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Poke the Bear

Poke the Bear

By: Conor Ryan
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Boston.com's Bruins reporter Conor Ryan offers up weekly thoughts, opinions and analysis on all things surrounding the Black and Gold in “Poke The Bear” — a new podcast centered on the Original Six club. Each week, Conor and a number of guests offer in-depth breakdowns on the latest news surrounding the B’s — and having plenty of fun along the way. So sit back, grab a libation (or Dunks, no one’s judging here) and let’s talk some hockey.Copyright © 2022 CLNS Media Network | North Station Media LLC All Rights Reserved. Hockey Politics & Government
Episodes
  • What are the expectations for Marco Sturm, Bruins in 2025-26
    Jul 11 2025
    In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss Conor's 1-on-1 interview with Marco Sturm on a variety of topics. Poke the Bear is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - ⁠https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS⁠Download the app today and use Code CLNS when you sign up & Get $50 instantly when you play $5! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • Recapping Bruins Free Agency & Development Camp
    Jul 5 2025
    In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Ty discuss Boston's free-agent signings, the future of the franchise, and Bruins Development Camp. 0:00 ⏰EPISODE TIMELINE⏰ 2:15 Reacting to Bruins free agency signings 14:04 Expectations for next season 19:56 PrizePicks 21:49 Any intriguing signings from free agency? 31:18 Other ways the Bruins could’ve approached this offseason 38:32 Subscribe to Bruins Rinkside on YouTube! 39:02 Reacting to development camp 48:18 Timeline for James Hagens 53:06 Thanks for watching! Poke the Bear is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNSDownload the app today and use Code CLNS when you sign up & Get $50 instantly when you play $5! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • We have some...Questions over Bruins' free-agent signings
    Jul 2 2025
    In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Evan discuss Boston's free-agent signings and the setting reasonable expectations for next season. ⏰️0:00 - EPISODE TIMELINE⏰️ 1:30 - Reaction to Bruins Free Agency signings 18:07 - Prizepicks 19:25 - James Hagens performance at Bruins development camp 20:23 - Will Bruins play the young guys this season? 29:44 - Expectations for Bruins offense this season? 32:27 - Subscribe to the Podcast 33:18 - What needs to go right for Bruins to contend for playoff spot? 35:17 - Previewing 2026 NHL Draft 36:37 - Expectations for Bruins this season 40:07 - Wrapping up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins
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