Poke the Bear

Poke The Bear with Conor Ryan Ep. 186

On this episode of Poke the Bear, Conor Ryan welcomes on Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports Hub to talk about how this Bruins team can stand to improve. What is their biggest area of need, and how much margin for error does this roster allow? If the Bruins do decide to make a big move, do they have the trade pieces to pull it off?

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Poke The Bear with Conor Ryan Ep. 185

Conor Ryan is joined by Evan Marinofsky today to take a closer look at the highs and lows of this Bruins team, from their goaltending, lack of physicality, and some questions around coaching decisions. How does this team regain some consistency, and are they capable of maintaining the level of play they showed early in the season?

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Poke The Bear with Conor Ryan Ep. 184

Today, Conor Ryan is joined by Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports Hub to talk about the recent happenings in the world of the Boston Bruins including Charlie McAvoy's apparent injury against the Buffalo Sabres, Matt Poitras being sat much to the dismay of many fans, Tuukka Rask taking the ice with the team in practice, and go over some statistics that might be concerning in regards to the recent offensive production of this team.

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Poke The Bear with Conor Ryan Ep. 183

Conor Ryan is joined by Evan Marinofsky for this edition of Poke the Bear, today, Conor and Evan take a look back at the predictions they made before the start of the season and see just how accurate their takes were, and who completely missed the mark. That, and much more!

Topics:

- Conor and Evan kind of nailed their Matt Poitras predictions

- The Bruins DID start off hot

- The guys revisit their point predictions

- Jeremy Swayman vs. Linus Ullmark

- Jake DeBrusk…

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Poke The Bear with Evan Marinofsky Ep. 182

Will the Bruins keep looking for bargain-bin signings? w/ Ty Anderson

Conor Ryan is joined today by Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports Hub. to discuss the latest struggles from the Boston Bruins, their bounce back win vs the San Jose Sharks and if the Bruins will keep looking for bargain-bin signings?

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Poke The Bear with Evan Marinofsky Ep. 181

Time to Panic with the Bruins?

Conor Ryan is joined today by Evan Marinofsky of the New England Hockey Journal to break down the skid that the Bruins are currently trudging through. The B's have dropped 4 of their last 5 games, most recently giving up 5 goals to the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets. What is going wrong for this team, and is this a sign of things to come?

Topics:

- Bruins lose a brutal one to the Blue Jackets

- What’s going wrong?

- How do they stop this?

- The big guns need to step up

- Are the Bruins not as good as we thought?

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Poke The Bear with Conor Ryan Ep. 180

What should Bruins fans be thankful for?

Today, Conor Ryan is joined by Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports Hub to break down the last-minute loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in which the Jeremy Swayman kept the Bruins in the game, the centers who have stepped up into their roles recently, discuss what Bruins fans should be thankful for, and, of course, giving their Thanksgiving food takes. That, and much more!

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Poke The Bear with Conor Ryan Ep. 179

Are We Surprised David Pastrnak is on a 60-Goal Pace? w/ Evan Marinofsky

Topics:

- Montgomery alludes to going with a goalie rotation in the playoffs

- David Pastrnak is back on track for 60 goals

- Should we be shocked?

- Did the Bruins show signs of how good their offense can be on Tuesday against the Sabres?

- A lineup decision looms with Matt Grzelcyk returning

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Poke The Bear with Conor Ryan Ep. 178

What have been the top surprises for the Bruins so far this year?

Welcome back to another episode of 'Poke the Bear' with your host Conor Ryan of Boston.com! Today Conor is joined by Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports Hub to discuss the biggest surprises in so far this Bruins' season.

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