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Poke The Bear with Conor Ryan Ep. 199  Conor Ryan and Evan Marinofsky break down the realistic outcomes for the Bruins at this trade deadline. Is it worth acquiring another piece? Or does their position atop the NHL point to a playoff run with this roster intact? That, and much more!    Topics:  - Biggest storylines to watch in the second half  - What kind of player should the Bruins target at the deadline?  - Who are realistic trade targets for the Bruins to go after?  - Dealing players off the Current roster    This episode of Poke the Bear is brought to you by Fanduel Sportsbook. Fanduel Sportsbook is the exclusive wagering parter of the CLNS Media Network! Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED when you place a FIVE DOLLAR BET. That’s A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BUCKS in BONUS BETS – WIN OR LOSE! Go to https://FanDuel.com/BOSTON! The app is so easy to use and there are so many different ways to bet like:    ● Live Same Game Parlays  ● Find Bets in the NEW Explore Tab  ● Make a parlay in the Parlay Hub – the best way to find popular parlays  ● And more!    DISCLAIMER: Must be 21+ and present in select states. FanDuel is offering online sports wagering in Kansas under an agreement with Kansas Star Casino, LLC. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG in Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Tennessee, and Virginia. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 in Arizona, 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat in Connecticut, 1-800-9-WITH-IT in Indiana, 1-800-522-4700 or visit ksgamblinghelp.com in Kansas, 1-877-770-STOP in Louisiana, visit mdgamblinghelp.org in Maryland, visit 1800gambler.net in West Virginia, or call 1-800-522-4700 in Wyoming. Hope is here. Visit GamblingHelpLineMA.org or call (800) 327-5050 for 24/7 support in Massachusetts or call 1-877-8HOPE-NY or text HOPENY in New York.    Factor Meals! Visit https://factormeals.com/POKE50 to get 50% off your first box! Factor is America’s #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door.    Conor Ryan  Reporter for Boston.com   Twitter

Transcript

00:00 Am NOT dying to give up pieces of this current team when you are

00:06 First in the NHL and you are a true Stanley Cup contender at this point

00:11 I don't think now is the time and I get it like if let's say, Nebraska Grizzic walk in the offseason

00:16 That stinks, you know, you didn't get anything for them

00:19 But at least you will have gotten a playoff run out of them, you know

00:23 And I think that's the biggest thing at this point that you have to focus on

00:26 *Music*

00:35 And welcome in to poke the bear episode

00:37 199

00:41 One away from 200 which is I think it's safe to say we'll get to 200

00:47 My guess is Ty Anderson will be on the next episode so he can celebrate the 200

00:53 But since Ty's there, it's not me. So we're not going to the we're not going to

00:58 The Kowloon no, no meet-and-greet podcast the Kowloon, unfortunately

01:03 Did you see Sam Houser from the Celtics is doing like some meet-and-greet on

01:07 Valentine's Day at the Kowloon

01:10 What what a more romantic place in the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts Evan like that's where I would love to go

01:16 Honestly, it's a pretty good idea might might might show up not for Sam Houser just for some saugus wings

01:21 That I mean honestly, it's a beautiful romantic atmosphere there. It's the Venice of the Venice of Massachusetts the Kowloon

01:28 It is I just panicked because I was like, I hope I saw that correctly and I didn't just spread some misinformation

01:34 But I did see it correctly. I went and looked

01:36 Who from the Bruins could you see making a Kowloon meet-and-greet? There's one in mind. I have one in mind

01:42 I was gonna say like I was gonna say like all of them, but yeah, but I have one particularly in mind

01:48 Oh, yeah, who is it? I'm going with Lauco Lauco would would do something at the Kowloon like that big people

01:54 He is he is a complete now that he tweets all the time and he's probably the number one Bruins Twitter follow

01:59 He just skyrocketed to the top of that

02:01 He he's a man of the people you nailed it. Like he's just he's he's for everybody

02:06 So there'd be some Lord of the Rings tie-in at the Kowloon

02:10 Maybe they'd have some people dress up as like Lord of the Rings characters

02:12 Or the maybe that's the only way you can get in you got a dress as a Lord of the Rings character

02:16 Maybe he would be dressed as one too. So that's what I do. Anyway when I go to Kowloon, so

02:20 That's this Lord of the Rings character

02:24 So anyways, that's Connor Ryan, by the way, I'm f maranofsky Connor. What's up?

02:29 Evan I'm doing well. How you doing doing great doing great now. I'm hungry for the Kowloon

02:35 No, no, I want to go and dress up in the Lord of the Rings costume

02:41 But anyway, maybe we'll just discuss that for this whole episode because a little bit of a break here Bruins hockey

02:46 It's like, you know, what what else can we talk about?

02:49 But fortunately we have many topics that you guys we know will know and love

02:54 And we'll start here and then we'll go bigger picture as the episode progresses

02:58 Second half Bruins are 49 games in

03:03 In the second half. What are the top? What is the top storyline? You're gonna want to follow in the second half

03:09 Yeah, I think for me it has to be

03:12 How the birds can keep that their offensive float right because I mean right now enter the holiday break

03:18 I think they were 22nd in the league and goals scored

03:21 Very reliant on you know, the man advantage very reliant on the usual suspects Pasternak

03:26 Marcian coil those those guys but since the holiday break which I think ended on December 27th

03:34 Bruins are pretty much the top offensive team in the whole league and number one in goals scored

03:38 That power play is like skyrocket back up to top five, which is I think the PKs dipped at the same time

03:44 So it's a little bit of a monkey's paw situation there

03:46 but I mean they're tied for first in the league in five on five goals over this stretch and this isn't like a

03:52 Flash in the pan, you know, we're talking about since December 27th

03:57 It's been 17 games and they're scoring, you know, they're averaging close to four and a half goals per game

04:02 So I think that's gonna be the biggest key

04:05 We mentioned this before as to what's you know, the main priority for this team

04:09 I still think it goes back to defensively tightening tightening things up

04:12 but if you're a Bruins team and all sudden you have guys like Frederick and DeBrusque and geeky and you know

04:19 Patra and all these other guys that are all pulling on the rope. Also, you've got a pre

04:24 Stacked lineup where you know, maybe the star power isn't there but you've got three or even four lines of

04:32 Full words out there. They can do a lot of damage in the right situation

04:35 So I think that's something is whether all these different kind of key pieces across the lineup and keep this going on after this

04:42 Extended break after you have few pina coladas get a little Sun. See if it let's see if it carries over, right?

04:48 Agreed and I you know, you look at sort of what they've done in the last month and I think the second and third efforts on

04:54 Goals and kind of getting dirty down low in the zone and winning puck battles and winning net front battles

05:00 And you look at like part of the reason I think this is gonna continue is because of the cast you have doing that

05:06 It's not like these are all skilled guys who are you know, finally getting greasy down low like Frederick geeky

05:12 Ben reams Dyke Lauco

05:15 You know coil these are guy I mean Marcia and a posh not fit into this too

05:19 But you know newer guys who are contributing fit into that role of even DeBrusque

05:25 They are not afraid to get down low and win puck battles and create

05:29 Chances from behind the net from the sides of the net from in front of the net

05:33 I think that's how they've been getting a lot of their goals

05:35 And that's why I think they've sort of struck gold in the sense that they have that so I agree with you

05:40 I think that's a huge storyline to follow in the second half. I'm gonna go back into the Bruins end

05:45 I'm gonna go in net. I am fascinated to see what happens with Jeremy Swain

05:52 Does he what is the the divvying up of?

05:55 Of games in the second half over these last bunch of games who's getting more?

06:01 And does Jeremy Swain and continue to sort of pull away

06:05 And how do they you know?

06:08 How do they make sure Linus Hallmark is fully healthy come the playoffs and also I mean Swain's health is also a thing

06:14 But with all marks, you know thing that happened in Arizona

06:16 How do they manage that so?

06:19 And I also think in terms with Swain and like we've talked about this a lot of last couple weeks when he made those arbitration

06:24 comments

06:26 You know does he continue to raise his value and do they get something done?

06:30 Now like I you know because again his values only going up doesn't really show signs of stopping

06:37 You know I think the value only goes down if he lays an egg in the playoffs

06:40 I think at this point we know he's gonna be getting playoff games right now. I think he'd be the game one starter

06:47 But how does he sort of respond over these next couple weeks and just how many games do they give him?

06:52 I mean do they give him a little bit more do they transition him into playing a lot more to rest?

