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Sports Hub Underground: Recapping the Bruins’ eventful week

On this episode of the Sports Hub Underground: Talking Bruins-Leafs, Tyler Bertuzzi, Charlie McAvoy’s suspension, and much more.

Nov 2, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins center Pavel Zacha (18) controls the puck in front of Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) during the first period at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

Nov 2, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins center Pavel Zacha (18) controls the puck in front of Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) during the first period at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

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Think there's a lot to talk about with the Boston Bruins this week?

Ty Anderson and I did our best to cover everything in the newest episode of the Sports Hub Underground podcast, which you can hear above. Click here for all episodes and subscribe options, if you're interested. Here's a quick look at the main topics...

-- The Bruins are 9-0-1 and coming off arguably their two most impressive wins of the season, against legitimate competition in the conference. We bounce around those games and others in a recap of their week on the ice.

-- We re-litigate the whole Tyler Bertuzzi debate. The problem we have is with anyone who thought it would be a good idea to essentially swap Linus Ullmark for Bertuzzi, who is now on the Leafs' fourth line. It wouldn't have been good.

-- On the Charlie McAvoy hit: I don't think he had malicious intent of hitting Oliver Ekman-Larsson in the head/face, but he did want to give him a little bump. So, it was a dirty play with reckless disregard for the other guy, so he wasn't going to get away with that without a suspension, and he didn't deserve to get away with it.

Full rundown and approximate timestamps...

(0:50) Opening thoughts on the Bruins' most recent wins

(12:24) Quick wrestling tangent

(15:54) Back to the Bruins talk

(30:30) Revisiting the Tyler Bertuzzi off-season talk

(43:06) Back to the Bruins' recent games

(51:36) Discussing Charlie McAvoy's suspension

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 30: Charlie McAvoy #73 of the Boston Bruins commits an illegal check to the head against Oliver Ekman-Larsson #91 of the Florida Panthers during the third period at TD Garden on October 30, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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