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Bruins get off to an encouraging start in season-opening win

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss the Bruins' season-opening win over the Rangers, and the play of Fraser Minten and JJ Peterka.  Poke The Bear on

Bruins season preview: Should Boston target Kirill Marchenko?

The NHL regular season kicks off on Tuesday, Sept 29 and the Boston Bruins will host the New York Rangers at TD Garden. Despite the season fast approaching, Boston is int

INSTANT REACTION: Bruins Fall 2-0 to Flyers in Preseason Game

Conor Ryan and Evan Marinofsky go live to react to the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers preseason game tonight and discuss their top takeaways and notable performanc

What stood out at start of Bruins training camp?

Conor Ryan goes solo on Poke the Bear to break down the biggest takeaways from the Bruins’ first training camp practice. Conor starts with James Hagens and Boston’s young

Bruins Will Name a Captain and Training Camp Preview

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss Boston's plan to name a captain and talk about the top storylines to follow during training camp.  0:00 - Coming

What does future hold for Matt Poitras with Boston Bruins? | Poke The Bear

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss the latest report on Chris Kreider, Hampus Lindholm's health, and what's next for Matt Poitras.  0:00 - Coming u

Should the Bruins Sign Chris Kreider?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss Marco Sturm and Elias Lindholm's comments at the Bruins' golf tournament, as well as the chances of Boston signin

What do you want to see from the Bruins during training camp?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor Ryan and Ty Anderson look ahead to Bruins training camp and break down some of the biggest questions facing Boston as the preseaso

Who will be Bruins' next big fish with Robert Thomas staying in St. Louis?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss Elias Lindholm, Frederic Brunet, and who will be Boston's most sought-after target now that Robert Thomas has bee

Will Marco Sturm Give Bruins Younger Players a Fair Shake this Camp?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor Ryan and Ty Anderson discuss Evan Marinofsky’s interview with Marco Sturm on Bruins Beat! WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH MARCO STU

Will Boston not name a captain this year?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss the Bruins' looming decision on a captain and with the debate clearly between Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak t

Could Boston target Alexander Nikishin in a trade? 

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor runs through your latest mailbag questions. Conor breaks down why he thinks Charlie McAvoy did appeal his suspension to start the

Is Mason Lohrei Boston's most likely trade chip?

Conor goes solo for a mailbag episode of Poke The Bear, tackling the questions Bruins fans are most fired up about heading into training camp. Why has free agency been so

Did Bruins make the right call not re-signing Brad Marchand?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Ty discuss Brad Marchand's injury woes, and debate where the Bruins stack up in the Atlantic Division. 0:00 – Intro 2:49 – B

What is the BEST and WORST-CASE scenarios for the 2026-27 Bruins?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan run through both the best and worst case scenarios for the Bruins in 2026-27.  0:00 - Coming up! 1:07 - Welcome in! 5:

Which Bruins could REGRESS this season?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Ty dig into one of the most important questions heading into the Bruins' season — which players are set up to take a step forw

Could Bruins be interested in late summer PTO contract?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor Ryan and Evan Marinofsky run through Boston's potential free agent and PTO options at this stage of the season, and explain why ri

Will Bruins give Frederic Brunet a chance this season?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Ty run through the NHL hopes of Frederic Brunet and Matt Poitras — and look at Marat Khusnutdinov's upside in his second full

What will the Bruins' lineup be this season?

In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan run through their early predictions of what the Bruins' lineup will be to open the 2026-27 season.  0:00 - Welcome in 3

What is Don Sweeney's long-term plan for Bruins?

 In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor answers some of your mailbag questions about Don Sweeney, the Bruins' schedule, and Fraser Minten's next contract.  0:00 - Welco