Bruins sign NCAA forward Jaxon Nelson, Pat Maroon makes practice debut, Predators preview!

Bruins sign NCAA forward Jaxon Nelson, Pat Maroon makes practice debut, Predators preview!

Wasn’t so long ago that the thought of Pat maroon in a Boston Bruins Jersey could have been seen as an April Fool’s joke but on April 1 he made his practice debut for the team with the view to playing a couple games before the playoffs begin we’ll preview tonight’s

Game against the Predators and talk about an NCAA signing as well here on today’s episode of Locked on Boston Bruins you’re locked on Bruins your daily podcast on the Boston Bruins part of the locked on podcast Network your team every Day what is up Bruins fans and welcome back to the locked on Boston Bruins podcast I’m your host Ian McLaren and this is a Daily Show where we discuss all things spoked be today is Tuesday April 2nd and I want to thank you so much for making lock on Bruins part of

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Years years or so and have been hosting this podcast for five years before that I was a full-time NHL news editor for the score speaking of the score the Bruins are hoping to run it up on the Nashville Predators tonight we’ll preview that game later on in the podcast but let’s

Begin with some news here this morning the Boston Bruins have jumped into the NCAA free agent pool signing forward Jackson Nelson that’s Jackson with the Jax to a one-year entry-level contract with an NHL cap hit of $870,000 that will be for next season as Nelson will

Report to Providence on an atto for the remainder of this season general manager Don Sweeney in the release said Jackson is a big right shot two-way center with leadership qualities as a c captain of a very successful Collegiate program he has shown consistent growth throughout his time at the University of Minnesota and

The Bruins are excited to have Jackson join the organization Nelson is 6 foot4 220 pounds he served as captain for the Gophers this past season 39 games recording 19 goals and 12 assists for a career-high 31 points this was his fif Fifth Season at the University of

Minnesota he returned in an attempt to shake off a devastating loss last year at the Frozen Four they weren’t able to get the job done and he now moves on to the NHL and uh Nelson you know could very well step into the Bruins lineup next season don’t forget they have

Several players up front who may be moving on who knows if they’ll resign Danton hyan James Van remsd uh in the bottom six Jake de Brusque not that he’s going to replace any of these guys but it’s possible that he could crack the squad and provide some pretty coste effective depth for

This team uh next season as Don Sweeney pursues more impactful targets with the salary cap going up and with quite a bit of space the Bruins will have now he again had 19 goals 31 points and 39 games this season and interest in him really spiked over

The last few weeks because he closed out the season with 11 goals and two assists for 13 points over the final eight games and his head coach in Minnesota said it was only a matter of time before uh he signed an NHL deal there was quite a bit

Of Interest last season if he had decided not to go back he very well could have already jumped into the NHL uh Jess Meyers of the rink live said the Penguins and red wings were finalists for Nelson’s Services Mark diver said yesterday that uh he was hearing Rumblings regarding the Bruins and Jackson

Nelson might be the only signing they make as dver also added the Bruins are not in on Colin graph who’s probably the top ranked NCAA free agent and they haven’t been all season per a source uh the Quint Pak Winger down to half a dozen teams with the decision expected

In the next couple of days so the Boston Bruins jumping into the free agency uh NCAA ranks picking up Nelson a nice little deal for them as they look look to yeah continue to build the pipeline and uh continue to try to find good value uh whenever

Possible similar to what they did with Justin brazo uh this season different paths to Pro Hockey but still um always good to be able to find these kind of guys especially when you do not have many draft picks to work with this season and you haven’t in some time

Nelson he’s already 24 well seasoned after again five years at the Min University of Minnesota and uh we’ll see if he’s able to make any impact here for Providence uh down the stretch and uh what happens with him come next season focusing more on the present a recently quired bruan made his

Practice debut on Monday and the Bruins are preparing for a big matchup tonight against the Nashville Predators and we’ll touch on all that here as the podcast continues it is a glorious time for sports fans because the calendar is absolutely loaded with final four Frozen Four The Return of Major League baseball

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It was Pat maroon who was out there making his debut on the practice ice at least he’s still several days away I think head coach Jim Montgomery said they were possibly targeting uh the 13th of April as a potential debut for him in game action that would be a game against the

Pittsburgh Penguins uh but Pat maroon who recently underwent back surgery been watching the Bruins on TV from his home in Boston as they took on Florida Tampa last week and I think I tweeted last week during the Panthers game like this is one that maroon certainly wants to be in on and after

Practice yesterday he said trust me he’s really excited can’t wait especially watching those two games down in Florida he said quote makes you just want to go out there and battle for the boys really looking forward to it putting on that practice jersey for an original six team

It’s a team that a lot of people want to play for he added quote I’m just excited to get with the guys get in the line with them going to battle with them great group of guys a good hockey team and he wants to be part of it as soon as

Possible end quote of course it’s hilarious to hear Pat maroon speak like this after uh he was part of the 2019 St Louis Blues team that beat the Bruins he was part of a couple of Tampa Bay Lightning teams that uh beat the Bruins in the playoffs but how things change and how

Qui quickly they can change a guy puts on the spoked B and immediately for some fans at least he just becomes part of the squad and you want to see him out there playing for your team it’s uh funny how hockey works that way um he said it has been kind of

Lonely by himself skating by himself it feel good to be back with the guys get in some battle drills try to get up to speed uh he feels like he’s close and again Jim Montgomery said he can’t definitively say that Mar maroon will get into some game action before the

Postseason but he is aiming for a return sometime next week uh and again that visit to Pittsburgh could be the target date um so the flip side of this was that David pook was not at practice he missed Monday’s practice due to a maintenance day maroon was uh skating in his spot

And he’s been out for almost 12 weeks trying to get his conditioning back um and trying to stay up to par with the group around him he’s a three-time Stanley Cup champion again he’d like to get a few games at least before the playoffs and he’s been complimentary of

Boston’s medical staff for the work in getting him back on the ice since uh he arrived early last month the goal is to play a couple games and to be fit for the entire playoff run and there’s kind of a glut of forwards in there at the moment because uh Jacob

Loco James Van Reams Dy they’ve been kind of going in and out in terms of the that third line spot on the left side once maroon back do both of those guys come out and he plays there with like uh geeky maroon Frederick or do you break up the fourth line that’s been

Pretty successful lately the JB line of jper bfish Johnny beer Justin brazzo uh brazzo he’s really making a case for inclusion on the playoff roster he’s really played very very well and it’s hard to picture him coming out anytime soon uh so it’s going to be very interesting to see what Jim Montgomery

Decides to do with with the playoff lineup um I practice yesterday it was uh hen zaka maroon Marshon coil debrusk beeer playing with skating with geeki and Frederick and then you had loo bfist and and brazzo on the fourth line with James Van rezik seemingly being on the

Outside looking in for tonight’s game against the national predators as a healthy scratch which personally hurts me very much because he’s on my fantasy team and I’m in the finals right now and I could use every Advantage I can get although don’t really wanting him out

There taking a minus or being um taking some penalty minutes so that’s the situation at practice on Monday and again maroon looking to get into some game action before the season is uh is is done uh he said Kevin shattenkirk had talked very highly of the group on the phone when he got

Traded to Boston he calls him a good group of guys he’s got an opportunity to win here maroon thinks guys that want to win a good leadership group uh they have the foundation thinks now they have to just go out there and put it on the ice

There’s a reason why the Bruins are near the top of the standings and he added that while he has been a rival of the Bruins on the ice he’s been treated very well during the time he spent around the city in recent weeks a lot of fans he

Said have been very supportive nice to have that fan support and he’s excited to get out there and again one of the reasons he was acquired is because of his well his physicality his toughness his size not necessarily his scoring touch but also that experience that he

Brings to the room a three-time Stanley Cup champion including that Series against the Bruins in 2019 and two more since then the BRS have not been able to get back to the finals since 2019 maron’s been there and he’s won and that’s some experience that they can use come

Playoff time though could use that tonight as well maroon won’t be in the lineup but they have a huge test against uh the Nashville Predators and that’s a game that we will preview here as the podcast continues sleeper is our number one choice for daily fantasy sports because

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How Boston’s sched down the stretch is very very tough and it begins tonight the April portion in Nashville with a game against the Predators it will continue on Thursday against Carolina Saturday against Florida then another game against Carolina but let’s not look past this Predators game because this is

A team that has really turned it on as of late they have lost two in a row to Arizona and Colorado but before that they were on an 18 game point streak they’re still 72- one over their last 10 games and they have really put themselves firmly in a western

Conference playoff position they’re kind of like the Bruins in the sense that it’s a bit of a transition year for this team a new head coach a new general manager um they’re trying to incorporate some younger guys along with veterans like Philip forsberg and Roman Yosi who have been absolutely Dynamite over this

Last successful stretch again going back to my fantasy team I have both and they really carried me to the finals in my league Yosi has emerged as a very strong noris trophy candidate right now the Predators sit in the first wild card spot in the Western Conference six

Points back of Winnipeg in the Central Division but they have a six-point lead over St Louis who’s uh behind the kings in the second walk Ard spot they have a six-point lead the Predators do over the blues with the game in hand uh so they’re pretty well set in a playoff

Spot but they’re a team that could be pretty disruptive when it comes to taking out one of the better teams like if right now would be Vancouver Nashville I’d probably be picking uh the predators in that series to be honest now these two teams have played once

Before this season and the Bruins did win 32 in a game in Boston back in October so very early on in the season the Predators had a 3630 advantage in terms of shots but David posno scored on a penalty shot in that one and the Bruins uh came out with the 32 win

Thanks to uh yeah in part that penalty shot goal by um by David pook James Van reck who like I said earlier might be scratched in this one had the gamewinner in that one on the power play uh back when he was more productive and and getting regular time

On the top power play unit completely different nationville Predator team it’s the second of two meetings between these two clubs and the Predators again red hot Philip forsberg’s got 10 points over their last five games to lead them he’s got five goals five assists the Bruins they’re

LED in scoring by Pavo zaka who’s got three assists Four Points over the last five games Danon Heen Leading The Way with two goals over that stretch as well so predators coming into this one pretty pretty hot and um not to be overlooked by any stretch they have uh pretty

Good uh offense 11th ranked 3.27 identical to the B the Boston Bruins they are allowing 3.04 goals which is 16th ranked the Bruins have a better defense at 2.73 uh their power plays ranked 19th their penalty kills ranked 26th but somehow they are getting it done in no small

Part to yuss Saros he’s been in trade speculation a lot this season but they kept on to him 9006 safe percentage 3222 and four carrying a very heavy load for them but uh still uh succeeding and doing very well and able to steal a game On Any Given

Night now the Bruins are sticking to their goalie rotation then it will be lenus Omar who is in net for them uh he uh last played in that Tampa game a 933 save percentage in the loss he’s been excellent uh over his last five starts uh the only blemish being a loss

To the Flyers where he allowed three goals in that one overall he’s been obviously not as good as last season but still uh very very good for the Boston Bruins the Predators you’re going to want to watch over for Philip forsberg and Roman Yosi they lead the team with

84 and 76 points respectively and Soros again able to steal any given game in net should be a great one in Nashville I’m very excited to watch this one I’ll be keeping an eye on it for Fantasy purposes but also for Bruins related purposes and we’ll be back on tomorrow’s

Podcast to recap whatever happens tonight and to bring you all the latest on the black and gold because uh we’re part of the locked on podcast Network your favorite team every single day I hope you’re all uh doing well friends I hope you are all taking care of yourselves taking

Care of each other and uh again the Bruins always provide some good distra actions when life gets heavy and hopefully that will continue um for several more weeks here coming up this season uh the Predators coming off a recent 18 game point streak seemingly out of nowhere lost two in a row they’ll

Be looking to get back on the winning side of things tonight uh and the Bruins will be looking to build off that big game the other day against the Washington Capitals happy Tuesday thanks again for subscribing tuning in and please do continue to listen and please do um subscribe to the podcast if

You have not already and we’ll be back tomorrow friends take care

It’s a news heavy episode of Locked on Boston Bruins! Tuesday began with the signing of NCAA forward Jaxon Nelson to a 1-year ELC, and this came after Pat Maroon made his practice debut on Monday.

Nelson will report to Providence, while Maroon hopes to makes his game debut prior to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Plus, a preview of tonight’s game against the recently red hot Nashville Predators.

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