Matt and Ty return with a new episode on the start of the Bruins’ West Coast road trip, Charlie McAvoy’s injury, and the departure of Johnny Beecher, among other topics.

2:25 — Recapping the Bruins’ loss in Anaheim and the big-picture problem of blowing games late.

10:37 — A positive of the Bruins’ season has been their competitiveness and being a tough out.

15:04 — The Bruins’ offensive success has been a pleasant surprise, but can they sustain it with all their injuries?

19:19 — How has the Bruins defense looked without McAvoy so far, and what can they do better?

29:09 — The power play is fourth in the league. What’s been key to their success?

38:06 — Thoughts on the Bruins moving on from Johnny Beecher, their latest dud of a draft pick, and whether they’ve started to improve their drafting recently.

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Matt, a North Andover, Massachusetts native, has been with The Sports Hub since 2010. Growing up the son of Boston University All-American and Melrose High School hall-of-fame hockey player Steve Dolloff, sports was always a part of his life. After attending Northeastern University, Matt focused his love of sports on writing, extensively writing about all four major Boston teams. He also is a co-host of the Sports Hub Underground podcast and is a regular on-air contributor on the Sports Hub. Matt writes about all New England sports from Patriots football to Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.