June 13, 2025 • 47 mins
Energy Line with Nate Thompson and Julie Stewart-Binks open up talking about the Oilers’ comeback win in overtime in Game 4 to tie the Stanley Cup Final at 2-2. They discuss who the Oilers should start at goalie in Game 5, Corey Perry’s speeches and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce being at the game. Bruins new head coach Marco Sturm then joins Nate and JSB. Sturm discusses the joy of getting the Bruins job, why he decided to go there, this epic Stanley Cup Final, coaches that helped guide him along the well and coaching Leon Draisaitl. Sturm also gets into Sam Bennett being a free agent and Nate’s impact on him coaching together.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Energy Line is a production of the NHL and iHeart podcasts.
We'll go on into the Energy Line with Nate and JSB.
I'm Julie Sewart Banks. He's former NHLR Nate Thompson. Energy
Line is a production of the NHL and iHeart podcasts.
(00:27):
Another incredible Stanley Cup Final game last night in Florida
where the Oilers came back.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
They were dead done, dusted, down three nothing. Everyone said,
this game is over. They come back from the dead.
They win this game in overtime. Got a little bit
dicey because obviously they let up that lead late in
the third period, but they win in it overtime. Leon
Drysidel the overtime king his fourth of the Stanley Cup Playoffs,
(00:55):
second of the Stanley Cup Final.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
This series is tied at two. We're gonna break it
all down. Plus the Newist Bruin's head coach is joining us.
We will be check with Marco Sturm and just a
bit of first Nate, who Deny Thompson, your predictions are
coming to fruition?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
What is going on? What a game like?
Speaker 4 (01:15):
I mean, it's it was hilarious seeing like bizy, you
know they're down three nothing, Edmonton and it's like game over,
dead in the water and a kind of choke. I
was like, oh, they have Connor McDavid and Leon Dreisidle, Like,
you know, I don't think if they're done. And so
when I tweeted that, I was like hmm. And then
they tied it up three to three and I actually
saved it. I was like, I'm gonna save this to
see what happens and then I'm gonna post it again.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
But holy shit, what a game.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah, literally watched last night.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
Holy shit, what a game.
Speaker 4 (01:45):
I mean it was the first period is wild because
I was watching and you're like, who is Edmonton right now?
They look like a shell of themselves in the first period.
And luckily that game, like it could have been six
nothing after the first period, Like that's why I said that.
I was like, they're lucky that it's only three nothing.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Thing.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
I mean, Stuart Skinner, I thought he he made some
big saves and I think I don't think it was
his fault after the first period. I think that Chris
knaw Black made that change for a boost the team,
which obviously it worked, but you know, he was he
was hung out to dry in the first period Edmonton
was it was just weird. They had no jump, they
had no push, they were standing around. It was it
(02:25):
was so wild to watch that. I mean just in
the first period seeing that and you're thinking, oh my god,
this is going to be a long night for Florida
and then all of a sudden and even in the
start of the second too, right, you noticed that even
the start of second Juligue, it was like they were
just still, like they froze. They looked like they were
frozen a little bit, like we don't know what not
not sure, and then sure, shit, they started getting some momentum.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
They get that goal.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Next thing you know, it's three to three and the oiler,
and they were a completely different team, completely different team.
It was like night and day watching watching the Oilers
throughout that game. And you know, I thought some guys
that really stood out, Like I thought Corey Perry was
so good last night again and he wasn't even you know,
he was bouncing around a lot of lines were all different.
Chris Nablack, he was he was shuffleboarding those lines in
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the first and second period. And what really stood out
to me too was Ryot Nugent Hopkins. I thought Ryan
Nutraon Hopkins had an incredible game. I thought that the
ford check he had on that goal before Wallman scored,
I mean he was he was all over the ice
and obviously he's not completely healthy. So I mean this
game had everything. Uh, you know, Florida obviously did not
(03:32):
go away, and now we have a tied series two
to going back to Edmonton Game five.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
Buckle up. I mean, this is this is fun shit, Julie.
I love it. I absolutely love it.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
You When you say like this game had everything, It's
like Stefan from s and I was, like, this game
has everything. A very lopsided first period, a goalie being
pulled after having a very good period and keeping his
team in it, and sort of a goaltender controversy, and
(04:08):
then a team coming back, and then another goal being
scored in less than twenty seconds left to tie this game.
It was just like I was, like I tweeted it,
being like hockey is for psychopaths, because like you gotta
be ready to like you just want you want to
be you want to feel everything, like when I saw
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them go first of all, I agree, and actually I'm
gonna just I'm gonna I'm gonna name drop. I'm gonna
pick this name up off the ground afterwards. But I
was messaging with the one and only Mark Messia, one
of our friends of the show, and I was like,
not a good first period for the oilers, which I love.
It is just such a basic ass statement, I said
to him, and he's like, watching McDavid kill penalties is
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actually horrifying. Who in God's name thought it was a
good idea to have him kill penalties When the playoffs started,
coaches completely overwhelmed right now, and I was like agree.
I was like, they're helping Florida and it was like
the whole team's just getting beaten every area. And then
it was like our messages go. That was like nine
twenty five. At eleven oh four, I was like, this
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is pure theater, like it just.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Then everything changed and then there was a huge blank
there's no text in between two yeah, and then it's
just like Julia who starts.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Oh yeah, well, I think it's it's Picker for sure.
I feel bad for Stewart Skinner because I, unfortunately have
too much empathy. I learned this when I was at
the Olympics in Tokyo twenty twenty during the pandemic where
I had to take on like all of the athletes
emotions because there were no fans in the stands, and
I was like one of the few people that was there,
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and it was like, oh, I was like their therapist.
I was like, oh no, like there was no energy exchange,
and so they gave me all their emotions and it
was like great, but it also took a toll on me.
I feel too much. That's not a good thing. I'm
not being like, oh my goad, I'm don't grain it
being so nice that people.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
No.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
I feel so I feel so much for Stuart Skinner
where I'm like, oh my god, this guy got you know,
pulled in the LA series and then he comes back
and then there's this like whole emotional piece that sports
Net does on him and him being like the quote
I told you a couple episodes ago of like something
like I don't know, like losing it, like you just
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you're trying to hold on to it, like the opportunity,
and you're just like it's just so difficult to keep it.
And then seeing him play well in that first period,
the guys in front of him didn't. As Wayne Gretzky said,
on the TNT broad gas like it could have been
six nothing if he wasn't in goal, and then Ballsy
moved by Chris Noblock to put in Pickard. I will
(06:50):
say I was getting pizza boor vibes. I was like,
uh oh, oh, this is a Jake otten your situation
and we all know how that ended. But nope, the
script was flipped and pickered that's his net right now.
After that, I mean the Sam Ryan hard goal. Maybe
would want that one back, but everything else, I mean,
(07:11):
he made some incredible says it's got to be his.
What about you?
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Yeah, no, I think it has to be pickered. I
think I thought that, you know, he gave the team
a boost. I think it was a wake up call.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
I think when Pickard goes in, I think you could
see the team they kind of changed their urgency and
Pickard made it. I mean, he made that save on
I think was Lundell that it could have been. I
think it would have made the game four to one
at that point, and he kept at three to one.
I mean that was huge save, huge save, and you
can see kind of the energy that he brought, you
(07:41):
know he brings, you know, you could see the team
kind of come to life. So I think, yeah, they
they ride with Pickard and but that doesn't mean though,
I mean, who knows, you know, this series and the.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Playoffs anything again in this year?
Speaker 4 (07:56):
Yeah, yeah nothing, nothing is stone No, and Skinner could
be back in for Game six or Game seven.
Speaker 3 (08:03):
Who knows.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
I mean it doesn't mean Picker it's going to ride
the rest of the way. I mean things have been changing.
There's a lot of variables in this series, so who knows.
But it's uh, I mean this these two teams, it's
it's crazy how close they are, Like, you know, it's
just it just seems like every time, like last night,
when Edmonton goes up for to three, it's like, Okay,
(08:26):
this scheme is probably over, and then Ollver, of course
Florida ties it up, and it's just it's back and forth.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
I mean I was on the edge of my seat
in overtime.
Speaker 4 (08:32):
And I never really get too nervous or too like
emotionally invested, and last night I was like I was
emotionally invested in that game. It was a it was
a wild hockey game.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Yeah, I definitely screamed again in my apartment building, people
are just I'm in New York City. They're just like,
what what could she pop? Is she watching the Mets
or Yankees? Like what possibly screaming about an Edmonton goal
like in the Stanley Cup. But I, okay, tell me
what you think about this. When when or when the
Florida went up three nothing in the first period, I
(09:07):
honestly got this fib where I'm like, it felt like
it was too early to go up that big, Like
there was still a lot of time left. Like if
that was after the second period, I'd be like, okay, eh,
that's not a good situation for Edmonton. But I was like,
oh no, it's like there's too much time left in
the movie for like the bad guy or good guy
(09:29):
to do something to change flip this entire script. And
knowing Edmonton, I just felt like, hmm, Florida, maybe it
shouldn't have like Claude too hard. I don't know, it
just I just got this five that like, yeah, there's
time with this. Maybe it's just this team.
Speaker 4 (09:43):
No, you're right. I think I had the same feel.
I mean, whenever you have Connor McDavid and Leon Dreislin
you're down three goals that you're definitely not out of
the you're not out of the game ever. I mean
they showed that in definitely the King series, you know,
like they came back many times. And I just think
that the big thing though for Game five for Edmonton
(10:05):
is trying to play with the lead. I think they
need to get out to the lead and try and
hold that lead the whole game, you know they I
think they've really flirted with having to do these comebacks
way too much in his playoffs, and I think they
can try and play with the lead and you know,
keep the game within reaching out, have to do what
they did last game, they'll be in a much better position.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Yeah, Okay, So I want to ask you about I
was just listening to thirty two Thoughts, the podcast which
I am Elliott and Kabagaskis, which I love, and they
said that Corey Perry apparently was the voice of reason
in the locker room after the first period, similar to
McDavid of last year in a game after game during
Game two of the Stanley Cup Final when he had
(10:47):
his you know, dig in rent, but not to the
same level. But you've played with Corey, you know him.
If Corey Perry's giving a speech in the locker room,
in that situation, what do you think it's like?
Speaker 4 (11:00):
It is passionate, it's heartfelt, it's coming straight from the heart.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
He cares more than anything.
Speaker 4 (11:05):
And and Cordy Perry, he's not really in the locker room.
When I played with him, he wasn't a super talkative guy.
You know, when he spoke, he was one of those
guys that everyone listens because he didn't speak all the time.
So on that team, I'm sure everyone listened up. And
I believe that it was heartfelt and obviously whatever he said,
(11:27):
they took it to heart and it worked because they
were a completely different team after the first period.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
Cory Perry, I think his if his message is also
like let's look at Corey Perry's careers. We've talked about before.
Like I think if I heard Corey Perry speak in
a locker room after what he's been through and being
in Stanley Cup finals and losing four recently, I'd be like, Okay,
all right, I better get my shit together, Like this guy,
this guy's been this guy's been through it, and we
(11:54):
cannot let this happen again. Like this Corey Perry will
will this team to win after the crap that he's
been through on the like, seeing so many other teams
hoist the Stanley Cup is just a nightmare fueled life,
you know, in a weird way. I mean, I'm speaking
from a point of privilege of actually them being in
the Stanley Cup final, right, Like, that's that's huge to
(12:15):
begin with. But I just I thought it was interesting
that there were guys in that game that stepped up,
as you mentioned r n H, Darnell Nurse whatever POD's
podcasting guy, Yeah, Pop Holden, podcasting pods Olden, Okay, I'm sorry.
(12:39):
I apologize to him, but I'm undiagnosed yslexia. Uh. And
then Jake Wallman like, hello, do you know how many
anytime goalscorer bets that I lost last night just because
I placed them on favorites and absolutely zero points? You're okay,
minus Lean dry Sidel. These guys all stepped up. It
wasn't the Conormic David show necessarily no.
Speaker 4 (13:00):
And this is what this is what you see, and
this is what you've seen a play, so and everyone's
freaking out about the fact that Connor McDavid has zero
goals and Sasha Barkoff has zero goals, which is crazy
when you think about it, both captains for both teams
don't have a goal in this series. That is because
I think when you look at these playoffs series, a
lot of times these first and second lines will cancel
each other out because you know they're playing against each
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other so much that they won't score and it comes
down to the third and fourth line. And Edmonton needed
their depth to show up. They needed this to win
because Florida's depth, we know what they've done. So I
think this was huge for Edmonton. Now, going back home
to Edmonton having home ice, Connors still not scoring yet
(13:42):
that like that, that feels like a bubble about to pop,
like he's about to score at some point, and their
depth also scoring. I mean this is that was a
huge win for Edmonton and now they can create some
momentum and possibly, you know, take that into Game five
at home and who knows, maybe they finish it in six.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
Oh god man, that'd be insane on in Florida. Okay,
So I did have a question I wanted to ask
you earlier on but I I missed it by talking
about the game. But like, how would you feel if
you knew Taylor Swift was watching you?
Speaker 4 (14:20):
I had a feeling that Taylor Swift was coming into
this conversation, and I almost I almost tweeted Avi av
I almost tweeted about it too, thinking like Taylor Swift's
going to be a good luck charm for either of
these teams or bad luck time, you know, so I
would have been I would have been happy about it.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
It's good for the game.
Speaker 4 (14:40):
It's good for the game to have Taylor Swift and
Travis Kelcey at the hockey game.
Speaker 3 (14:43):
Huge, huge, I mean, because think about it.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
I mean, all the Swifties started following football and now
they can start following hockey. It's her, it's her new thing. Yeah,
imagine she's at the game in Edmonton.
Speaker 1 (14:56):
I I pray to God whoever got her to that game.
I mean, she also has like probably the craziest schedule
of like anyone of all time, although she seems to
be going to restaurants near me in New York where
I'm like, wait a second, I was like just around
there and I missed her. But I think that if
if whoever in the NHL got Travis kelce and Taylor
Swift at that NHL game, first of all, Brava, you
(15:19):
deserve a Stanley Cup of your own, because I can't
even imagine how difficult that was. Secondly, you now have
to get them to Edmonton because Edmonton people would also
go even more banana sandwich because let's remember Edmonton is
in butt fuck nowhere, and so Taylor Swift and Travis
Kelcey going there would be a win on its own.
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And so then you have them all people just go bananas,
like when I when I brought when I brought Eric
stone Street to Winnipeg, which is for another podcast. Even
the immigration the customs people lost their absolute shit over
the fact that he was there. Like that, Winnipeg was
seeing a celebrity. So if you have them come to
that game, and man, I would hope that they would. However,
(16:01):
I did see if you're Edmonton, you'd be like, you
got to be on our side now because we saw
her cheering a lot for Florida. Of course, because you
know she was part of the home the home team
probably helped bring her there. I don't know how I
feel about Taylor swipping a Florida Panthers fan. I'm not
gonna lie, but she did write a song called Florida,
so like I'll give her a pass on that. I
(16:22):
would have thought she would probably be like a Myers fan.
Speaker 4 (16:25):
Maybe the Bolt and Kelsey brothers played hockey like they
they'd love hockey. I will say that's probably a big
fact she probably wanted to go to a game. Yeah, yeah,
I know they both played hockey like in high school.
They they just had because Wayne went and sat with
him for a little bit where Wayne Gretzky sat with him.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
Yeah, but Wayne's going to go find like, you know,
the Wayne's gonna sniff out who the A listers are.
Speaker 4 (16:47):
Whoever he is, Wayne is they're going to sniff out of.
They're gonna sniff him out one hundred percent. Yeah it's
Wayne Gretzky. Yeah but yeah, No, Travis and Jason are huge,
huge hockey guys, big hockey guys.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
They love it.
Speaker 1 (17:01):
What a whiff that they didn't plan and then that
could have been not as successful as they are right now.
Certainly wouldn't be dating Taylor Swift. Travis Kelsey was a
hockey player, that's for sure. But we do know that
someone who is taking in the playoffs right now because
he is in the fortunate position of being able to
(17:23):
be the head coach of one of the biggest franchises
in the NHL Original six team is new head coach
of the Boston Bruins, Marco Sturm, and he is joining us
on the Energy Line right after this. Welcome back to
the Energy Line with Nate and JSB. We are now
(17:44):
so fortunate to be able to speak with the new
head coach of the Boston Bruins. He has so many
accolades to his name, such an interesting career that spans
from the Olympics to the NHL and of course also
coaching other teams, including in the Los Angeles Kings organization.
Speaker 6 (18:02):
And that is.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Thank you so much for joining us here today and
giving us your time. Congratulations on your new position. How
does it feel to be back with the Bruins.
Speaker 5 (18:13):
Oh, it feels great, So thank you very much for
having me today. No, I mean being back this week
doing my media tour a little bit, you know, being
being out in the public, and you know, I think
I forgot a little bit. How how how big it is,
how the big the Bruins are you in this town?
Speaker 3 (18:31):
Right?
Speaker 5 (18:32):
Tom or knows Libty he played here too, So it's
been an outstanding week. I'm so excited and I'm so
proud also, and to be to be named the Hedge
Hedge coach of the Boston.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
Yes, it's good. It's just it's really good to have
you on here.
Speaker 4 (18:51):
And you know, I was, I was so pumped up
and I and I talked about.
Speaker 3 (18:54):
It with Julie before you were hired.
Speaker 4 (18:56):
I was like, I think, I think Marco, I think
he's I think he's a good fit for the Bruins.
And it's amazing to see you know, you played there
now your coaching there, you know, what are what are
some things like you're looking forward to being back in
Boston now?
Speaker 5 (19:09):
Yeah, no, just I think, uh just getting that energy,
the atmosphere back, you know, I think that's that's that's
also me. You know, I'm playing with a lot of
or even coach now, a lot of passion and energy and.
Speaker 6 (19:22):
And that's what I like, That's what I learned playing
here as a player, you know.
Speaker 5 (19:28):
And you know when I was here as a player,
we kind of created that that Broom's DNA. They were
playing there for a long long time for and had success, right,
I think it's just got a little bit lost, and
especially last year. So I think that's something I'm going
to touch on right away day one training camp. You know,
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getting that that foundation back again, that excitement what it
means to be a boss Bruin. I think that's something
you know, and also with with the people with the
fans behind us, I think that's what I'm kind of
looking for.
Speaker 1 (20:03):
I think it's great and such a unique experience that
you've been a player for the Bruins and now you
get to be a head coach for them. And you
mentioned the DNA, And as a side note, I got
an opportunity to work with the scouting staff under Peter
Schirelli during the twenty eleven and twenty twelve season, so
I got to see in the room, like the Bruins
(20:24):
DNA that they were looking for in a lot of
the draft picks. So, coming from your experience, how would
you describe what that DNA is and what it is
that the Bruins need to get back to as you mentioned.
Speaker 5 (20:38):
Yeah, no, I mean our DNA everyone knows and you know,
as a now being with the Los Angeles Kings for
the last seven years, we always looked at the Bruins.
How they played defensively, right, they have so many good
things in their system, how they played and how they
were structured. I think that's a big thing, right, playing
(21:01):
good defensively but also very structured, hard to play.
Speaker 6 (21:05):
Against, playing tough.
Speaker 5 (21:07):
You know, they not give you anything, right, anytime you
name every shift, it's going to be the same. So
you know, the grinding game and uh, and I know.
Speaker 6 (21:18):
How to compete.
Speaker 5 (21:19):
I think again, it's just you gotta just refresh things
a little bit. I think for everyone, especially for the
guys in the room, it should be a fresh start
for them to write, having a new coach and new voice. Uh,
it's a it should be an opportunity for a lot
of guys to to show me what they have and
uh and again uh, I think that's something we just
(21:41):
got to get back into it. And also we got
to find find ways to score goals. That's gonna be
another topic.
Speaker 4 (21:48):
Yeah, with you're you know you're talking about the players
that have you spoken to any of the players since
being hired and and what and what players are you
really looking forward to working with.
Speaker 5 (21:56):
I talked to a bunch of guys almost everyone you know,
especially on the on the on the leadership group. You know,
they're they're I think they're very eager to get things going.
They were they're not happy, they're not happy out of
things in it And that showed me already just by
talking to them.
Speaker 6 (22:15):
And I just talked to Charlie McVoy who was in
my office.
Speaker 5 (22:18):
You know, these guys, I can tell they already got
it in them all right, because of they played with
the chart the Berjeon, so they passed that towards I
can tell.
Speaker 6 (22:27):
Already they haven't in them. So now they're they're they're
mad right. They want to get things going and they
can't wait.
Speaker 5 (22:35):
So so I'm really excited to hear that from them.
And again, those those older guys like McAvoy, I think
he's one of the best defensemen in the league, right
he got pasta I mean, one of the most exciting
forward in the league. So I think those are the guys,
and some other guys and some young pieces.
Speaker 6 (22:54):
I think that those are the ones that are really
looking forward to.
Speaker 1 (22:56):
I love when you say the guys are coming in
mad right, like you want to see that energy, that passion,
And especially when we're watching the Stanley Cup final right now,
when you're watching it and you're also looking at how
you're going to coach the Bruins and kind of be
a part of this fresh start. What do you take
from what you're you're watching between Edmonton and Florida right now?
