What did you see that you liked right out of the gate from the Bruins, Ray?

Well, number one, well, number one is Swayman.

So he had an amazing game.

You know, he was up for Bessina.

Last year, it seems like he'll probably be up for that again this year.

He's such a stabilizing force for them.

Gives them a chance to win every night.

Ray, you bring up Paterka, and everybody's talking about him, but when you look at all the new names, all the young guys, who's maybe a dark horse that not enough people are talking about in your mind?

What, uh, what did you see that you liked right out of the gate from the Bruins, Ray?

Well, number one, uh...

Well, number one is Swaim, and so [laughs] he, uh, he had an amazing game.

You know, he was up for Vezina last year.

Seems like he'll probably be up for that again this year, and he's, uh, he's such a stabilizing force for them.

Gives them a chance to win every night, and, uh, they played a solid game.

I thought, I thought they out-chanced the Rangers.

Ray, you bring up Pechurka, and ev- everybody's talking about him, but when you look at all the new names, all the young guys, who, who's maybe a, a dark horse that not enough people are talking about in your mind?

What did you see that you liked right out of the gate from the Bruins, Ray?

Well, number one, well, number one is Swayman.

So he had an amazing game.

You know, he was up for Besna last year.

Seems like he'll probably be up for that again this year.

And he's such a stabilizing force for them.

Gives them a chance to win every night.

Ray, you bring up Paterka, and everybody's talking about him, but when you look at all the new names, all the young guys, who's maybe a dark horse that not enough people are talking about in your mind?

What, uh, what did you see that you liked right out of the gate from the Bruins, Ray?

Well, number one, uh- Well, number one is Swayman.

So he, uh, he had an amazing game.

You know, he was up for Vezina last year.

Seems like he'll probably be up for that again this year, and he's, uh, he's such a stabilizing force for them, gives them a chance to win every night.

And, uh, they played a solid game.

I thought, I thought they out-chanced the Rangers.

Ray, you bring up Pechurka and ev- everybody's talking about him, but when you look at all the new names, all the young guys, who, who's maybe a, a dark horse that not enough people are talking about in your mind?

What, uh, what did you see that you liked right out of the gate from the Bruins, Ray?

Well, number one, uh...

Well, number one is Swayman.

So he, uh, he had an amazing game.

You know, he was up for Vezina last year.

Seems like he'll probably be up for that again this year.

And he's, uh, he's such a stabilizing force for them.

Ray, you bring up Pechurka and ev- everybody's talking about him, but when you look at all the new names, all the young guys, who, who's maybe a, a dark horse that not enough people are talking about in your mind?

What, uh, what did you see that you liked right out of the gate from the Bruins, Ray?

Well, number one, uh...

Well, number one is Swayman.

So he, uh, he had an amazing game.

You know, he was up for Vezina last year.

Seems like he'll probably be up for that again this year, and he's, uh, he's such a stabilizing force for them, gives them a chance to win every night.

And, uh, they played a solid game.

Ray, you bring up Pechurka, and ev- everybody's talking about him, but when you look at all the new names, all the young guys, who, who's maybe a, a dark horse that not enough people are talking about in your mind?

Is that something that could be a possibility?

No, I don't think so.

I think that Donnie and Cam know exactly what they have in that room.

And, yeah, obviously, you know, it's pasta or mackerel boy that is talked about in terms of being the next captain.

Donnie said there's going to be a captain name.

Yeah, some people may be wondering why they didn't name him the first day of camp or whatever, but there will be a captain name before the season starts here.

it's going to be one of those two guys.

And, hey, before you go, the captain's ball is coming up pretty soon, Ray.

Is that something that could be a possibility?

No, I don't think so.

I think that, uh, Donny and Cam know exactly what they have in that room.

And yeah, obviously, you know, it's, it's Pasto or McAvoy that is talked about in terms of being the next captain.

Uh, Donny said there, there's gonna be a captain named, um, yeah, or some people may be wondering why they didn't name him the first day of camp or whatever.

But there will be a, a captain named before the season starts here.

Uh, it's gonna be one of those two guys.

And, hey, be- before you go, the Captain's Ball is coming up pretty soon, Ray.

Is that something that could be a possibility?

No, I don't think so.

I think that Donnie and Cam know exactly what they have in that room.

And, yeah, obviously, you know, it's pasta or mackerel boy that is talked about in terms of being the next captain.

Donnie said there's going to be a captain name.

Yeah, some people may be wondering why they didn't name him the first day of camp or whatever, but there will be a captain name before the season starts here.

it's going to be one of those two guys.

And, hey, before you go, the captain's ball is coming up pretty soon, Ray.

Is that something that could be a possibility?

No, I don't think so.

I think that Donnie and Cam know exactly what they have in that room.

And, yeah, obviously, you know, it's pasta or McEvoy that is talked about in terms of being the next captain.

Donnie said there's going to be a captain named.

Yeah, some people may be wondering why they didn't name him the first day of camp or whatever, but there will be a captain named before the season starts here.

it's going to be one of those two guys.

And, hey, before you go, the captain's ball is coming up pretty soon, Ray.

Is that something that could be a possibility?

No, I don't think so.

I think that Donnie and Cam know exactly what they have in that room.

And, yeah, obviously, you know, it's pasta or McEvoy that is talked about in terms of being the next captain.

Donnie said there's going to be a captain name.

Yeah, some people may be wondering why they didn't name him the first day of camp or whatever, but there will be a captain name before the season starts here.

it's going to be one of those two guys.

And, hey, before you go, the captain's ball is coming up pretty soon, Ray.

You asked?

Yeah, so like I was talking earlier, how the struggles had been, you know, for quite a while, and, um, it was the hardest, hardest thing I ever had to do in terms of my hockey career, was asked to leave Boston.

Call Harry Sinden.

He was at the general managers' meetings in Florida, and, um, I called him, and I said, "Harry," I said, "You know, I've, I've decided that I've, I've gotta go somewhere to compete, to put myself in a different environment, to see if I, you know, first of all, if I still got it, and, uh, to try to win again or to compete to win, to get somewhere, to have hope that a team, you know, we could get somewhere." So I told him I wanted to go to Philadelphia.

I didn't want to go in a Western Conference.

I was...

Uh, at the time, we were building our big house here in Boston, and I wanted to be able to commute, come back when the schedule allowed me to, and, and I thought Philadelphia, looking at the Eastern Conference, had the best opportunity, and, uh, I made that very clear to Harry.

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How? You asked.

Yeah.

So like I was talking earlier how the struggles had been, you know, for quite a while, and, um, it was the hardest, hardest thing I ever had to do in terms of my hockey career, was asked to leave Boston.

Called Harry Sinden, he was at the general managers meetings in Florida, and, um, I called him and I said, "Harry," I said, "You know, I've, I've decided that I, I've gotta go somewhere to compete, to put myself in a different environment, to see if I, you know, first of all, if I still got it, and, uh, to try to win again, or to compete to win, to get somewhere, to have hope that a team, you know, we could get somewhere." So I told him I wanted to go to Philadelphia.

I didn't want to go in the Western Conference.

I was, uh, at the time, we were building our big house here in Boston, and I wanted to be able to commute, come back when the schedule allowed me to, and, and I thought Philadelphia, looking at the Eastern Conference, had the best opportunity.

And, uh, I made that very clear to Harry, and he was like, "Okay, I hear ya." And, uh, I knew Reggie Lemelin was a goalie for the Bruins that is one of my best friends, that, uh, he was goalie coach for the Flyers.

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