About this episode

The episode discusses various mailbag questions related to the Bruins, including trade ideas and player safety issues.

We answer your mailbag questions, covering a variety of topics including the Department of Player Safety's ruling on McAvoy, what the future looks like for the Bruins' top-six FW group, what hidden gems the Bruins might be able to find with the 23rd-overall pick and much more! Thank you all for your question submissions! We will get to more next episode! Jump to: 00:00 - McAvoy suspension, issues with the Department of Player Safety 13:37 - Evan Gold interviewing for open GM jobs  18:58 - A hypothetical trade idea involving Morgan Geekie 33:04 - Could Elias Lindholm start next season on LTIR? 42:51 - Should the Bruins go after a high-risk, high-reward player with the 23rd-overall pick? 47:04 - Could players with good NHLe numbers fall to the Bruins at 23? 57:03 - Has hockey cultures glorification of playing through injuries gone too far? 1:05:26 - Can Bruins find a way to keep Arvidsson and add an upgrade in the top-six FW group? 1:14:20 - Is upper management putting too much blame on players for failed seasons? 1:21:36 - Will teams that passed up on Hagens in the draft regret it? Follow us on Twitter: @TheSkatePod | @smclaughlin9 | @briandefelice_ | @bridgetteproulx | Email…

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