruins 11:43 - Experience as an assistant coach 13:37 - Prizepicks 15:19 - Rocket Money 16:08 - How pressure has evolved on high draft picks 18:40 - Helping younger players handle pressure 20:55 - Expectations for Fraser Minten this season 23:01 - How Marco manages lines 25:23 - Expectations for JJ Peterka this season 27:07 - Do you ever talk with Pastrnak about who he works best with? 28:27 - Expectations for Elias Lindholm this season 30:28 - Balancing play young & veteran players 33:58 - Marco Sturm on James Hagens  37:15 - Marco Sturm on Shorten training camp 41:07 - Marco Sturm on What makes a good captain 44:57 - Marco Sturm on Captains responsibilities 47:30 - Wrapping up! Bruins Beat on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in Lineups if you win your first $5 Lineup! Join Rocket Money to reach your financial goals faster at RocketMoney.com/BRUINS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Conor Ryan dive into a fan survey and how the Bruins front office did. They also get into stories on the Bruins future. No one is that high on the Bruins.  0:00 - Coming up! 0:40 - Intro 2:50 - Bruins Front office ranked 23rd by the Athletic 14:30 - Prizepicks 15:46 - Rocket Money 16:41 - Bruins projected 27th in The Athletic’s Projection of 2030-2031 NHL Standings 30:09 - Reacting to recent NHL redrafts 35:46 - Wrapping up! Bruins Beat on CLNS Media is Powered by 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 in lineups instantly if you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Patrick Donnelly do the unthinkable — they break out the tiers for the most heartbreaking Bruins playoff moments.  0:00 - Coming up! 1:08 - Welcome in! 2:25 - Ranking the Most Heartbreaking Bruins Playoff Moments 4:11 -2008 R1 Game 7 vs. MTL — 5-0 loss in MTL  5:54 - 2009 R2 Game 7 vs. Carolina — Scott Walker punch in Game 5, scores the OT winner  8:02 - 2010 R2 Game 7 vs. Philly  10:50 - 2011 SCF Game 3 vs. VAN — Aaron Rome hit on Nathan Horton  13:08 - 2012 R1 Game 7 vs. WSH — Joel Ward OT winner, lowkey Knuble may have interfered with Thomas  15:22 - Prizepicks 16:32 - 2013 SCF Game 1 — Kaspars Daugavins misses an open net in 3OT, Bruins eventually lose  19:22 - 2013 SCF Game 6 — 2 goals in 17 seconds  22:36 - 2014 R2 Game 3 vs. MTL — Subban out-of-the-box breakaway goal  25:44 - 2014 R2 Game 7 vs. MTL — Laid an egg in Game 7, ending a Presidents Trophy-winning season  31:28 - 2019 SCF vs. STL Game 5 — Noel Acciari trip led to goal  35:08 - 2019 SCF vs. STL Game 7 — laid an egg in Game 7, 4-1 loss, Marchand change  38:54 - 2020 R1 — Tuukka Rask leaves the bubble to attend to a family matter (ahead of Game 3 vs. CAR)   44:00 - 2020 R2 vs. TB — Won Game 1, lost four straight to TB for the second time in three years; ended a huge season  47:55 - Subscribe to the podcast! 48:11 - 2023 R1 Game 5 vs. FLA — Brad Marchand’s last-second breakaway before regulation that Bobrovsky stopped  53:21 - 2023 R1 Game 6 vs. FLA — Bruins lose 7-5, blow a 5-4 lead in the third, epic collapse, DeBrusk shorthanded, Pastrnak pretty goals  55:50 - 2023 R1 Game 7 vs. FLA — Bruins rally from down 2-0 to make it 3-2 late, Montour scores with a minute left and then Verhaeghe wins it in OT; blew a 3-1 series lead 58:29 - 2026 R1 Game 1 vs. BUF — Bruins blew a 2-0 lead in a few minutes in Game 1, end up losing Game 1 and the series 59:44 - Honorable mentions 1:00:14 - Wrapping up! Bruins Beat on CLNS Media is Powered by 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 in lineups instantly if you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Carl Corazzini dive into the latest Cam Neely comments on naming a captain. Carl and Evan discuss the ins and outs of having a captain with Carl shedding light on the importance of having captain this season especially with all the young players it seems like the Bruins will be bringing on the roster this season and having those guys have someone who is a role model to follow in their foot steps. Are they hesitant on David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy? They also get into the plan for James Hagens and what fans and they should expect from Hagens who is coming off a season in which he only played a handful of games before he struggled to consistently get on the ice during their first round series lost last year. 0:00 - Coming up! 1:10 - Welcome in guest Carl Corazzini 5:39 - Will the Boston Bruins name a captain this season? 13:20 - Prizepicks 14:25 - Who should the Boston Bruins name captain? 25:35 - Expectations for James Hagens this season? 39:56 - Wrapping up! Bruins Beat on CLNS Media is Powered by 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 in lineups instantly if you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Ty Anderson discuss what else the Bruins could do this offseason, such as Dylan Larkin. They also wonder whether James Hagens will start in the NHL or AHL.  00:00 Intro 07:27 What’s next to address this offseason? 14:40 PrizePicks 16:02 Rocket Money 16:56 What’s next for James Hagens? 27:51 Should the B’s target Dylan Larkin? 35:48 Thanks for watching! Subscribe to Bruins Rinkside! Simplify your style with Jack Archer Apparel for Men! Visit jackarcher.com/attack for 15% off your order! Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster Join at RocketMoney.com/BRUINS Bruins Beat on CLNS Media is Powered by:  💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in lineups when you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Conor Ryan take a hard look at where the Bruins stand financially compared to the rest of the NHL. With the salary cap landscape shifting league-wide, how does Boston's situation actually stack up — and do they have the flexibility to make meaningful moves before the season starts? Evan and Conor break down the numbers, identify where the Bruins are handcuffed, and where there might be more room to maneuver than people realize. Then the conversation turns to Charlie McAvoy — is he still an elite defenseman, or has the conversation around him shifted? His contract, his performance, and his place among the NHL's best blue liners are all on the table. And to close it out, a bigger picture question: in a league that feels wide open, are the Bruins still relevant? Evan and Conor don't sugarcoat it. 0:00 – Intro 0:37 – Housekeeping & mid-August Bruins landscape 2:21 – Cap model breakdown: where the Bruins stand league-wide 7:03 – Biggest cap hits & value concerns on the roster 10:24 – Pavel Zacha extension & contract outlook 13:05 – Fraser Minten's value & what he's worth on the open market 15:31 – Are the Bruins at rock bottom — or turning a corner? 18:01 – PrizePicks & Rocket Money 20:25 – NHL Network's top defenseman rankings debate 21:29 – McAvoy vs. the field: where does he really rank? 28:58 – Are the Bruins still nationally relevant? 35:08 – Outro Bruins on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in Lineups if you win your first $5 Lineup! Bruins on CLNS⚡️by Jack Archer! (Visit jackarcher.com/attack for 15% off!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky goes solo to break down one of the most debated questions heading into next season — who are the Bruins' top two centers, and should Elias Lindholm even be one of them? Evan makes the case for a shake-up, arguing the Lindholm-Pastrnak pairing just isn't working and that Pavel Zhaka and Matt Poitras deserve bigger roles down the middle. Then he pivots to the 2026 free agent class — is it actually worth saving cap space for, or is building through free agency a relic of the past? Jason Robertson is the name to watch. And to close it out, Evan digs up a wild 2021 trade proposal that would have sent Sidney Crosby to Boston — and honestly, it's hard not to wonder what could have been. 0:00 – Intro 1:33 – State of the Bruins: what needs to change 3:09 – Line combinations & top six forward debate 5:10 – Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha & the center situation 9:27 – Expectations for the young core this season 10:35 – PrizePicks 11:53 – 2026 free agency class: is it worth waiting for? 14:38 – Why you can't build through free agency anymore 18:39 – What if the Bruins had traded for Sidney Crosby in 2021? 22:37 – Outro Bruins on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in Lineups if you win your first $5 Lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Conor Ryan detail what should be expected from James Hagens this season. They also get into the logjam on defense. What if they go into the season with all these D?  0:00 - Welcome in! 2:30 - Expectations for James Hagens this season 14:29 - Prizepicks 16:05 - Should Bruins keep James Hagens on the Wing instead of Center? 20:40 - What do Bruins do with all their defensemen? 30:37 - Wrapping up! Bruins Beat 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 $150 instantly in lineups when you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Mark Divver discuss the Providence Bruins' two new coaching hires and the development model down there. They also dive into Kirill Marchenko and whether he's a fit for the Bruins.  0:00 - Welcome in! 2:00 - Reaction to Providence Bruins hirings 10:43 - What do Bruins do with Matt Poitras & Frederic Brunet? 18:20 - Prizepicks 19:20 - Should Bruins trade for Kirill Marchenko? 31:30 - Wrapping up! Bruins Beat 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 $150 instantly in lineups when you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices