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On How Many Chances This Core Has Left BOSTON BRUINS QUOTES End of Season Media Availability Friday, June 11, 2021 BOSTON BRUINS FORWARD PATRICE BERGERON… On how many chances this core has left... Every year, as you don't achieve your goal and the further you go in your career, you get to realize it's a year closer to retirement. So, obviously, it's tough. From one year to the next, it's always a missed opportunity and you want to keep going at it. It's hard. As you get older, you know that you don't have that many chances to achieve your goal and have a team that can actually compete for a Stanley Cup, so it's always disappointing. About changes, I'm not sure. It's not up to me. You always want to keep the same group and I feel like we have a great group here. We'll see what happens. On how he feels physically... I feel fine. Obviously, the usual aches and bruises of a season and playoff hockey. The groin held up fine this year, which is great news. I'll take it a year at a time and see how my body feels and all that. On the top six going forward... I think we have a great mix of guys. I think, not just from the top-six, but even throughout, I thought we had great depth. It was challenged many times this year, faced a lot of adversity. I thought the guys that came in did a great job and stepped up. I do think we can compete, we're close to having a Stanley Cup-caliber team, and we'll see what happens. That being said, those are out of my hands. It's not decisions I'm going to make. I always leave it up to management, and I trust them to make those decisions. On his offseason... I think right now, it's obviously a disappointing loss. The last few days have been a lot of thinking. But that being said, you're right. It's been a challenging year on many levels, for everyone, really, with all the restrictions and protocols and everything. It was a different year. It wasn't as smooth as usual, and there were a lot of things you had to think about and worry about as well. I think I am, like everyone else, looking forward to a normal summer, or close to it. Kind of recharge and get ready for next season, which hopefully should be back to normal. BOSTON BRUINS DEFENSEMAN KEVAN MILLER… On if he was going to be ready for Game 7... Yeah. I took the impact test on Wednesday. Skated with the guys on Tuesday, then took the impact test Wednesday and was cleared for contact Thursday. I would have been good to go for Game 7. On if he wants to keep playing... Obviously, you want to play every game you can. That was my goal this year, it didn't happen. I got some good hockey in and I really was holding out for as much as I could for the playoffs. It's something I'll talk to my family about and make a decision and go from there. On how difficult it was to watch the playoff games... It doesn't get any easier, that's for sure. It's a tough pill to swallow, you want to be out there. Been down that road, unfortunately. I was super close to being back, most likely would have played in Game 7. That it just makes it even worse, to be honest with you. It's not good. On if the last injury was a concussion... Yeah. On the hit and his knee... First, the hit — I'm not player safety, that's their job to do it. I think, I wish he would have just hit me in the shoulder instead of the chin. Just hit me in the shoulder, hit me clean, I'm still playing. Just hit me square. Knee's doing well, thank you. On when it's one injury after another... It weighs on you, it's not easy. You want to be out there with the guys and helping them win. I think I could have helped. Just get one more game. That's how it goes sometimes, that's hockey. That's life. Just have to turn the page. On what he's thinking about and the next steps... Like I said, I think it's something I'll go home and have a conversation with my family about. Haven't seen my kids for a while. I want to spend time with them, my dad and my mom. We'll go from there. I haven't really put too much thought into it, honestly. On the core players... You're playing for everybody in the room. We have such a good group, obviously those guys have been here the longest. They've won, they know what it takes to win. They made it to two Stanley Cup Finals after that. It takes a lot to win a Stanley Cup, a lot has to go your way. I think this one, this year — a lot didn't go our way. Whatever you want to call it. Just, the opportune time — a lot has to go the right way during an opportune time. It just didn't go that way. It's unfortunate, and there's a lot of guys in this room that played on the line to get out there and win. Unfortunate, it didn't go our way. It's something that, like I said, as we get older, a little bit older, there's a still a lot of life in all the guys. I think we can do it again next year. BOSTON BRUINS GOALTENDER JEREMY SWAYMAN… On how this season went and how difficult it was going into a playoff game after not playing for a while... I thought it was a special year, definitely one I'll remember for a long time. It's always been a dream to put on an NHL jersey and to be with the Boston Bruins, it was even better. It was just an awesome experience, I know that I'm super fortunate for that. I'll take what I learned this year and run with it for sure. As far as the game goes — again, I was so excited to get that opportunity but I knew that my job was to do whatever I can to help the team and I wanted to be confident going in, make sure they could rely on me and what I needed to do, make some saves for them. Hopefully I was going to do that part and help the team win, but we just fell short so it was kind of a bummer. But it was an awesome experience. On some of the important things he's learned this year... I think the biggest thing is just preparation and recovery, because a pro season is so much different than college. You're going every day it seems like, and every other day is either a game day or not a game day. It's pretty cool to see how these older guys handle themselves in and away from the rink and making sure that they come prepared every day. That's something that I'll take and run with it, for sure. On if there was anything specific in the playoffs that was eye-opening... I think the intensity was pretty obvious to everyone, teams are fighting for their lives and their seasons, and it was apparent. Also seeing a full crowd at TD Garden was pretty special too, I know that was my first time being on ice-level with that. I was addicted ever since I saw that, so that was pretty cool. Playoffs, there's nothing like it. It's true what they say and again, to be a part of that playoff push was pretty special and I’m addicted, I want to be back for more. On his summer plans... I'll definitely take a couple weeks off here, but as soon as my body feels ready again, I'm going to get back to training. I'll probably go home to Alaska and get up in the mountains right away, so I'm pretty excited for that. Again, just take a little mental break as well, just hiking around and get on the ice eventually. Start getting to work. On seeing Tuukka Rask prepare and battle in the playoffs... I couldn't have asked for anything better. He's a world-class goalie, a world-class person, so it's awesome to learn from him. He battled and I think everyone knows it. His compete level is unmatched, and he brings a fire every day, especially when it's a playoff atmosphere. It's awesome to see that in some of the games that he stole, especially in Washington. It was pretty phenomenal to watch, and again, I learned so much just from watching what he does and seeing how he takes care of his body. It was a really special experience and I'm super happy about that. On what this year showed him about his readiness to be an NHL goaltender... When your name is called, you have to answer the bell. And that's how I wanted to be. It's an awesome mindset to have, and I'm super happy about that.
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