Oct 26, 2026 · 33 min · 12 segments
On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Conor Ryan break down why the present and future outlook for the Bruins has changed so much. They also get into the analytics of why things are…
Conor RyanGuest
Evan MarinofskyHost
But Bruins right now, I mean, they are hot eight straight games with at least a point.
I think I don't want to break down the game again, but what I do want to get into is sort of what this all means, which is it feels like they're ahead.
It feels like they are completely ahead of where we thought they were going to be both last year and this year.
Like that tweet on Saturday morning that was like, do the Bruins have the best under 25 in the league? Like, you know, a month or two ago, that's like out of your mind insane.
Now, I still don't think that they have the best on paper under 25 group in the league, but the fact that they're even in the conversation now is a testament to how ahead of the game they are just based off the last month.
Yeah, I think when you look at the way the Bruins are playing right now, like we talked about this before the start of the season, Evan, of, you know, where this group wants to be once you get to April and May.
And regardless of how far this team was going to go, where we're going to end this season, having some sort of certainty this team is moving in the right direction, right? If at the end of the year, James Higgins looked like an everyday NHL player.
Brunet, like, is he going to be in the lineup? And we're kind of getting those, again, it's what, 12 games, 13 games into the start of a new season? But it feels like we already have a lot of those answers right now.
And to now, it's almost like if you want to change your expectations of, like, maybe not, like, what this team could be this year, but of just more validating, like, oh, no, this team is on the right track.
Like, who knows what these guys, like Higgins and Minton and Brunet, what can they be once you get to, like, the springtime? Is, like, Higgins going to be a...
a legitimate impact center by April, right? Can like Brunei be a guy that's going to be in the lineup every day? Is Minton by the time we get to the spring, like an established 2C? And I think you've seen the group so far.
Like I know you've hit on it quite a bit, Evan, of like the entertainment factor of what this team is at.
And just like you notice the speed, the skill, what has just elevated this group.
But yeah, like you look at the game against the Sharks and like the growth you've seen.
But Bruins right now, I mean, they are hot eight straight games with at least a point.
I think I don't want to break down the game again, but what I do want to get into is sort of what this all means, which is it feels like they're ahead.
It feels like they are completely ahead of where we thought they were going to be both last year and this year.
Like that tweet on Saturday morning that was like, do the Bruins have the best under 25 in the league? Like, you know, a month or two ago, that's like out of your mind insane.
Now, I still don't think that they have the best on paper under 25 group in the league, but the fact that they're even in the conversation now is a testament to how ahead of the game they are just based off the last month.
Yeah, I think when you look at the way the Bruins are playing right now, like we talked about this before the start of the season, Evan, of, you know, where this group wants to be once you get to April and May.
And regardless of how far this team was going to go, where we're going to end this season, having some sort of certainty this team is moving in the right direction, right? If at the end of the year, James Higgins looked like an everyday NHL player.
Brunet, like, is he going to be in the lineup? And we're kind of getting those, again, it's what, 12 games, 13 games into the start of a new season? But it feels like we already have a lot of those answers right now.
And to now, it's almost like if you want to change your expectations of, like, maybe not, like, what this team could be this year, but of just more validating, like, oh, no, this team is on the right track.
Like, who knows what these guys, like Higgins and Minton and Brunet, what can they be once you get to, like, the springtime? Is, like, Higgins going to be a...
a legitimate impact center by April, right? Can like Brunei be a guy that's going to be in the lineup every day? Is Minton by the time we get to the spring, like an established 2C? And I think you've seen the group so far.
Like I know you've hit on it quite a bit, Evan, of like the entertainment factor of what this team is at.
And just like you notice the speed, the skill, what has just elevated this group.
But yeah, like you look at the game against the Sharks and like the growth you've seen.
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