Speaker 6 (23:18):
Yeah, I mean, I mean look at it.
Speaker 5 (23:21):
I get goosebumps when every watching those kind of games
because he you know, you feel it in there. And
if you look at especially the Panthers because I live
close by, and its just and when you watch the
interviews and how they talk about just about the team,
how tight they are, how they they care about each other,
(23:42):
even with with Paul Marie, he talks about the this
is a special group.
Speaker 6 (23:47):
But you also you almost have to have that special
group right to have success. And I'm just I am
the ultimate team guy.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
That's me.
Speaker 6 (23:56):
That's how it was as a player.
Speaker 5 (23:57):
I think that's how I am as a coach and
and that's why it's so important to me that we
click as a team.
Speaker 6 (24:06):
I can do it alone.
Speaker 3 (24:07):
I know that.
Speaker 5 (24:09):
You know, individual players, they can't do it alone. We
we got to do it as a group.
Speaker 6 (24:14):
And that's what made us so good here in Boston.
And that's exactly what I'm going to touch on right away.
Speaker 4 (24:20):
And they want, yeah me and you know, in your
relatively young coaching career, you know, you've won at every
level you've you know, you've worked in the NHL, working
American league.
Speaker 3 (24:29):
Now you're back at the head job.
Speaker 4 (24:31):
And what who are some coaches you know along year
coaching career that you really learned from.
Speaker 5 (24:35):
I mean, as a player I had did on set
for the first six years, I can't get better than that.
He teached me right away that the hard way, how
to have success and how to play in this league.
Claude Julian was another guy, very similar, maybe not as hard,
but very honest direct. I think those two coaches alone,
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you know, that's that's where I got the most out
of them, and just by by playing and playing the
right way because there was no cheating involvement, right. I
think the other one, I have to mention it was
on the more on the coaching side of it is
top MC client, right. I couldn't ask for better head
coach to learn from. When I was with the Kings,
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you know, he showed me how to prepare, He showed
me how to coach, not just in the room, but
also behind the bench. I mean there's so many things
I learned from him and as a mentor, and he
he was awesome for me, and you know, and then
going back to the miners. So I try to put
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those two things together and one and that's why sometimes
it takes time, right, I wanted to take my time,
and that's why those those those years in the miners
were absolutely excellent for me because that's exactly what I
needed because I was learning from different you know, you know,
coaches and spots. So so that's why. And I think
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at the end of the day, timing is everything, and
that's what I believe in, and I'm glad I do
it here in Boston.
Speaker 1 (26:08):
Those are very different personalities. I'm personally scared of Darryl
Sutter just as a reporter, but I think if you
mix a bit of that with Claude Julian Atomaclellan, as
you mentioned, then you kind of have a nice mixture
in yourself. Of course then too, a unique combination. Now,
speaking of.
Speaker 6 (26:25):
You, trust me, I was I was sorry, Trust me,
I was scared to of Daryl.
Speaker 1 (26:32):
Yeah, I mean I think players kind of were right,
it seemed like it.
Speaker 4 (26:37):
Oh yeah, yeah, I mean I never even had him
as a coach, and I was scared of him.
Speaker 5 (26:44):
But again, the good thing about him is though like
he was so hard on me, but I also knew
when I work and when I played the right way
the way he wanted it, Like he treated me like
his son as well. So he didn't really show it,
but I knew it. You know, he lets you know that,
you know, he cares. That's what I liked.
Speaker 1 (27:04):
About Bid Right now, as as Nate mentioned, you've wonted
so many different levels, and I love that your experience
includes being with the German national team, with the Olympics
and that whole experience, and I'd be curious to know
maybe even just like, in what way do you think
the differences in your background can can add to sort
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of what you can bring to the Bruins, Like what
what asset is it that you've had these various different
experiences that maybe some of your counterparts couldn't possibly really understand.
Speaker 6 (27:40):
Yeah, yeah, no, it's a good question.
Speaker 5 (27:42):
And I think I always had that edge in mean,
so it's not it's not about that the passion, that's
just me as a as a person in general.
Speaker 6 (27:51):
I think what I learned mostly you know, from the
from the national.
Speaker 5 (27:55):
Team and even in the minors, is it's the teaching part,
you know, so you know, talking to it about their sutar.
He's like, he just told you what to do and
we just had to do it right, just get the
job done.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
Uh.
Speaker 5 (28:10):
Now it doesn't work that way anymore, right, So now
you got to teach because they're all gonna they're all
asking why, right, So you got to teach him, you
got to show him, you got to repeat, you got
to fall up. And so there's a lot of different
ways how to do it. And I think it all
started for me with the national team because they were
not that level, right, they were in a different level,
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and I had to teach him how to show him
and that, you know, that really helped me going into
LA you know, being an assistant coach and working with
young kids, and of course with Ontario the same same thing.
Speaker 6 (28:45):
So I think that part really helped me out. But
just being around in different levels.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
Sterman we played together. He coached me as an assistant
with the Kings.
Speaker 4 (28:54):
I played for him in Ontario, and then I coached
with him in Ontario, and so we we've been at
every different level. I guess together in different ways is
but the thing that really jumps out with me with
Sturmy is your passion your passion for your coaching and
how much you care about the game.
Speaker 3 (29:11):
And you know.
Speaker 4 (29:13):
You talk about the German national team, and I want
to talk about Leon Dreisidel and you know, I know
you guys have a personal relationship and you've coached him before,
and you know, just kind of talk about how that's evolved.
And obviously the player he's evolved into. We know who
he is and what he can do. But I think
you know, you're seeing a different level to him in
the playoffs this year.
Speaker 6 (29:33):
Yeah, yeah, I know.
Speaker 5 (29:35):
He's he's amazing. For me personally, is the best player
in the world. And again I'm so happy and glad
that I had a chance to coach him in in
the national team for a few World championships and also
the Olympic qualification. What what What was very interesting about
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this guy was, you know, after his first year, I
think in the in the league, he came to me
and he played the World Championship in May. He was
more like the second third liner, and he was so
unhappy he went home just because he wanted to be
the guy right, and that makes him so good. I
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saw him four months later, just four months Olympic qualification.
He was already ahead of the other guys, and all
of a sudden he was a guy And that just
showed how special he is. And that's why he's so good, right.
He wants to be the guy all the time. He
can play sixty minutes too, Annie has no problem. That's
what he wants.
Speaker 6 (30:36):
He have to slow him down.
Speaker 5 (30:37):
But you know, I kind of got to know him
as a player, but most importantly I got to know
him as a person.
Speaker 6 (30:43):
He is a very good guy.
Speaker 5 (30:46):
He was the first guy when I got hired with
the Boston Rooms that he was the first text message
I received. And he played the night before Game one,
you know, Game one against the Panthers.
Speaker 6 (31:00):
He scored I think ot.
Speaker 5 (31:02):
And you know, I think it was six am his time,
and he already texted me like that just shows how,
you know, how what kind of person needs and also
what kind of relationship we have. And I'm again, I'm
I'm so so happy that I had a chance to coach.
Speaker 6 (31:20):
It for a few years.
Speaker 1 (31:21):
Were you surprised that he was the first one to
text you, especially also considering the circumstances he was in.
Speaker 5 (31:28):
Absolutely, because first of all, he plays the finals like okay,
and he just finished the game like I don't know
how many hours before that he just scored.
Speaker 6 (31:38):
Uh, and he's texted me like, first one, are you
kidding me?
Speaker 5 (31:43):
Kind of But but again that's that's him. He cares
a lot about other people. He doesn't show it sometimes,
but you just have to know him. And again, he's
a special person.
Speaker 4 (31:56):
Are there some players in this series Starry that are
not Connor and Leon that that you that impressed you?
Speaker 3 (32:02):
I mean maybe possible free agents too.
Speaker 1 (32:08):
That like, uh like.
Speaker 5 (32:13):
Exactly, yeah, no, I mean yeah, I mean just to
talk about this guy, I mean, yeah, what a player
he became, and you know as a coach, as a
coach that that's exactly what you want, you know, right,
it's I feel like he does it all right. He
had that tremendous sea. I always even liked him in
the past. He really shows it here in the playoffs.
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How different ways he can play, you know, he can
right up and rely on him on everything.
Speaker 6 (32:42):
Special teams. He plays hard every night, every shift.
Speaker 5 (32:46):
He plays a big boys, skilled guy, you name it.
I think he's he's uh, it's been pretty fun to watch.
Speaker 6 (32:55):
Him the way he plays.
Speaker 5 (32:56):
I mean, uh, you know at the Four Nations to uh,
you know, he was sitting out the first night and
then he came in and made a huge, huge impact.
Speaker 6 (33:04):
I thought off of that, so good for him.
Speaker 1 (33:09):
Yeah, he definitely seems to have that edge that would
be so perfect for the Bruins. Like he's I don't
know what it is about the Bruins. It's like they've
got that oh we caught we talk about it, kind
of like that axe murderer gen. That's what the Bruins have.
That's bingo bengo bongo. In my mind, they go above
and beyond other teams like the Toronto ma Beleefs don't
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have the ax murderer gene. We know that the Bruins
know that very well, especially in Game seven. I will
stop talking about the Leafs and how much they found
this podcast continuing for it. But yeah, I'm haunted by
the Bruins, but I also respect them because I think
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that they're a really good organization that has been built
in a great way. So then I look back to
a lot of the core guys with Brad Marshawn and
like seeing him with Florida, and it kind of seems
like this is a great fit for him and a
bit of a resurgence. What do you notice about maybe
Brad's game kind of being I don't know, just like
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a new level of energy that he's found with Florida
as he's gone there.
Speaker 5 (34:15):
Yeah, no, he's turned out to be perfect fit, I think, right,
and he shows it how comfortable comfortable he is right now.
You know, in the past, he was always the number
one guy, right and Pasta and these guys one line,
always him, him, him. It's a little different now with
the Panthers, but I think he feels really really comfortable
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doing that. So what it means like now he plays
with two young kids and they they push him forward. Right,
They play a fast pace, so he has to actually
keep up with them. What helps him, Right, he plays
a little bit less minutes. I think that helps him too.
I mean, listen, he's thirty seven years old, so it's
not it's not easy to play that.
Speaker 6 (34:57):
Way every night.
Speaker 5 (34:58):
And what I like about this line too, So the
other guys they push him, push him, and he does
the physical part of it, right, He goes in, he
goes durnt and does all the dirty work. So again
Dak culmination and being on the third line, just the
way he is right now with the Panthers. I mean again,
he's the perfect fit right now.
Speaker 6 (35:19):
I think he shows it. You could see it. He
smiles the whole time.
Speaker 5 (35:23):
So what a what a great pick up by Florida,
you know, having a guy like him in a lineup.
Speaker 3 (35:30):
Yeah, I'm gonna stay on Florida.
Speaker 4 (35:31):
Stremian just talking about you know, you played with Patrice
berge around. You guys are linemates, you guys are close friends.
And you know you're watching Sasha Barkoff on Florida and
you're seeing you know he's not really he's not scoring,
but he's doing everything else. And you know, playing with
a guy like berg and Barkrop, you know, you see it.
You know what they can they can do and they
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can impact a series. What are some things that are
similar as you think between Bergie and and Barkoff?
Speaker 5 (36:00):
What I really like to do it quietly right not
they're not like they're not going out and they they
know no, they just do their job because they do
everything for the team, they do it very quietly. They
you know, guys or people knows the game of hockey
and they know how important those kind of guys are
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in locker room.
Speaker 6 (36:22):
And and Barkoff.
Speaker 5 (36:25):
He's unbelievable, right, But does anyone really talk about him?
It's always about I feel like about the other guys
and this and this and that.
Speaker 6 (36:33):
Now he does it very quietly and he's good by that.
You know. Bergie was the same.
Speaker 3 (36:38):
Ray.
Speaker 5 (36:39):
They can talk about Pasta and these guys whatever they've
go on, you know, but there are so important pieces
for their team and for the lineup, and that's kind
of like about them. You know, they do everything right.
It's a coaches scream, right, Coaches stream to.
Speaker 6 (36:55):
Have guys like like that in the lineup because.
Speaker 5 (36:57):
They do everything right and you trust him, you can
put him out anytime, you know, and they got the
job done the end of the day. So and Parky
just became absolutely peacet I think throughout his career, right.
Speaker 1 (37:14):
I mean the depth of Florida hasn't as you mentioned,
just like if these guys don't need the spotlight on them,
they just have that ability to rise the occasion and
all of them all the time for lines going. And
you have really touched on the team and how important
the team is. Since we started talking with you, and
I know that you were teammates with Nate, you were
teammates essentially, like as coaches and you coached him, he's
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now my teammate here as a broadcaster. What do you
think is his greatest asset as a teammate.
Speaker 5 (37:47):
But that's that's one of them, right, that's one of them.
Being a just being a good team guy. And you know,
you know, and he was not shy, you know, dropping
the gloves and do it not because of him. He
doesn't have to do it, you know. And and he
did it because of the team. He did it because
of his teammates. He just cares about him and that's
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why he made it that far, right, That's why he
played such a long time in the league because of that.
I think Tom was just a guy you understand, understood
his rule, what he needs to get done. You know,
I think like a lot of a lot of young
kids now, they don't know all right.
Speaker 6 (38:27):
So again, give him a lot of credit for doing that.
And that's why that's why we all love them.
Speaker 3 (38:33):
Thanks me, appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (38:39):
Give me a chance to respond to those very nice
words there.
Speaker 6 (38:42):
For.
Speaker 4 (38:45):
It's very nice. It's very nice to hear what I mean. Yeah,
I'm excited for you. I'm excited for you.
Speaker 3 (38:50):
In Boston.
Speaker 4 (38:50):
I'm I'm when when whenever I'm in town, I'm definitely
coming by, that's for sure.
Speaker 6 (38:56):
I have to say. I actually and you, Tom, you
remember that too. I actually told that story.
Speaker 5 (39:03):
At the other day in the media and I forgot
which one it was. But Tomar helped me when he
was my assistant one day and you know, being in
the minors, we played the La King system the whole time,
which I try to copy it whatever, and it was fine.
But Thoma came in one day and he said, story,
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you're so brilliant up here.
Speaker 6 (39:27):
Just be yourself, right. I think that's something clicked on me.
Speaker 5 (39:32):
And I really till till now, I really appreciate you
coming in and tell me that because I needed that
to hear right. I don't have to copy someone else, No,
just I think I'm the best one. I'm myself right,
and I think Tom will give me that that push
what I needed and exactly that time. So I said,
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I told that story the other day someone else, and
that's a big one for me because that actually changed
a lot of things.
Speaker 3 (40:03):
Was it was.
Speaker 4 (40:04):
It was fun coaching with you, Sterm and playing for you.
But like I said, you know, you're You're personality, passion,
everything was infectious. So it's going to be those those
Bruins players are lucky, very lucky. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (40:18):
Wow, what a great story. Appreciate you sharing that with us.
And yes, Nate's ultimate team guy, and as you mentioned,
it's a team that wins, it's not the individual. And
with that mindset, we know that the Bruins are going
to be in a great spot with you as their
new head coach. Marco, thank you so much for joining
us here on the energy line with Nate and JSB
and good luck in the future.
Speaker 6 (40:38):
Thank you for having me. You guys doing a great job,
so keep it up.
Speaker 1 (40:49):
Wasn't that just a delight to be able to speak
with Marco Sterm the new head coach of the Boston Bruins,
and we are just talking about it. Nate and I
were saying, it's it's you had a pivotal impact on
his life and career. He just said that, how wonderful.
Speaker 4 (41:05):
Yeah that was that wasn't I I totally forgot about
that story and yeah, I remember, you know, and I'll
say this, like, Stermy was such a good communicator as
a coach to the players and as a coach to
the other coaches.
Speaker 3 (41:21):
You know, he brought me in and we were.
Speaker 4 (41:23):
Talking and and he was kind of checking in see
how things were going. You know, was my first year
as a as a assistant coach slash skills coach, and
he kind of asked me for some input and said,
you know, what do you need from me? And I
just said I kind of thought, like, you know, he was,
he was doing what Todd McClung was doing and following
the King system and things like that.
Speaker 3 (41:43):
But I thought he could be you.
Speaker 4 (41:46):
Know, more him, more himself because you know, Stermy's a
funny guy. He's passionate, he can be like loud and
and just has an infectious, uh you know, attitude with everything.
And I didn't think it was all the way him,
you know. And I just said, you know, be be
more yourself. And yeah, it's I don't know if that's
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really what got the pivotal moment of him getting.
Speaker 1 (42:11):
He literally said that he changed his life.
Speaker 3 (42:14):
I know, yeah, it was. It was nice to hear.
Speaker 4 (42:17):
It was really nice to hear it that he uh
he that he took that you know from me. But yeah, he's, uh,
you know, he's going to be I think I think
He's a perfect fit for Boston. You know, the way
he played, the way he coaches. Those guys are going
to love him there. They're going to love him there.
They're gonna have so much fun.
Speaker 1 (42:35):
You were like, I love. I was just thinking, you're
like the ted Lasso in his life. You like, you
like told him what he needed to hear, Like basically, fine,
look inside yourself and like yes, like that, believe like
you've got it and that now. Is that amazing How
you could say something to someone and then like years
later they're like, You've changed my life by that one thing.
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You're like, oh man, I was just kind of saying
that in past, but like, okay, great, I'm really how
about to hear that for you? But I think what's
unique about that? I do remember it you felt comfortable
enough to give him feedback.
Speaker 3 (43:09):
Yeah, No, you're right, it was it was I was, yeah,
you have to be.
Speaker 4 (43:13):
I guess yeah to tell someone that, you said, like,
you have to be comfortable and and Stirmy and I
play together. We had a relationship before that. He was also,
like I said, he was my assistant coach with the
Kings when I was there playing, and so we were
comfortable chatting back and forth.
Speaker 3 (43:29):
And I played for him.
Speaker 4 (43:30):
I played my last year in Ontario a little bit,
so we talked all the time. So I think at
that point I was so comfortable and he asked me
and I was honest and I said, just be yourself more.
Speaker 3 (43:40):
And it was funny.
Speaker 4 (43:41):
After that he kind of like things like you said,
it clicked and you know, he started to joke around
more and he changed some things a little bit, tweaked
some stuff within our system, and you know, you could
see the players even have a little bit more fun too.
Speaker 3 (43:53):
So it was, you know, like I.
Speaker 4 (43:55):
Said, Boston is so lucky to have him. And I
think that this team's gonna be good next year, like
like they're not rebuilding, like they're tooling a little bit,
but they still have a ton of weapons, and uh,
Sturmy's gonna be He's gonna be the guy for them.
Speaker 1 (44:11):
Also credit to Sturmy for taking feedback. Like if someone
told me to be more myself, I'd be like what what?
Like what what do you mean? Like I guess I'm
just not very good taking feedback, Like I am me,
what do you mean? Be more me? Like be specific.
That's why my performance reviews. It does not tick feedback
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well jokes in a half. They don't have performance reviews
except for which are just actually tweets from trolls that
tell you look like a piece of shit or something
like that. You don't get those, I don't think. But anyway,
so on that note, I do think the Bruins will
be good next year too, And I like that idea,
which it seems to be sort of the case of like,
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and we can get into it more on like another episode,
but like teams aren't really like rebuilding, but they're retooling,
and it's like the whole Washington cap vibe of like, yeah,
we're gonna maybe lose some players here or there, but
like we ain't going back to the bottom, Like we
don't have time for that. Like we got to just
like look at the Ducks, right, which you know we
will have talked about earlier on in this episode of course,
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but the Ducks like bringing in guys, and you thought
they were like going for the long run, and then
it's like, no, no, we ain't nobody got time for that, you.
Speaker 4 (45:28):
Know, No, no, it is it is time for Boston,
especially I mean, well look what they they have Macavoy,
they have Paster Knock, they have swimming, Like these guys
are locked up for a long time, so you don't
waste those guys years. And you know Don Sweeney and
Cam Neely, you know they're they're kind of under the
gun too a little bit. So I think that Boston
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is is definitely in a position where they need to
make the playoffs next year. I think I think they
have to make the playoffs next year.
Speaker 1 (45:56):
I love that it's like Boston misses the playoffs for
the first time since like twenty sixteen. It's like they
need to make the playoffs where it's like so many
other teams are are not even like even close to
making the playoffs whatsoever, haven't been in them forever. And
you're like, eh, it's just not it's just not the
same because of the fan base, because of like the history,
because of the success. It's it's different. It's different in Boston.
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So I mean, I I send Marcos term my t's
and p's, my thoughts and prayers for being the head
coach of the Boston Bruis, because that is a lot
to take on both both you're riding high and you're
riding low, like you're you're you're, you're on You're on it,
and that takes a special type of person, which evidently
we just saw so and he got that from Date.
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Don't forget it, guys, you got it from tomar forgot
that from Tom or so. I hope everyone here also
gets that same belief. Just be yourself, be more of yourself,
and you will succeed. And on that note, we want
to thank you all for listening to episode twenty five
of The Energy Line with Nate JSB. Energy Line is
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Another incredible Stanley Cup Final game last night in Florida
where the Oilers came back.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
They were dead done, dusted, down three nothing. Everyone said,
this game is over. They come back from the dead.
