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After surprising many by making the playoffs last spring, the Boston Bruins are off to a start showing 2025-26 was no fluke. NESN/NHL Network Analyst Billy Jaffe joins Neil and Vic to take a close look at what's fueling the continued success in Beantown. Following the interview, we'll update the Nikita Kucherov saga, a comeback of historic proportion and talk about change - as in uniforms and the fact that your hockey viewing nights are ending earlier. IN THIS EPISODE: [01:19] - Neil welcomes Billy Jaffe to the show and after some fun reminiscing, get right into the surprising success under head coach Marco Sturm and how it's continued early in 2026-27. [08:17] - The depth of the forward group with several young players picking up off last season and complimented by additions playing their first full seasons for the Bruins. [12:30] - Touching on the defense, an off-season acquisition has stood out stunning many with where he sits in league plus-minus. [14:33] - The impact of Charlie McAvoy. [17:47] - Some insight on Jeremy Swayman. [21:32] - The maturation into David Pastrnak becoming captain. [24:35] - Special teams. In particular the penalty killing where the B's were shorthanded more than any team in the league coupled with a 24th place ranking. The numbers are comparable this season save for the ranking but, has the discipline improved? [28:02] - The Morning Bru with Jaffe and Razor Podcast. [31:16] - Wrapping the discussion with Billy Jaffe. [33:05] - The Nikita Kucherov drama continues. [37:51] - A comeback of historic proportion. [41:47] - Connor Hellebuyck wins his home debut with the Devils, the same game as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins becomes the Oilers all-time franchise leader in games played. Also addressed is an open letter from Hellebuyck to Jets fans as he prepares to return to Winnipeg next Tuesday. [45:09] - The Remix Uniforms. Like 'em or leave 'em? For the first seven to debut them, they may want to think about wearing them again. [49:48] - Notice that games being played in Central and Western Canada are starting...and ending earlier? [52:40] - Injuries updates...short stack. [53:40] - Hockey Fights Cancer Month brings out the best in the NHL. [56:41] - TheLineup.pro Stat of the Week X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro #BillyJaffe #NESN #NHLNetwork #TheMorningBruwithJaffe&Razor #MarcoSturm #JimMontgomery #BruceCassidy #ClaudeJulien #FraserMinten #CaseyMittelstadt #MaratKhusnutdinov #MattPoitras #JJPeterka #JamesHagens #MattMcIlvane #TannerJeannot #MarkKastelic #CharlieMcAvoy #NikitaZadorov #MasonLohrei #WillBorgen #JeremySwayman #MichaelDiPietro #LinusUllmark #BrandonBussi #BobEssensa #MikeDunham #AndrewRaycroft #DavidPastrnak #MorganGeekie #HampusLindholm #EliasLindholm #BradMarchand #BrandonCarlo #CharlieCoyle #NikitaKucherov #JulienBriseBois #JakeGuentzel #VictorHedman #RyanMcDonagh #AndreiVasilevskiy #BraydenPoint #AnthonyCirelli #MarkMessier #TyrelBauer #ArberXhekaj #AdamLowry #FlorianXhekaj #KyleConnor #DylanSamberg #ConnorHellebuyck #RyanNugent-Hopkins #KevinLowe #BradyTkachuk #ZachHyman #ConnorMcDavid #LeonDraisaitl #EvanBouchard #MitchMarner #LouLamoriello #SamPollock #ToeBlake #PumchImlach #MatthewTkachuk #SamBennett #RadkoGudas #PatrickKane #IsaacHoward #MikeBabcock #EmilHeinemann #JacobMarkstrom #MatthewSchneider #RJZuckerbergCancerCenter #JenniferSchaefer #LukasDostal #RonDuguay #BernieSaunders #JohnSaunders #AnaheimDucks #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #ProvidenceBruins TheAHL.com #ECHL #VezinaTrophy #HartTrophy #HockeyFightsCancer
A wild Tuesday with 76 goals in the 11 games produced a roller coaster evening for Neil. Thanks to an historic comeback by Winnipeg, he tipped to the wrong side of the line going 5-6 for a straight up season mark of 153-93 and dropping the winning percentage to .622. A modest four-game schedule is on tap for Wednesday. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro
A pedestrian 2-2 for Neil while all three teams debuting remix uniforms - Florida, Chicago and San Jose - lost. Hmmm. The straight up season mark remains 61 over .500 at 148-87. It's Election Day in the U.S. Check out Neil's votes for each of the 11 games on the schedule. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro
Sunday's handful of games returned a 3-2 record for Neil moving the season mark to 146-85. Another light schedule - this time of four games - makes up the Monday slate. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro
It's hard to imagine an October in recent memory with more drama around the NHL. Hat tricks, multi-goal comebacks and trade demands capped off Friday by Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov announcing to his teammates that he wants to be traded. Vic and Neil do a deep dive into a story which has multiple components. They'll also discuss a tale of opposites in Canada, a trade involving two former first round picks, personnel news, a new record for Sidney Crosby and a big exhale for a Junior B team in Sarnia, Ontario. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro #ConnorHellebuyck #DylanLarkin #NikitaKucherov #ChrisJohnson #DanMilstein #KirillKaprizov #LeoCarlsson #MacklinCelebrini #CaleMakar #Quinn Hughes #JulienBrisebois #StevenStamkos #JohnTavares #BradMarchand #AlexOvechkin #NathanMacKinnon #BillDaly #MikeBabcock #JimHiller #ConnorMcDavid #LeonDraisaitl #EvanBouchard #VladislavGavrikov #YanCournoyer #DylanGarand #BobbyOrr #WayneGretzky #ScottArneil #KevinCheveldayoff #MarkScheifele #KyleConnor #JoshMorrissey #ColePerfetti #GabeVilardi #ShaneWright #MatthewWood #ChrisMacFarlane #JurajSlafkovsky #WarrenFoegele #JeremyLauzon #AndreBurakovsky #HaydenHodgson #BrandtClarke #JoshManson #MikeMatheson #EvgeniMalkin #BowenByram #DevinCooley #ColtonDach #FilipChytil #DarnellNurse #PatLafontaine #MikeKeane #EricLindros #IssacHoward #EmilHeinemann #RyanPulock #ChrisTanev #TravisKonecny #OwenTippett #PavelMintyukov #CutterGauthier #BenKindel #LoganCooley #MikhailSergachev #SidneyCrosby #RayBourque #MarcelDionne #RonFrancis #MattPavelich #MartyPavelich #MarkPavelich #AnaheimDucks #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #HockeyHallofFame #SarniaLegionnaires #GOJHL #EvanBannister #DavidHealy #SurreyKnights #PJHL
The clocks fell back for many during the overnight but that did not keep the Old Professor from moving ahead with a 7-3 Saturday to move 60 games over for the season at 143-83 (.633). The schedule cuts in half for Sunday with games dotted throughout the day. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro