Are the Bruins building their team for the playoffs?

Joe Haggerty opens up the Hagg Bag mailbag for a Pucks with Haggs mailbag edition where he answers your burning questions.

Haggs dives into the Boston Bruins’ strategic moves in preparation for the playoffs, shedding light on standout prospects from the recent development camp like Dean Letourneau, Oscar Jellyk, and Elliott Groenewold. Hagerty discusses the team’s shift towards prioritizing playoff effectiveness over regular-season performance, leading to decisions like Danton Heinen’s departure.

With a focus on enhancing scoring depth and chemistry, particularly Elias Lindholm’s potential partnership with David Pastrnak, the Bruins are gearing up for postseason success. Stay tuned as we explore how the Bruins are building a roster tailored for playoff competitiveness and the future prospects like Dean Letourneau shaping the team’s path to the Stanley Cup Final.

How do the additions of Nikita Zadorov and Elias Lindholm prepare the Bruins for the playoffs? Would they be able to make it past the tougher teams like Florida?

0:00 – Intro
3:27 – Oscar Jellvik’s performance at camp
6:32 – Matt Poitras’ healthy return
9:02 – Bruins’ playoff strategy
10:43 – Players moving on from Bruins
12:22 – Importance of physical players
14:28 – Bringing in intimidating force
19:24 – Scoring depth for playoffs
21:37 – Upgrading at trade deadline
23:20 – Offensive potential of players
27:49 – Matt Poitras’ faceoff development
32:00 – Future prospects
35:11 – Determined mindset in games
37:27 – Importance of not giving up
39:01 – Developing a killer instinct

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Jackson Tolliver

Jackson Tolliver is a producer, writer, and editor for CLNS Media. He graduated from Emerson College in 2024 where he studied journalism, focused on sports media. He previously worked for The Boston Globe as a sports correspondent and WHDH 7News as a broadcast writer.