They win this game in overtime. Got a little bit
dicey because obviously they let up that lead late in
the third period, but they win in it overtime. Leon
Drysidel the overtime king his fourth of the Stanley Cup Playoffs,
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second of the Stanley Cup Final.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
This series is tied at two. We're gonna break it
all down. Plus the Newist Bruin's head coach is joining us.
We will be check with Marco Sturm and just a
bit of first Nate, who Deny Thompson, your predictions are
coming to fruition?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
What is going on? What a game like?
Speaker 4 (01:15):
I mean, it's it was hilarious seeing like bizy, you
know they're down three nothing, Edmonton and it's like game over,
dead in the water and a kind of choke. I
was like, oh, they have Connor McDavid and Leon Dreisidle, Like,
you know, I don't think if they're done. And so
when I tweeted that, I was like hmm. And then
they tied it up three to three and I actually
saved it. I was like, I'm gonna save this to
see what happens and then I'm gonna post it again.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
But holy shit, what a game.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah, literally watched last night.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
Holy shit, what a game.
Speaker 4 (01:45):
I mean it was the first period is wild because
I was watching and you're like, who is Edmonton right now?
They look like a shell of themselves in the first period.
And luckily that game, like it could have been six
nothing after the first period, Like that's why I said that.
I was like, they're lucky that it's only three nothing.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Thing.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
I mean, Stuart Skinner, I thought he he made some
big saves and I think I don't think it was
his fault after the first period. I think that Chris
knaw Black made that change for a boost the team,
which obviously it worked, but you know, he was he
was hung out to dry in the first period Edmonton
was it was just weird. They had no jump, they
had no push, they were standing around. It was it
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was so wild to watch that. I mean just in
the first period seeing that and you're thinking, oh my god,
this is going to be a long night for Florida
and then all of a sudden and even in the
start of the second too, right, you noticed that even
the start of second Juligue, it was like they were
just still, like they froze. They looked like they were
frozen a little bit, like we don't know what not
not sure, and then sure, shit, they started getting some momentum.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
They get that goal.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Next thing you know, it's three to three and the oiler,
and they were a completely different team, completely different team.
It was like night and day watching watching the Oilers
throughout that game. And you know, I thought some guys
that really stood out, Like I thought Corey Perry was
so good last night again and he wasn't even you know,
he was bouncing around a lot of lines were all different.
Chris Nablack, he was he was shuffleboarding those lines in
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the first and second period. And what really stood out
to me too was Ryot Nugent Hopkins. I thought Ryan
Nutraon Hopkins had an incredible game. I thought that the
ford check he had on that goal before Wallman scored,
I mean he was he was all over the ice
and obviously he's not completely healthy. So I mean this
game had everything. Uh, you know, Florida obviously did not
(03:32):
go away, and now we have a tied series two
to going back to Edmonton Game five.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
Buckle up. I mean, this is this is fun shit, Julie.
I love it. I absolutely love it.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
You When you say like this game had everything, It's
like Stefan from s and I was, like, this game
has everything. A very lopsided first period, a goalie being
pulled after having a very good period and keeping his
team in it, and sort of a goaltender controversy, and
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then a team coming back, and then another goal being
scored in less than twenty seconds left to tie this game.
It was just like I was, like I tweeted it,
being like hockey is for psychopaths, because like you gotta
be ready to like you just want you want to
be you want to feel everything, like when I saw
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them go first of all, I agree, and actually I'm
gonna just I'm gonna I'm gonna name drop. I'm gonna
pick this name up off the ground afterwards. But I
was messaging with the one and only Mark Messia, one
of our friends of the show, and I was like,
not a good first period for the oilers, which I love.
It is just such a basic ass statement, I said
to him, and he's like, watching McDavid kill penalties is
(04:51):
actually horrifying. Who in God's name thought it was a
good idea to have him kill penalties When the playoffs started,
coaches completely overwhelmed right now, and I was like agree.
I was like, they're helping Florida and it was like
the whole team's just getting beaten every area. And then
it was like our messages go. That was like nine
twenty five. At eleven oh four, I was like, this
(05:12):
is pure theater, like it just.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Then everything changed and then there was a huge blank
there's no text in between two yeah, and then it's
just like Julia who starts.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Oh yeah, well, I think it's it's Picker for sure.
I feel bad for Stewart Skinner because I, unfortunately have
too much empathy. I learned this when I was at
the Olympics in Tokyo twenty twenty during the pandemic where
I had to take on like all of the athletes
emotions because there were no fans in the stands, and
I was like one of the few people that was there,
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and it was like, oh, I was like their therapist.
I was like, oh no, like there was no energy exchange,
and so they gave me all their emotions and it
was like great, but it also took a toll on me.
I feel too much. That's not a good thing. I'm
not being like, oh my goad, I'm don't grain it
being so nice that people.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
No.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
I feel so I feel so much for Stuart Skinner
where I'm like, oh my god, this guy got you know,
pulled in the LA series and then he comes back
and then there's this like whole emotional piece that sports
Net does on him and him being like the quote
I told you a couple episodes ago of like something
like I don't know, like losing it, like you just
(06:29):
you're trying to hold on to it, like the opportunity,
and you're just like it's just so difficult to keep it.
And then seeing him play well in that first period,
the guys in front of him didn't. As Wayne Gretzky said,
on the TNT broad gas like it could have been
six nothing if he wasn't in goal, and then Ballsy
moved by Chris Noblock to put in Pickard. I will
(06:50):
say I was getting pizza boor vibes. I was like,
uh oh, oh, this is a Jake otten your situation
and we all know how that ended. But nope, the
script was flipped and pickered that's his net right now.
After that, I mean the Sam Ryan hard goal. Maybe
would want that one back, but everything else, I mean,
(07:11):
he made some incredible says it's got to be his.
What about you?
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Yeah, no, I think it has to be pickered. I
think I thought that, you know, he gave the team
a boost. I think it was a wake up call.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
I think when Pickard goes in, I think you could
see the team they kind of changed their urgency and
Pickard made it. I mean, he made that save on
I think was Lundell that it could have been. I
think it would have made the game four to one
at that point, and he kept at three to one.
I mean that was huge save, huge save, and you
can see kind of the energy that he brought, you
(07:41):
know he brings, you know, you could see the team
kind of come to life. So I think, yeah, they
they ride with Pickard and but that doesn't mean though,
I mean, who knows, you know, this series and the.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Playoffs anything again in this year?
Speaker 4 (07:56):
Yeah, yeah nothing, nothing is stone No, and Skinner could
be back in for Game six or Game seven.
Speaker 3 (08:03):
Who knows.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
I mean it doesn't mean Picker it's going to ride
the rest of the way. I mean things have been changing.
There's a lot of variables in this series, so who knows.
But it's uh, I mean this these two teams, it's
it's crazy how close they are, Like, you know, it's
just it just seems like every time, like last night,
when Edmonton goes up for to three, it's like, Okay,
(08:26):
this scheme is probably over, and then Ollver, of course
Florida ties it up, and it's just it's back and forth.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
I mean I was on the edge of my seat
in overtime.
Speaker 4 (08:32):
And I never really get too nervous or too like
emotionally invested, and last night I was like I was
emotionally invested in that game. It was a it was
a wild hockey game.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Yeah, I definitely screamed again in my apartment building, people
are just I'm in New York City. They're just like,
what what could she pop? Is she watching the Mets
or Yankees? Like what possibly screaming about an Edmonton goal
like in the Stanley Cup. But I, okay, tell me
what you think about this. When when or when the
Florida went up three nothing in the first period, I
(09:07):
honestly got this fib where I'm like, it felt like
it was too early to go up that big, Like
there was still a lot of time left. Like if
that was after the second period, I'd be like, okay, eh,
that's not a good situation for Edmonton. But I was like,
oh no, it's like there's too much time left in
the movie for like the bad guy or good guy
(09:29):
to do something to change flip this entire script. And
knowing Edmonton, I just felt like, hmm, Florida, maybe it
shouldn't have like Claude too hard. I don't know, it
just I just got this five that like, yeah, there's
time with this. Maybe it's just this team.
Speaker 4 (09:43):
No, you're right. I think I had the same feel.
I mean, whenever you have Connor McDavid and Leon Dreislin
you're down three goals that you're definitely not out of
the you're not out of the game ever. I mean
they showed that in definitely the King series, you know,
like they came back many times. And I just think
that the big thing though for Game five for Edmonton
(10:05):
is trying to play with the lead. I think they
need to get out to the lead and try and
hold that lead the whole game, you know they I
think they've really flirted with having to do these comebacks
way too much in his playoffs, and I think they
can try and play with the lead and you know,
keep the game within reaching out, have to do what
they did last game, they'll be in a much better position.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Yeah, Okay, So I want to ask you about I
was just listening to thirty two Thoughts, the podcast which
I am Elliott and Kabagaskis, which I love, and they
said that Corey Perry apparently was the voice of reason
in the locker room after the first period, similar to
McDavid of last year in a game after game during
Game two of the Stanley Cup Final when he had
(10:47):
his you know, dig in rent, but not to the
same level. But you've played with Corey, you know him.
If Corey Perry's giving a speech in the locker room,
in that situation, what do you think it's like?
Speaker 4 (11:00):
It is passionate, it's heartfelt, it's coming straight from the heart.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
He cares more than anything.
Speaker 4 (11:05):
And and Cordy Perry, he's not really in the locker room.
When I played with him, he wasn't a super talkative guy.
You know, when he spoke, he was one of those
guys that everyone listens because he didn't speak all the time.
So on that team, I'm sure everyone listened up. And
I believe that it was heartfelt and obviously whatever he said,
(11:27):
they took it to heart and it worked because they
were a completely different team after the first period.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
Cory Perry, I think his if his message is also
like let's look at Corey Perry's careers. We've talked about before.
Like I think if I heard Corey Perry speak in
a locker room after what he's been through and being
in Stanley Cup finals and losing four recently, I'd be like, Okay,
all right, I better get my shit together, Like this guy,
this guy's been this guy's been through it, and we
(11:54):
cannot let this happen again. Like this Corey Perry will
will this team to win after the crap that he's
been through on the like, seeing so many other teams
hoist the Stanley Cup is just a nightmare fueled life,
you know, in a weird way. I mean, I'm speaking
from a point of privilege of actually them being in
the Stanley Cup final, right, Like, that's that's huge to
(12:15):
begin with. But I just I thought it was interesting
that there were guys in that game that stepped up,
as you mentioned r n H, Darnell Nurse whatever POD's
podcasting guy, Yeah, Pop Holden, podcasting pods Olden, Okay, I'm sorry.
(12:39):
I apologize to him, but I'm undiagnosed yslexia. Uh. And
then Jake Wallman like, hello, do you know how many
anytime goalscorer bets that I lost last night just because
I placed them on favorites and absolutely zero points? You're okay,
minus Lean dry Sidel. These guys all stepped up. It
wasn't the Conormic David show necessarily no.
Speaker 4 (13:00):
And this is what this is what you see, and
this is what you've seen a play, so and everyone's
freaking out about the fact that Connor McDavid has zero
goals and Sasha Barkoff has zero goals, which is crazy
when you think about it, both captains for both teams
don't have a goal in this series. That is because
I think when you look at these playoffs series, a
lot of times these first and second lines will cancel
each other out because you know they're playing against each
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other so much that they won't score and it comes
down to the third and fourth line. And Edmonton needed
their depth to show up. They needed this to win
because Florida's depth, we know what they've done. So I
think this was huge for Edmonton. Now, going back home
to Edmonton having home ice, Connors still not scoring yet
(13:42):
that like that, that feels like a bubble about to pop,
like he's about to score at some point, and their
depth also scoring. I mean this is that was a
huge win for Edmonton and now they can create some
momentum and possibly, you know, take that into Game five
at home and who knows, maybe they finish it in six.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
Oh god man, that'd be insane on in Florida. Okay,
So I did have a question I wanted to ask
you earlier on but I I missed it by talking
about the game. But like, how would you feel if
you knew Taylor Swift was watching you?
Speaker 4 (14:20):
I had a feeling that Taylor Swift was coming into
this conversation, and I almost I almost tweeted Avi av
I almost tweeted about it too, thinking like Taylor Swift's
going to be a good luck charm for either of
these teams or bad luck time, you know, so I
would have been I would have been happy about it.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
It's good for the game.
Speaker 4 (14:40):
It's good for the game to have Taylor Swift and
Travis Kelcey at the hockey game.
Speaker 3 (14:43):
Huge, huge, I mean, because think about it.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
I mean, all the Swifties started following football and now
they can start following hockey. It's her, it's her new thing. Yeah,
imagine she's at the game in Edmonton.
Speaker 1 (14:56):
I I pray to God whoever got her to that game.
I mean, she also has like probably the craziest schedule
of like anyone of all time, although she seems to
be going to restaurants near me in New York where
I'm like, wait a second, I was like just around
there and I missed her. But I think that if
if whoever in the NHL got Travis kelce and Taylor
Swift at that NHL game, first of all, Brava, you
(15:19):
deserve a Stanley Cup of your own, because I can't
even imagine how difficult that was. Secondly, you now have
to get them to Edmonton because Edmonton people would also
go even more banana sandwich because let's remember Edmonton is
in butt fuck nowhere, and so Taylor Swift and Travis
Kelcey going there would be a win on its own.
(15:39):
And so then you have them all people just go bananas,
like when I when I brought when I brought Eric
stone Street to Winnipeg, which is for another podcast. Even
the immigration the customs people lost their absolute shit over
the fact that he was there. Like that, Winnipeg was
seeing a celebrity. So if you have them come to
that game, and man, I would hope that they would. However,
(16:01):
I did see if you're Edmonton, you'd be like, you
got to be on our side now because we saw
her cheering a lot for Florida. Of course, because you
know she was part of the home the home team
probably helped bring her there. I don't know how I
feel about Taylor swipping a Florida Panthers fan. I'm not
gonna lie, but she did write a song called Florida,
so like I'll give her a pass on that. I
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would have thought she would probably be like a Myers fan.
Speaker 4 (16:25):
Maybe the Bolt and Kelsey brothers played hockey like they
they'd love hockey. I will say that's probably a big
fact she probably wanted to go to a game. Yeah, yeah,
I know they both played hockey like in high school.
They they just had because Wayne went and sat with
him for a little bit where Wayne Gretzky sat with him.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
Yeah, but Wayne's going to go find like, you know,
the Wayne's gonna sniff out who the A listers are.
Speaker 4 (16:47):
Whoever he is, Wayne is they're going to sniff out of.
They're gonna sniff him out one hundred percent. Yeah it's
Wayne Gretzky. Yeah but yeah, No, Travis and Jason are huge,
huge hockey guys, big hockey guys.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
They love it.
Speaker 1 (17:01):
What a whiff that they didn't plan and then that
could have been not as successful as they are right now.
Certainly wouldn't be dating Taylor Swift. Travis Kelsey was a
hockey player, that's for sure. But we do know that
someone who is taking in the playoffs right now because
he is in the fortunate position of being able to
(17:23):
be the head coach of one of the biggest franchises
in the NHL Original six team is new head coach
of the Boston Bruins, Marco Sturm, and he is joining us
on the Energy Line right after this. Welcome back to
the Energy Line with Nate and JSB. We are now
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so fortunate to be able to speak with the new
head coach of the Boston Bruins. He has so many
accolades to his name, such an interesting career that spans
from the Olympics to the NHL and of course also
coaching other teams, including in the Los Angeles Kings organization.
Speaker 6 (18:02):
And that is.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Thank you so much for joining us here today and
giving us your time. Congratulations on your new position. How
does it feel to be back with the Bruins.
Speaker 5 (18:13):
Oh, it feels great, So thank you very much for
having me today. No, I mean being back this week
doing my media tour a little bit, you know, being
being out in the public, and you know, I think
I forgot a little bit. How how how big it is,
how the big the Bruins are you in this town?
Speaker 3 (18:31):
Right?
Speaker 5 (18:32):
Tom or knows Libty he played here too, So it's
been an outstanding week. I'm so excited and I'm so
proud also, and to be to be named the Hedge
Hedge coach of the Boston.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
Yes, it's good. It's just it's really good to have
you on here.
Speaker 4 (18:51):
And you know, I was, I was so pumped up
and I and I talked about.
Speaker 3 (18:54):
It with Julie before you were hired.
Speaker 4 (18:56):
I was like, I think, I think Marco, I think
he's I think he's a good fit for the Bruins.
And it's amazing to see you know, you played there
now your coaching there, you know, what are what are
some things like you're looking forward to being back in
Boston now?
Speaker 5 (19:09):
Yeah, no, just I think, uh just getting that energy,
the atmosphere back, you know, I think that's that's that's
also me. You know, I'm playing with a lot of
or even coach now, a lot of passion and energy and.
Speaker 6 (19:22):
And that's what I like, That's what I learned playing
here as a player, you know.
Speaker 5 (19:28):
And you know when I was here as a player,
we kind of created that that Broom's DNA. They were
playing there for a long long time for and had success, right,
I think it's just got a little bit lost, and
especially last year. So I think that's something I'm going
to touch on right away day one training camp. You know,
(19:48):
getting that that foundation back again, that excitement what it
means to be a boss Bruin. I think that's something
you know, and also with with the people with the
fans behind us, I think that's what I'm kind of
looking for.
Speaker 1 (20:03):
I think it's great and such a unique experience that
you've been a player for the Bruins and now you
get to be a head coach for them. And you
mentioned the DNA, And as a side note, I got
an opportunity to work with the scouting staff under Peter
Schirelli during the twenty eleven and twenty twelve season, so
I got to see in the room, like the Bruins
(20:24):
DNA that they were looking for in a lot of
the draft picks. So, coming from your experience, how would
you describe what that DNA is and what it is
that the Bruins need to get back to as you mentioned.
Speaker 5 (20:38):
Yeah, no, I mean our DNA everyone knows and you know,
as a now being with the Los Angeles Kings for
the last seven years, we always looked at the Bruins.
How they played defensively, right, they have so many good
things in their system, how they played and how they
were structured. I think that's a big thing, right, playing
(21:01):
good defensively but also very structured, hard to play.
Speaker 6 (21:05):
Against, playing tough.
Speaker 5 (21:07):
You know, they not give you anything, right, anytime you
name every shift, it's going to be the same. So
you know, the grinding game and uh, and I know.
Speaker 6 (21:18):
How to compete.
Speaker 5 (21:19):
I think again, it's just you gotta just refresh things
a little bit. I think for everyone, especially for the
guys in the room, it should be a fresh start
for them to write, having a new coach and new voice. Uh,
it's a it should be an opportunity for a lot
of guys to to show me what they have and
uh and again uh, I think that's something we just
(21:41):
got to get back into it. And also we got
to find find ways to score goals. That's gonna be
another topic.
Speaker 4 (21:48):
Yeah, with you're you know you're talking about the players
that have you spoken to any of the players since
being hired and and what and what players are you
really looking forward to working with.
Speaker 5 (21:56):
I talked to a bunch of guys almost everyone you know,
especially on the on the on the leadership group. You know,
they're they're I think they're very eager to get things going.
They were they're not happy, they're not happy out of
things in it And that showed me already just by
talking to them.
Speaker 6 (22:15):
And I just talked to Charlie McVoy who was in
my office.
Speaker 5 (22:18):
You know, these guys, I can tell they already got
it in them all right, because of they played with
the chart the Berjeon, so they passed that towards I
can tell.
Speaker 6 (22:27):
Already they haven't in them. So now they're they're they're
mad right. They want to get things going and they
can't wait.
Speaker 5 (22:35):
So so I'm really excited to hear that from them.
And again, those those older guys like McAvoy, I think
he's one of the best defensemen in the league, right
he got pasta I mean, one of the most exciting
forward in the league. So I think those are the guys,
and some other guys and some young pieces.
Speaker 6 (22:54):
I think that those are the ones that are really
looking forward to.
Speaker 1 (22:56):
I love when you say the guys are coming in
mad right, like you want to see that energy, that passion,
And especially when we're watching the Stanley Cup final right now,
when you're watching it and you're also looking at how
you're going to coach the Bruins and kind of be
a part of this fresh start. What do you take
from what you're you're watching between Edmonton and Florida right now?
Speaker 6 (23:18):
Yeah, I mean, I mean look at it.
Speaker 5 (23:21):
I get goosebumps when every watching those kind of games
because he you know, you feel it in there. And
if you look at especially the Panthers because I live
close by, and its just and when you watch the
interviews and how they talk about just about the team,
how tight they are, how they they care about each other,
(23:42):
even with with Paul Marie, he talks about the this
is a special group.
Speaker 6 (23:47):
But you also you almost have to have that special
group right to have success. And I'm just I am
the ultimate team guy.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
That's me.
Speaker 6 (23:56):
That's how it was as a player.
Speaker 5 (23:57):
I think that's how I am as a coach and
and that's why it's so important to me that we
click as a team.
Speaker 6 (24:06):
I can do it alone.
Speaker 3 (24:07):
I know that.
Speaker 5 (24:09):
You know, individual players, they can't do it alone. We
we got to do it as a group.
Speaker 6 (24:14):
And that's what made us so good here in Boston.
And that's exactly what I'm going to touch on right away.
Speaker 4 (24:20):
And they want, yeah me and you know, in your
relatively young coaching career, you know, you've won at every
level you've you know, you've worked in the NHL, working
American league.
Speaker 3 (24:29):
Now you're back at the head job.
Speaker 4 (24:31):
And what who are some coaches you know along year
coaching career that you really learned from.
Speaker 5 (24:35):
I mean, as a player I had did on set
for the first six years, I can't get better than that.
He teached me right away that the hard way, how
to have success and how to play in this league.
Claude Julian was another guy, very similar, maybe not as hard,
but very honest direct. I think those two coaches alone,
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you know, that's that's where I got the most out
of them, and just by by playing and playing the
right way because there was no cheating involvement, right. I
think the other one, I have to mention it was
on the more on the coaching side of it is
top MC client, right. I couldn't ask for better head
coach to learn from. When I was with the Kings,
(25:19):
you know, he showed me how to prepare, He showed
me how to coach, not just in the room, but
also behind the bench. I mean there's so many things
I learned from him and as a mentor, and he
he was awesome for me, and you know, and then
going back to the miners. So I try to put
(25:39):
those two things together and one and that's why sometimes
it takes time, right, I wanted to take my time,
and that's why those those those years in the miners
were absolutely excellent for me because that's exactly what I
needed because I was learning from different you know, you know,
coaches and spots. So so that's why. And I think
(26:01):
at the end of the day, timing is everything, and
that's what I believe in, and I'm glad I do
it here in Boston.
Speaker 1 (26:08):
Those are very different personalities. I'm personally scared of Darryl
Sutter just as a reporter, but I think if you
mix a bit of that with Claude Julian Atomaclellan, as
you mentioned, then you kind of have a nice mixture
in yourself. Of course then too, a unique combination. Now,
speaking of.
Speaker 6 (26:25):
You, trust me, I was I was sorry, Trust me,
I was scared to of Daryl.
Speaker 1 (26:32):
Yeah, I mean I think players kind of were right,
it seemed like it.
Speaker 4 (26:37):
Oh yeah, yeah, I mean I never even had him
as a coach, and I was scared of him.
Speaker 5 (26:44):
But again, the good thing about him is though like
he was so hard on me, but I also knew
when I work and when I played the right way
the way he wanted it, Like he treated me like
his son as well. So he didn't really show it,
but I knew it. You know, he lets you know that,
you know, he cares. That's what I liked.
Speaker 1 (27:04):
About Bid Right now, as as Nate mentioned, you've wonted
so many different levels, and I love that your experience
includes being with the German national team, with the Olympics
and that whole experience, and I'd be curious to know
maybe even just like, in what way do you think
the differences in your background can can add to sort
(27:29):
of what you can bring to the Bruins, Like what
what asset is it that you've had these various different
experiences that maybe some of your counterparts couldn't possibly really understand.
Speaker 6 (27:40):
Yeah, yeah, no, it's a good question.
Speaker 5 (27:42):
And I think I always had that edge in mean,
so it's not it's not about that the passion, that's
just me as a as a person in general.
Speaker 6 (27:51):
I think what I learned mostly you know, from the
from the national.
Speaker 5 (27:55):
Team and even in the minors, is it's the teaching part,
you know, so you know, talking to it about their sutar.
He's like, he just told you what to do and
we just had to do it right, just get the
job done.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
Uh.
Speaker 5 (28:10):
Now it doesn't work that way anymore, right, So now
you got to teach because they're all gonna they're all
asking why, right, So you got to teach him, you
got to show him, you got to repeat, you got
to fall up. And so there's a lot of different
ways how to do it. And I think it all
started for me with the national team because they were
not that level, right, they were in a different level,
(28:32):
and I had to teach him how to show him
and that, you know, that really helped me going into
LA you know, being an assistant coach and working with
young kids, and of course with Ontario the same same thing.
Speaker 6 (28:45):
So I think that part really helped me out. But
just being around in different levels.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
Sterman we played together. He coached me as an assistant
with the Kings.
Speaker 4 (28:54):
I played for him in Ontario, and then I coached
with him in Ontario, and so we we've been at
every different level. I guess together in different ways is
but the thing that really jumps out with me with
Sturmy is your passion your passion for your coaching and
how much you care about the game.
Speaker 3 (29:11):
And you know.
Speaker 4 (29:13):
You talk about the German national team, and I want
to talk about Leon Dreisidel and you know, I know
you guys have a personal relationship and you've coached him before,
and you know, just kind of talk about how that's evolved.
And obviously the player he's evolved into. We know who
he is and what he can do. But I think
you know, you're seeing a different level to him in
the playoffs this year.
Speaker 6 (29:33):
Yeah, yeah, I know.
Speaker 5 (29:35):
He's he's amazing. For me personally, is the best player
in the world. And again I'm so happy and glad
that I had a chance to coach him in in
the national team for a few World championships and also
the Olympic qualification. What what What was very interesting about
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this guy was, you know, after his first year, I
think in the in the league, he came to me
and he played the World Championship in May. He was
more like the second third liner, and he was so
unhappy he went home just because he wanted to be
the guy right, and that makes him so good. I
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saw him four months later, just four months Olympic qualification.
He was already ahead of the other guys, and all
of a sudden he was a guy And that just
showed how special he is. And that's why he's so good, right.
He wants to be the guy all the time. He
can play sixty minutes too, Annie has no problem. That's
what he wants.
Speaker 6 (30:36):
He have to slow him down.
Speaker 5 (30:37):
But you know, I kind of got to know him
as a player, but most importantly I got to know
him as a person.
Speaker 6 (30:43):
He is a very good guy.
Speaker 5 (30:46):
He was the first guy when I got hired with
the Boston Rooms that he was the first text message
I received. And he played the night before Game one,
you know, Game one against the Panthers.
Speaker 6 (31:00):
He scored I think ot.
Speaker 5 (31:02):
And you know, I think it was six am his time,
and he already texted me like that just shows how,
you know, how what kind of person needs and also
what kind of relationship we have. And I'm again, I'm
I'm so so happy that I had a chance to coach.
Speaker 6 (31:20):
It for a few years.
Speaker 1 (31:21):
Were you surprised that he was the first one to
text you, especially also considering the circumstances he was in.
Speaker 5 (31:28):
Absolutely, because first of all, he plays the finals like okay,
and he just finished the game like I don't know
how many hours before that he just scored.
Speaker 6 (31:38):
Uh, and he's texted me like, first one, are you
kidding me?
Speaker 5 (31:43):
Kind of But but again that's that's him. He cares
a lot about other people. He doesn't show it sometimes,
but you just have to know him. And again, he's
a special person.
Speaker 4 (31:56):
Are there some players in this series Starry that are
not Connor and Leon that that you that impressed you?
Speaker 3 (32:02):
I mean maybe possible free agents too.
Speaker 1 (32:08):
That like, uh like.
Speaker 5 (32:13):
Exactly, yeah, no, I mean yeah, I mean just to
talk about this guy, I mean, yeah, what a player
he became, and you know as a coach, as a
coach that that's exactly what you want, you know, right,
it's I feel like he does it all right. He
had that tremendous sea. I always even liked him in
the past. He really shows it here in the playoffs.
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How different ways he can play, you know, he can
right up and rely on him on everything.
Speaker 6 (32:42):
Special teams. He plays hard every night, every shift.
Speaker 5 (32:46):
He plays a big boys, skilled guy, you name it.
I think he's he's uh, it's been pretty fun to watch.
Speaker 6 (32:55):
Him the way he plays.
Speaker 5 (32:56):
I mean, uh, you know at the Four Nations to uh,
you know, he was sitting out the first night and
then he came in and made a huge, huge impact.
Speaker 6 (33:04):
I thought off of that, so good for him.
Speaker 1 (33:09):
Yeah, he definitely seems to have that edge that would
be so perfect for the Bruins. Like he's I don't
know what it is about the Bruins. It's like they've
got that oh we caught we talk about it, kind
of like that axe murderer gen. That's what the Bruins have.
That's bingo bengo bongo. In my mind, they go above
and beyond other teams like the Toronto ma Beleefs don't
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have the ax murderer gene. We know that the Bruins
know that very well, especially in Game seven. I will
stop talking about the Leafs and how much they found
this podcast continuing for it. But yeah, I'm haunted by
the Bruins, but I also respect them because I think
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that they're a really good organization that has been built
in a great way. So then I look back to
a lot of the core guys with Brad Marshawn and
like seeing him with Florida, and it kind of seems
like this is a great fit for him and a
bit of a resurgence. What do you notice about maybe
Brad's game kind of being I don't know, just like
(34:11):
a new level of energy that he's found with Florida
as he's gone there.
Speaker 5 (34:15):
Yeah, no, he's turned out to be perfect fit, I think, right,
and he shows it how comfortable comfortable he is right now.
You know, in the past, he was always the number
one guy, right and Pasta and these guys one line,
always him, him, him. It's a little different now with
the Panthers, but I think he feels really really comfortable
(34:36):
doing that. So what it means like now he plays
with two young kids and they they push him forward. Right,
They play a fast pace, so he has to actually
keep up with them. What helps him, Right, he plays
a little bit less minutes. I think that helps him too.
I mean, listen, he's thirty seven years old, so it's
not it's not easy to play that.
Speaker 6 (34:57):
Way every night.
Speaker 5 (34:58):
And what I like about this line too, So the
other guys they push him, push him, and he does
the physical part of it, right, He goes in, he
goes durnt and does all the dirty work. So again
Dak culmination and being on the third line, just the
way he is right now with the Panthers. I mean again,
he's the perfect fit right now.
Speaker 6 (35:19):
I think he shows it. You could see it. He
smiles the whole time.
Speaker 5 (35:23):
So what a what a great pick up by Florida,
you know, having a guy like him in a lineup.
Speaker 3 (35:30):
Yeah, I'm gonna stay on Florida.
Speaker 4 (35:31):
Stremian just talking about you know, you played with Patrice
berge around. You guys are linemates, you guys are close friends.
And you know you're watching Sasha Barkoff on Florida and
you're seeing you know he's not really he's not scoring,
but he's doing everything else. And you know, playing with
a guy like berg and Barkrop, you know, you see it.
You know what they can they can do and they
(35:52):
can impact a series. What are some things that are
similar as you think between Bergie and and Barkoff?