06:58 Oh mark like I I don't know. I'm fascinated to see that just because they have gone

07:03 You know the last season or two with sort of a you know trying to go every other but that feels like it could maybe

07:10 Break up over the next couple months

07:13 Yeah, be very fascinating see if Jim Montgomery kind of stays with it kids again as we always say it's one thing to

07:18 Do it in November and December in the middle of the regular season

07:23 It's one thing to you know, I think Jim Montgomery said in I think was late November

07:27 Mentioning that they want to keep the goalie rotation going in the playoffs

07:30 Let's see being carried out in practice once we get you know

07:34 February and March and even when the playoffs and we've said like that's going to be the biggest trial

07:40 I think for Montgomery and this team is staying the course there right like I think we see that this team is at its best

07:45 When those two guys are playing off each other when they're both, you know staying fresh. They're both kind of you know

07:51 Getting the best of that internal competition of both wanting the net

07:54 But what happens when one guy hits a little bit of a lull here, you know

07:59 Swimming as a shutout in game one

08:01 You're not gonna go back to him for game two like you stay in with the plan there

08:04 That whole thing is gonna be fascinating because I feel like a strong

08:08 Form to net from ideally both of them unless one of them just goes unconscious is going to be the most important thing for this

08:14 team

08:15 going on a deep run, but

08:17 It's gonna be it's gonna take a lot of conviction from Montgomery to stick with it because again

08:23 That's been their game plan last year. They went away from it and all kind of imploded in on them

08:28 So we'll see what uh what this year brings but even going off of your point to you have enough swayman

08:34 Same thing I think with like a guy like the brusque in terms of like to the Bruins bridge the gap now and start looking

08:39 At contracts warm because again like swayman's one where value seems to only be going up

08:44 Maybe the brusque wants to wait it out now. Maybe the Bruins have seen enough where they want to keep them

08:48 That's another thing worth keeping tabs on is they don't really have a whole lot of free agents this year at least

08:54 Guys that you can project as being part of maybe the next couple of years

08:59 but the brusque is definitely something to keep tabs on as to whether or not the Bruins just

09:04 Kick that down the road for the offseason or whether they want to maybe take care of some business

09:08 Once maybe the trade deadline passes, they got to make sure they're standing on business Connor. That's the biggest thing

09:13 They gotta be stanced up on business

09:15 Like the kids say

09:19 Ben Reams Dykes an interesting one in terms of free agents because you know, he's gonna be going to negotiating table being like

09:25 Gonna need a little more than a million dollars for one year gonna need a teeny bit more than that

09:31 So I think he's gonna be maybe it'll be another two mil

09:34 That'll be like he'll make he'll learn from detective crash more like he's got a quota. This is quote not a quota

09:40 It's his quote two million two mil

09:42 Just no tattoos. No touch. Oh god, no tattoos. So you're not getting any Christmas presents that year just

09:49 Just that year though. Yeah restarts on January 1st. Thankfully. Yeah, all the people who haven't watched

09:56 I think you should leave her like what the fuck are they talking about?

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10:40 so on Bruins beat we talked about Elias Lindholm and we kind of shot down the notion of

10:45 They probably shouldn't be going after the big fish in the pond at this deadline

10:50 you don't have a ton of assets you don't want to give up your few assets and

10:55 Kind of want to run it with this group and see what happens

10:58 You've got the goal tending you have the top dogs on D. You have enough offensive contributors to try and see if you can make this

11:06 thing work

11:07 That doesn't mean they won't do anything though in terms of realistic trade targets. I want to emphasize the word

11:13 Realistic because I think that's important to note here. I think a lot of people and I get it

11:18 I said this on Bruins beat I get fans wanting the big fish. I get it

11:24 You want to see your team can you know compete in the arms race?

11:27 But in terms of realistic trade targets, who do you look at and say?

11:31 Be an interesting fit for the Bruins. Yeah, I think for me. I'm just focusing on two areas the lineup

11:37 I'm gonna say like third pairing D whether it's a guy that can slot in there or even like a depth defenseman

11:44 So I think you're looking at guy like Ilya Lubushkin who is obviously

11:48 Over in the west coast now was with Buffalo last year, but isn't flashy, but he's right shot guy

11:56 Physical block shots wins a lot of hits. I don't think you want him in your top four, but

12:02 You know if something happens we get to slot in the guy like Weatherspoon if you have Kevin Chatten Kirk struggling

12:09 Derek forwards a guy who also was limited at the end of last week with I think the same lower body injury

12:16 That's a bit of a concern right like again

12:18 I think you've got really good insurance and a guy like weather's been out there

12:21 but you might have to add another guy to either step into a spot there to cover for a guy like Grizzly Kerr Chatten Kirk or

12:29 Maybe I just have more of a 70 role. So, you know, I got a little bushkin could be a possible target for the Bruins

12:35 Nick sealers a guy for the Flyers again. They're in the playoff mix right now

12:41 So you wonder if they are actually gonna move off some of those pieces the Bruins have killed the flyer. They're out. They're gone

12:47 Over after Saturday's game. Yeah, so maybe he's a guy and not flashy but third third pairing guy

12:52 I think he's kind of more than the top four this year for the Flyers which might elevate his value but six to

12:59 simple game

13:00 I think those are the guys on defense you're looking at as opposed to like a

13:05 Noah Haniff and a Chris Tanne of some of those more flashy names out there

13:09 But those are two guys. I think you keep tabs on defensively and then on the forward group

13:15 I'm looking more like fourth line guys like tone setting type of players

13:19 So like no tie tie and I mentioned Liam O'Brien who Arizona?

13:24 Agoon like that's kind of what he does but

13:28 Agoon. Yes

13:31 Why if you're looking for a guy that can set the tone can you know, maybe doesn't play every game in a playoff

13:38 Series, but can jump in the lineup and make things happen

13:42 He could be a guy worth looking at he sure sounds like a fucking brewing. It sounds like he's from hang them, you know

13:47 Yeah, I think he's from Nova Scotia, I believe but big red

13:50 Yeah, Bruins fans would love a guy like that. But even a guy like Brendan do him

13:55 For the wild which you wonder if that team's gonna start selling again

13:59 lands a lot of hits plays a pretty straight line game on the fourth line like if you're able to even add just maybe a

14:05 more

14:07 established type of player like doing him on that fourth line that even slot in there and kind of set the tone for

14:12 a

14:13 Group there that I say maybe is like more impressionable where you've got a younger player like Lauco, you know

14:18 Beecher's in that mix Boquist is in there now

14:21 But you have a lot of young hungry players that are fighting for those fourth line spots

14:25 If you're able to get a guy like do him almost in the same vein as like what Hathaway was last year

14:31 I think that can go a long way towards setting the tone and building a little bit more of a identity on the checking unit

14:36 So that's kind of what I'd be prioritizing is fourth line and then third pairings spare defense

14:42 Not really, but no I agree

14:44 I saw we are thinking the exact same wavelength on this of these are the kinds of guys you want to acquire

14:50 You're not getting the highly skilled top six winger. You're not getting a top four defenseman who you sign long-term

14:57 I have another name from Minnesota that I'm sure

15:01 People would be very interested in having come here. That's Pat Maroon

15:06 Pat Maroon is an interesting one because he's won a lot of cups big guy

15:11 My guess is he wants to go to a cup contender?

15:14 I know flurry is like the big one with Minnesota if they move him or not because they're out of you know

15:19 As spokesy would know the Minnesota Wild they're out of the picture

15:21 But I do wonder if maroons

15:25 Physicality, I think he's another guy who would not play every night

15:29 That would be kind of matchup based

15:31 But if you need an injection of physicality in a playoff series a voice in the room type of guy

15:36 Um, he's been through

15:38 Various Stanley Cups. He beat you in 2019 with the Blues

15:42 That's an interesting one. And I don't I can't imagine it's gonna take a ton to get him

15:47 I know going into the year. I think the Bruins looked at Luch each is that guy?

15:51 Obviously that has not worked out. So bringing a guy like maroon be an interesting idea. I wouldn't be opposed to it

15:58 I mean again like as long as you're not

16:01 You know if if he's coming in and he's completely limiting the fourth lines role and they you know, they're never out there

16:08 They don't get to do much

16:09 Okay, you know then you got to reevaluate but the physicality into things, you know

16:14 The being a little bit more imposing one of the problems the Bruins have had over the last

16:18 Like five years in the playoffs as they do get thrown around a bit

16:22 He might help with that. So that's maybe a guy that you want to have in there. So maroon would be an interesting one

16:29 Another one would be a local guy Colin Blackwell if you're looking for a little bit more of a you know

16:34 Potential third liner as well as a fourth liner. That's an interesting one. I think teams could be after him

16:40 I wonder if the value again the deadline you're always no one's paying fair price. You're always paying a little bit more

16:46 local guy like to me that seems like an interesting fit of some a depth piece in your in your bottom six who can you

16:54 Know contribute on the score sheet and also, you know play responsible in their own zone

16:58 So I'll go with either of them. I mentioned Henrik on Bruins beat Adam Henrik with the Ducks

17:03 He's a little bit bigger of a fish

17:07 so that's one and then two names on defense I'd give is Justin Schultz with Seattle and

17:13 Marco Scandella with st. Louis both depth pieces scandala might be a little expensive in terms of like his actual contract

17:20 But both can you know Justin Schultz?

17:23 I know was good last year for the Kraken in the playoffs

17:25 And Scandella has played a little bit better this year older guys veteran players who could kind of fit in your on your third pair

17:33 I

17:35 Mean Schultz could potentially play every night like I see other things

17:38 So I don't know you have to clear cap though for a lot of these guys, you know

17:42 That's the other thing is how do you do that? So what do you think of those names any any strong feelings towards them?

17:47 Yeah

17:48 I mean

17:48 I think all of them kind of fit the tone of what we've been kind of saying now is that you maybe have to lower your

17:53 expectations as to getting a big fish or a top six dollar even like a

17:57 You know do Claire or a guy like that, right? That could maybe be a 20 goal score. I just think it's look

18:03 you're looking more at

18:05 depth pieces or guys that just add a little bit more in terms of what you might expect in the playoffs again as you said an

18:11 O'Brien or a

18:14 Guy like Scandella or even

18:17 You mentioned like Pat Maroon. Are those guys going to like augment the entire DNA the team? No

18:23 But like they can surely help you out

18:25 It's like if you're driving through a blizzard or something like that

18:27 Which is like the akin to what the ceiling got playoffs are

18:31 It's like maybe add a little bit like the the chains for the tires

18:34 I mean, that's what Pat Maroon is it gets you over that one little bump

18:37 You need to a little bit of extra heft there. I would say to help you out in that spot

18:41 So I think that's kind of what you're looking at

18:44 it's maybe these things that are viewed as marginal upgrades, but

18:48 they come in handy when you have a critical moment in a game where it's like

18:52 it's almost like you'd rather have a spot where you have a guy like an O'Brien or a maroon or a

18:57 Doohan where things get physical, you know

19:00 You have a guy that you can turn to as opposed to not having

19:02 Anyone or it falls on a guy like Frederick who can do it. We all know that but

19:08 Frederick is now a middle six

19:11 Playdriver, which he's playing like it right now. Like it. Yeah, it shouldn't all fall on him is more or less my point there

19:17 I completely agree and I think that's why adding some physicality

19:22 Adna adding some toughness at the deadline. I don't think is a bad idea for this team now

19:27 In terms of moving guys off the current roster. That's a big question. And I think it's another question of

19:33 What are you giving up to get guys like maroon do hame?

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20:55 in terms of

20:58 Dealing anyone off the current roster. We talked a lot back in the summer about

21:04 Hey, what if this team is average and you get to the deadline and you got to make some tough calls van Reams

21:11 Dyke to brusk grizzly. We've talked a lot about to brusk and grizzly throughout the year in terms of dealing them

21:16 Where are you at with dealing guys off the current roster? I

21:21 Mean, I think I'm at the point now where I don't think you move any player unless it's to clear up the necessary

21:29 Capsules to bring someone else and I'm not either moving gala for future assets

21:34 because I think guys people mentioned maybe their value has been hampered that you know, I wouldn't move like grizzly for a

21:40 Fourth round pick one, even though I think he's had some injuries this year and he struggled below what I think people were expecting

21:47 I'm not moving him for a fourth round pick when you can still have him be a useful piece for the playoffs

21:51 Especially when we know injuries gonna happen. I got in the Bruins are well aware of

21:55 It feels like a long time ago

21:57 but I think Donna Sweeney and the Bruins are still remember that Ottawa series when it was like

22:03 Tomorrow like Tommy Cross and all those guys like I don't think they're gonna willingly subtract from an area like that on defense

22:11 But yeah

22:14 I'm at the point where again unless you're like really just trying to clear cast space out with with moving a deal like that a

22:20 Contract like grizzly. I'm not seeing the move like obviously all marker to brush or anything like that. I'm not seeing any

22:26 blockbuster headline stealing

22:30 Trades by the Bruins at all

22:31 But I really can't see them moving too many assets off office team other than being a more of a transactional

22:37 Making the money balance out but here see what your thoughts are. Yeah, I don't I think they've passed it

22:43 I think you've passed you're too good to deal off a top six forward and Jake DeBrusque

22:49 Or a top four left shot defenseman and Matt Chris look and I know people will disagree with us on this

22:54 They'll say oh put low rye in there

22:57 Who are you trusting in the playoffs? Like again low rye has a lot of upside

23:02 We both think he's gonna be really good and he showed it at times up in Boston this year

23:06 But are you ready to go on a deep cup run with a rookie?

23:11 I mean, that's you know, that's a real question

23:14 You got to ask yourself and I get it right we've said all along and I've been consistent in this you need to get future

23:19 Assets you need to find ways into the first round

23:22 You need to keep your draft picks in future years

23:25 especially the high ones obviously have to give if you have to give up a fourth or a fifth for someone like

23:29 You know a depth defenseman you got to do what you got to do

23:32 but the high ones you want to keep or go out and get but to me like

23:37 you need

23:40 keeping DeBrusque and grizzly are kind of like

23:42 Adding guys at the deadline in the sense that for a long time

23:46 We figured Oh grizzly will get dealt off potentially or oh, you know

23:49 You might need to trade to brush off you keep those guys for the stretch run

23:52 You keep them and I think also that their play could improve because they know they're not getting dealt

23:57 I think that's hung over both of their heads this year, especially someone like grizzly who is from here. So

24:02 I'm not trading anyone off the only Pete like I saw like Pluto wrote this the other day about Johnny Beacher potentially being

24:10 a trade chip

24:13 Okay

24:15 Fine, I mean I'm not thrilled about it

24:17 If it if it upgrades your team you do you have to do what you got to do because again

24:22 He's in Providence right now and you know Boquist has found his way up here and you have depth forwards

24:26 but in terms of guys on the roster like I don't know and as you said unless it's to make the money work and

24:34 And you are better because of it both short term and long term

24:37 But I am not dying to give up pieces of this current team when you are

24:45 first in the NHL and

24:47 You are a true Stanley Cup contender at this point

24:49 I don't think now is the time and I get it like if let's say Debreskin grizzly walk in the offseason

24:54 That stinks, you know, you didn't get anything for them

24:57 But at least you will have gotten a playoff run out of them, you know

25:01 And I think that's the biggest thing at this point that you have to focus on

25:04 Yeah, and I think even like maybe the last point there too is like we haven't mentioned

25:10 You know guys like Laurie or Lysel or a murky lava or what have you but again comes back to I?

25:16 Can't see this team being in the pursuit of some top trade targets out there

25:21 We may be would part ways with a lore

25:23 I the right guy was available because you just don't have the money that works like I I can't even like

25:28 Examine those scenarios where they're gonna subtract from they're already pretty barren farm system

25:33 But like again if the right piece came along your hands are more or less tied

25:37 But just the way the cap works out where all right, maybe you can trade

25:41 Look, you know, whatever Laura and murky love and grizzly can make some of the money work

25:46 But you still if you're trying to add an impact piece

25:48 Which you'd imagine would be the asking price for if you're including some of your younger prospects like that

25:53 So gonna move like another contract to to make that whole thing work

25:56 so I just don't really see it being a

25:59 viable option in terms of one them moving guys off the roster for the sake of

26:04 Getting an asset or what have you and even down on the down in Providence or in college down on the farm wherever it may

26:10 Be I can't I can't see the the Bruins either taking that route either. I can't I

26:16 Just I don't think it's the right thing to do

26:19 And I you know, you keep your roster as is and it's starting to gel

26:24 I think that's the biggest thing is over the last month. We talked about it with the offense

26:29 They're just starting to come together and they're they're still in first place and I add to me

26:35 I just go back to there's no reason to trade guys off the off the off the current roster, but

26:40 Anyways, that's been this episode of poke the bear Connor

26:44 What can we look forward to from you over at the globe and Boston calm?

26:47 Yeah, we're gonna have you covered every step of the way this season with game recaps features columns breakdowns

26:53 We have something in the paper running on

26:57 Wednesday looking at the top surprises this year. I think there's quite a few names on that list

27:02 A lot of guys have stepped up obviously, but we broke that down over on the print side on Wednesday

27:08 But we'll have plenty of more stuff throughout this season

27:11 You can find all of it over at the globe and at Boston calm

27:13 And if you want to follow me on Twitter, you can at Connor Ryan underscore 93 go do all that. That's Connor Ryan

27:20 I'm Evan Baranofsky you poke the bear listeners. Have a great rest of your week

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