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Evan Marinofsky and Steve Conroy discuss the expectations for the Boston Bruins this season, focusing on young players and the team's defense.

On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Steve Conroy tackle the biggest questions facing the Bruins. They dive into Marco Sturm's handling of young players and the logjam on defense.  0:00 - Coming up! 0:45 - Welcome in! 3:38 - Expectations for Boston Bruins this season 5:54 - Expectations for James Hagens this season 10:01 - Will James Hagens play Center this season? 14:00 - Should Bruins play the younger guys more this season? 16:22 - Prizepicks 17:34 - Looking at the Bruins current defensemen group 20:46 - Are you surprised about the quiet offseason for the Bruins? 22:31 - Could the Bruins look to trade Pavel Zacha this season? 22:56 - Will Bruins name a captain this season? 27:54 - Wrapping up! Bruins Beat on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in Lineups if you win your first $5 Lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hosts: Evan Marinofsky, Steve Conroy

Topics covered

• Boston Bruins
• hockey season expectations
• young players
• defense
• trades
• captaincy

Keywords

• Boston Bruins
• Marco Sturm
• James Hagens
• Pavel Zacha
• hockey
• season expectations
• defensemen

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