Speaker 5 (36:00):
What I really like to do it quietly right not
they're not like they're not going out and they they
know no, they just do their job because they do
everything for the team, they do it very quietly. They
you know, guys or people knows the game of hockey
and they know how important those kind of guys are
(36:21):
in locker room.
Speaker 6 (36:22):
And and Barkoff.
Speaker 5 (36:25):
He's unbelievable, right, But does anyone really talk about him?
It's always about I feel like about the other guys
and this and this and that.
Speaker 6 (36:33):
Now he does it very quietly and he's good by that.
You know. Bergie was the same.
Speaker 3 (36:38):
Ray.
Speaker 5 (36:39):
They can talk about Pasta and these guys whatever they've
go on, you know, but there are so important pieces
for their team and for the lineup, and that's kind
of like about them. You know, they do everything right.
It's a coaches scream, right, Coaches stream to.
Speaker 6 (36:55):
Have guys like like that in the lineup because.
Speaker 5 (36:57):
They do everything right and you trust him, you can
put him out anytime, you know, and they got the
job done the end of the day. So and Parky
just became absolutely peacet I think throughout his career, right.
Speaker 1 (37:14):
I mean the depth of Florida hasn't as you mentioned,
just like if these guys don't need the spotlight on them,
they just have that ability to rise the occasion and
all of them all the time for lines going. And
you have really touched on the team and how important
the team is. Since we started talking with you, and
I know that you were teammates with Nate, you were
teammates essentially, like as coaches and you coached him, he's
(37:37):
now my teammate here as a broadcaster. What do you
think is his greatest asset as a teammate.
Speaker 5 (37:47):
But that's that's one of them, right, that's one of them.
Being a just being a good team guy. And you know,
you know, and he was not shy, you know, dropping
the gloves and do it not because of him. He
doesn't have to do it, you know. And and he
did it because of the team. He did it because
of his teammates. He just cares about him and that's
(38:11):
why he made it that far, right, That's why he
played such a long time in the league because of that.
I think Tom was just a guy you understand, understood
his rule, what he needs to get done. You know,
I think like a lot of a lot of young
kids now, they don't know all right.
Speaker 6 (38:27):
So again, give him a lot of credit for doing that.
And that's why that's why we all love them.
Speaker 3 (38:33):
Thanks me, appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (38:39):
Give me a chance to respond to those very nice
words there.
Speaker 6 (38:42):
For.
Speaker 4 (38:45):
It's very nice. It's very nice to hear what I mean. Yeah,
I'm excited for you. I'm excited for you.
Speaker 3 (38:50):
In Boston.
Speaker 4 (38:50):
I'm I'm when when whenever I'm in town, I'm definitely
coming by, that's for sure.
Speaker 6 (38:56):
I have to say. I actually and you, Tom, you
remember that too. I actually told that story.
Speaker 5 (39:03):
At the other day in the media and I forgot
which one it was. But Tomar helped me when he
was my assistant one day and you know, being in
the minors, we played the La King system the whole time,
which I try to copy it whatever, and it was fine.
But Thoma came in one day and he said, story,
(39:23):
you're so brilliant up here.
Speaker 6 (39:27):
Just be yourself, right. I think that's something clicked on me.
Speaker 5 (39:32):
And I really till till now, I really appreciate you
coming in and tell me that because I needed that
to hear right. I don't have to copy someone else, No,
just I think I'm the best one. I'm myself right,
and I think Tom will give me that that push
what I needed and exactly that time. So I said,
(39:55):
I told that story the other day someone else, and
that's a big one for me because that actually changed
a lot of things.
Speaker 3 (40:03):
Was it was.
Speaker 4 (40:04):
It was fun coaching with you, Sterm and playing for you.
But like I said, you know, you're You're personality, passion,
everything was infectious. So it's going to be those those
Bruins players are lucky, very lucky. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (40:18):
Wow, what a great story. Appreciate you sharing that with us.
And yes, Nate's ultimate team guy, and as you mentioned,
it's a team that wins, it's not the individual. And
with that mindset, we know that the Bruins are going
to be in a great spot with you as their
new head coach. Marco, thank you so much for joining
us here on the energy line with Nate and JSB
and good luck in the future.
Speaker 6 (40:38):
Thank you for having me. You guys doing a great job,
so keep it up.
Speaker 1 (40:49):
Wasn't that just a delight to be able to speak
with Marco Sterm the new head coach of the Boston Bruins,
and we are just talking about it. Nate and I
were saying, it's it's you had a pivotal impact on
his life and career. He just said that, how wonderful.
Speaker 4 (41:05):
Yeah that was that wasn't I I totally forgot about
that story and yeah, I remember, you know, and I'll
say this, like, Stermy was such a good communicator as
a coach to the players and as a coach to
the other coaches.
Speaker 3 (41:21):
You know, he brought me in and we were.
Speaker 4 (41:23):
Talking and and he was kind of checking in see
how things were going. You know, was my first year
as a as a assistant coach slash skills coach, and
he kind of asked me for some input and said,
you know, what do you need from me? And I
just said I kind of thought, like, you know, he was,
he was doing what Todd McClung was doing and following
the King system and things like that.
Speaker 3 (41:43):
But I thought he could be you.
Speaker 4 (41:46):
Know, more him, more himself because you know, Stermy's a
funny guy. He's passionate, he can be like loud and
and just has an infectious, uh you know, attitude with everything.
And I didn't think it was all the way him,
you know. And I just said, you know, be be
more yourself. And yeah, it's I don't know if that's
(42:08):
really what got the pivotal moment of him getting.
Speaker 1 (42:11):
He literally said that he changed his life.
Speaker 3 (42:14):
I know, yeah, it was. It was nice to hear.
Speaker 4 (42:17):
It was really nice to hear it that he uh
he that he took that you know from me. But yeah, he's, uh,
you know, he's going to be I think I think
He's a perfect fit for Boston. You know, the way
he played, the way he coaches. Those guys are going
to love him there. They're going to love him there.
They're gonna have so much fun.
Speaker 1 (42:35):
You were like, I love. I was just thinking, you're
like the ted Lasso in his life. You like, you
like told him what he needed to hear, Like basically, fine,
look inside yourself and like yes, like that, believe like
you've got it and that now. Is that amazing How
you could say something to someone and then like years
later they're like, You've changed my life by that one thing.
(42:56):
You're like, oh man, I was just kind of saying
that in past, but like, okay, great, I'm really how
about to hear that for you? But I think what's
unique about that? I do remember it you felt comfortable
enough to give him feedback.
Speaker 3 (43:09):
Yeah, No, you're right, it was it was I was, yeah,
you have to be.
Speaker 4 (43:13):
I guess yeah to tell someone that, you said, like,
you have to be comfortable and and Stirmy and I
play together. We had a relationship before that. He was also,
like I said, he was my assistant coach with the
Kings when I was there playing, and so we were
comfortable chatting back and forth.
Speaker 3 (43:29):
And I played for him.
Speaker 4 (43:30):
I played my last year in Ontario a little bit,
so we talked all the time. So I think at
that point I was so comfortable and he asked me
and I was honest and I said, just be yourself more.
Speaker 3 (43:40):
And it was funny.
Speaker 4 (43:41):
After that he kind of like things like you said,
it clicked and you know, he started to joke around
more and he changed some things a little bit, tweaked
some stuff within our system, and you know, you could
see the players even have a little bit more fun too.
Speaker 3 (43:53):
So it was, you know, like I.
Speaker 4 (43:55):
Said, Boston is so lucky to have him. And I
think that this team's gonna be good next year, like
like they're not rebuilding, like they're tooling a little bit,
but they still have a ton of weapons, and uh,
Sturmy's gonna be He's gonna be the guy for them.
Speaker 1 (44:11):
Also credit to Sturmy for taking feedback. Like if someone
told me to be more myself, I'd be like what what?
Like what what do you mean? Like I guess I'm
just not very good taking feedback, Like I am me,
what do you mean? Be more me? Like be specific.
That's why my performance reviews. It does not tick feedback
(44:33):
well jokes in a half. They don't have performance reviews
except for which are just actually tweets from trolls that
tell you look like a piece of shit or something
like that. You don't get those, I don't think. But anyway,
so on that note, I do think the Bruins will
be good next year too, And I like that idea,
which it seems to be sort of the case of like,
(44:56):
and we can get into it more on like another episode,
but like teams aren't really like rebuilding, but they're retooling,
and it's like the whole Washington cap vibe of like, yeah,
we're gonna maybe lose some players here or there, but
like we ain't going back to the bottom, Like we
don't have time for that. Like we got to just
like look at the Ducks, right, which you know we
will have talked about earlier on in this episode of course,
(45:19):
but the Ducks like bringing in guys, and you thought
they were like going for the long run, and then
it's like, no, no, we ain't nobody got time for that, you.
Speaker 4 (45:28):
Know, No, no, it is it is time for Boston,
especially I mean, well look what they they have Macavoy,
they have Paster Knock, they have swimming, Like these guys
are locked up for a long time, so you don't
waste those guys years. And you know Don Sweeney and
Cam Neely, you know they're they're kind of under the
gun too a little bit. So I think that Boston
(45:48):
is is definitely in a position where they need to
make the playoffs next year. I think I think they
have to make the playoffs next year.
Speaker 1 (45:56):
I love that it's like Boston misses the playoffs for
the first time since like twenty sixteen. It's like they
need to make the playoffs where it's like so many
other teams are are not even like even close to
making the playoffs whatsoever, haven't been in them forever. And
you're like, eh, it's just not it's just not the
same because of the fan base, because of like the history,
because of the success. It's it's different. It's different in Boston.
(46:19):
So I mean, I I send Marcos term my t's
and p's, my thoughts and prayers for being the head
coach of the Boston Bruis, because that is a lot
to take on both both you're riding high and you're
riding low, like you're you're you're, you're on You're on it,
and that takes a special type of person, which evidently
we just saw so and he got that from Date.
(46:41):
Don't forget it, guys, you got it from tomar forgot
that from Tom or so. I hope everyone here also
gets that same belief. Just be yourself, be more of yourself,
and you will succeed. And on that note, we want
to thank you all for listening to episode twenty five
of The Energy Line with Nate JSB. Energy Line is
a production of the NHL and iHeart podcast. Thanks to
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Marco Starn for joining the Energy Line. Thank you to
Jake Brown and Bob Bender for producing the show. Subscribe
to the show on Apple, Spotify, wherever get your podcasts,
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give us a five star rating and write a nice
review if you feel like it. I'm Julie Shore. Thanks,
He's Nate Thompson. Nate and I will be back with
a new episode on Monday as we react to Game
five of the Final and we'll preview a Game six,
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which obviously could be a Stanley Cup clinching game. Wow.
Thanks for tuning in. To the energy Line. We'll see
you guys next week. Energy Line is the production of
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