From prospects to the big show, the Short Shift Podcast aims to bring you a balance of educated analysis & opinions on Boston Bruins hockey -- and do so befitting of the most rabid, and sometimes overly critical fanbase in the NHL. The program often features an exploration into the fandoms of upcoming opponents for the full spectrum of how the Bruins are viewed around the league. The SSP is where veracity and fanaticism smash. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Chirp us on twitter @shortshiftpod.
Well, sort of. Thomas' soundboard is back and he took about 10 business days to edit and post this. Offseason mode, folks. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a message
Aight folks, it's been a week since dev camp and a little over that since the draft. We've had plenty of time to digest not only the draft and dev camp -- but digest the beverages and chicken wings consumed post-dev camp. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a message
Another offseason episode of the shorty; Thomas is late to the party but makes sure he shows up to ruin Ian's night. We talk free agency, we talk draft, we talk about the Lohrei extension, we talk uniforms and we talk the hockey hall of fame class of 2025. Couple voicemails, couple innuendos, and mostly hockey talk. GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a me...
We're finally here. Here? There? I don't know.. the Stanley Cup Finals are done and we have a repeat on our hands. This one feels different though -- mostly because of Brad Marchand who had a phenomenal performance that has evoked a mix of emotions from many Bruins fans. And if you were unsure about how to feel all you had to do was wait a few hours and read that Trent Frederic got an EIGHT YEAR CONTRACT. Yep.. the offseason is already off the rails. GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly onlin...
Aight folks, the first big news story of the offseason; The Boston Bruins have introduced their 30th head coach, Marco Sturm. We're here to give our takes as we recap the press conference as well as rate our initial thoughts on the hire in comparison to post-presser. Of course we also have to talk a little bit about the cup finals -- including the game 2 winner by someone named Brad Marchand. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-...
Aight folks, another offseason episode for the podcast and we greatly appreciate you all for sticking with us through the playoffs. Alas, we have reached the cup finals and we're -- excited? Maybe? There's some storylines in this matchup for sure when it comes to the Boston Bruins with Marchand and Frederic. But there's more in the news cycle -- like the false alarm on the head coaching search. We fully expect a new bench boss to be announced during this cup. Will it be Marco Sturm? Cynically ac...
By popular demand, and since the Bruins are a dead franchise now, Andrew, Ian and Thomas have decided to go full furry. Meet their new fursonas and explore a whole new world of post-Bruins hockey. Watch as Andrew becomes enamored with Blades in a way he before thought possible. Thrill as Ian... Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a message...
Today we turn back the clock and look back at our predictions we made before the 2024-2025 season, and it ain't exactly pretty. A couple we just about nailed, but many, many others... well. We aren't perfect but we aren't afraid to wear it when needed. We also dive into other timely matters such as a certain coach hired by Anaheim. TRIGGER WARNING regarding SA and similar/adjacent acts of violence. If you want to skip passed that -- shuffle ahead in the episode once you hear the name "Joel Quenn...
Andrew and Ian welcome draft and prospect aficionado, Robert Chalmers (@IvanIvanlvan) for some discourse on the 2025 NHL draft and what YOUR beloved Boston Bruins may be able to pull off this go-round. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a message
Sure, the playoffs are fun, but have you tried naming 10 head coaching candidates for the Boston Bruins? Have you gone back and looked at your pre-season predictions and made yourself look like a choade (otherwise known as a "Tocchet")? Well, we do both. Or at least try to. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a message...
Seriously, it's never going to be a good thing to hear from Charlie Jacobs and we've had to hear from him twice in a little over a week. Behold, a press conference that was such a nothing-burger that there's actually a whole value meal's worth of takeways. Value as in quantity, not as in cheaper tickets. Yikes. GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a message...
This weeks episode is split into TWO releases, the first of which we are joined by Anthony Kwetkowski aka @bruinsnetwork on the bird app. We talk prospects near and far, what he's seen in Providence and beyond. Plenty of insight for the true sickos out there. This one is sprinkled with YOUR questions. GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a message...
It's done. The 2024-2025 Boston Bruins season has peacefully ceased with an OT loss at home, just as foretold. Look, we've got weeks.. months even to talk about what went wrong, and more importantly -- how to correct it. Tonight there is hurt, there is anger, and there is literal dogshit. "Oh we'll get to that". GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a messag...
The episode title could be taken in multiple contexts these days, but this is a Boston Bruins podcast (mostly) so rest assured -- we're talking about the tank. This team's going no where fast and has been on that course for months now -- but David Pastrnak has been absolutely incredible, Morgan Geekie has been an amazing story this season, and there's plenty of positives to talk about with some of the new youths on the team such as Lysell and Minten. Plus, NHL whip-it-out (some newsworthy things...
Aight folks, Andrew and (proud father) Ian are back for another episode of the Short Shift. If you know the Low Qual bit of being the proud father of Dans Locmelis, this episode is for you. Is it a bit though? SIX GAMES LEFT, THE TANK IS TANKING AND IT'S GLORIOUS. GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a message...
Aight folks, another episode of the Short Shift Podcast. Zadorov makes some interesting comments and then clarifies -- but is there fire behind this smoke or is it a non-story. Regardless, only a handful of games remain before the 2024-2025 Boston Bruins can be brought back behind the woodshed and put out of their misery. We gotta talk Sacco, too. Yikes. Voicemails? Predictions? Who knows!? GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860...
The Boston Bruins are considerably more fun to watch now that investment is low, pressure is off, the team is faster and there's a number of players playing for their NHL lives and leaving it out there game in, game out. Andrew and Ian discuss first impressions on some new blood now that we have a decent sample size, and dive into the prospects and pieces that were gained at the deadline. GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) ...
Back at it again, three episodes in a week for the first time maybe ever.. so either things are going really good for the B's, or perhaps really REALLY bad. Spoiler, it ain't the former. The Shorty team is back to full strength to discuss the Marchand exit with the benefit of hindsight as well as the first public comments from the now former captain of the Boston Bruins. Lots to absorb, and lots to decipher between his presser as well as Sweeney's. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Coverin...
MARTHA THE BARNS ON FIRE (sale). Emergency pod with Ian and Andrew and a bunch of your immediate reactions and voicemails. Donny got wild at the deadline. This bandaid is on there GOOD -- so lets RIP IT OFF. GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo code SHORTSHIFTPOD Send us a message...
The first shoe has dropped as Trent Frederic has been shipped 4,200+ km away. We'll start with our thoughts on that and what it says about the health of the deadline as a whole. What can we get for Geekie? For Coyle? For Carlo? For (almost) ANYBODY.. plus; who could we potentially target in a return if not draft capital? The next 48 hours have HUGE implications on the near future of this franchise. In Don Sweeney we trust (god help us all). GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Coverin...
Don Sweeney and the Boston Bruins declare bankruptcy! Well, sort of. Hey at least we know the path forward! Well, sort of. A lot was said this week, and a lot was left unsaid. The truth of what the Bruins front office is planning to do this deadline lies somewhere in between the empty words of General Manager Don Sweeney. Been a long time since anyone called him 'Sweenius', right? Plus; your voicemails and our predictions. Well, sort of. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all thing...
Four Nations have faced off and it's been really, really fun. The story should be the big final between Canada and the USA in Boston Thursday night.. however, there's drama as Charlie McAvoy has been hospitalized and there's a lot of unknowns. What is known however -- The Boston Bruins are fucking pissed. Voicemails, slander, and so much more. GET IN. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5444 presented by @SeatGeek, use promo cod...
Aight folks, after a few week hiatus we have returned. Thomas is (mostly) recovered, Ian is ready to go as he has a week off from Bruins games, and Andrew is Andrew. We're fully rostered and so so disgusted with this team outside of David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie (who is reportedly elite). We've got some catching up to do, plenty of voicemails, and a whole lot in the tank for the next 200. Cynically acclaimed. Incredibly online. Covering all things #NHLBruins | OFFICIAL CHIRP LINE: (860) 506-5...
Another week gone. Actually, half a season is gone. This team just can't get over the hump ya'll. But it's not all bad. You have us. You have voicemails. You have Whip-it-Out. You have the saddest predictions in the 199-episode history of our program. GET IN. Send us a message
Aight folks! We're back after the holiday break still crawling towards full strength. As we approach the midway point on this NHL season -- there are still A LOT of unanswered questions about this team; what are we. But also; what is Trent Frederic? Can Boston's special teams get fixed? Is Morgan Geekie elite? (jk). We of course touch on the Fabian Lysell debut, short lived as it was. And you know Poitras is going to come up in that discussion. Plus; some voicemails, predictions and more. GET IN...
Anybody else getting whiplash watching this team? Stealing, like literally taking wins out of the hands of their opponents one night.. only to get absolutely throttled the next. It's wild, but it somehow has them third in the division and only 5 points out of first place. Every episode we seem to ask ourselves -- is this sustainable? NO. IT'S NOT. BUT HERE WE ARE. GET IN. Support researching and combating Cerebral Palsy; https://ucp.org/ways-to-donate Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and u...
Matthew Poitras continues to tear it up in PVD and theres literally no reason at this point that he's not in the Boston lineup. Anyways, the Bruins are 7-3 in the Sacco era but boy howdy does it feel way worse than that after the ass-waxing the B's took in Winnipeg. Voicemails, Predictions, and Andrew gets muted multiple times. GET IN. Send us a message
6-2 in the Sacco era, a modest win streak, and the vibes are considerably improved from just a few short weeks ago. We take a deeper look at what is really happening, and more importantly, if it's sustainable. Plus we WHIPITOUT, PREDICTIONS, and YOUR VOICEMAILS. GET IN. Support researching and combating Cerebral Palsy; https://ucp.org/ways-to-donate Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code 'THPN' Use promo code 'THPN' for $20 off your next purchase on Gametime.co Send us a message...
Aight folks. We have to put a bow on the Jim Montgomery era -- and there's plenty of drama that's unfolded over the last 48 hours since he signed a 5-year contract to coach the St. Louis Blues. Thomas ain't buying the conspiracy crap.. but is there something nefarious at play here? Beyond that -- is Joe Sacco's first few games at the helm worthy of inspiration? All that plus NHL Whipitout, Predictions and YOUR voicemails. Do you believe in Joe Sacco? GET IN. Support researching and combating Cer...
The boys discuss Monty's exit and what it says about the state of this franchise as of today. How much falls on him (besides everything since he's the only one looking for work).. and how much falls on Don Sweeney? How culpable are the players? What is the next step -- and is Sacco a suitable stopgap for the remainder of the season? Support researching and combating Cerebral Palsy; https://ucp.org/ways-to-donate Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code 'THPN' Use promo code 'THPN' for...
