BOSTON BRUINS POSTGAME QUOTES BOSTON BRUINS VS NEW JERSEY DEVILS Thursday, October 20, 2016

BOSTON BRUINS HEAD COACH CLAUDE JULIEN On the end result of the game given the back and forth play all night… Well obviously we got the result that wanted. I thought for the most part it was an exciting game. New Jersey is an improved hockey club, they got a great goaltender as I mentioned this morning but also they are skating really well. I thought their transition game was good and we knew that before the game started but we told our guys that we needed to be patient and play our game and it wasn’t going to be a high scoring game but we had to really stay with it and I thought our guys did a really good job. Unfortunately they got that first goal again but I liked our response after that.

On how much Patrice Bergeron means to the team… Well I think it’s pretty obvious with what he did tonight. After being off for over a week and to come back and have one practice with us then back into the game, he scores a clutch goal for us and that’s what he has always been, a clutch player for us.

On if he saw chemistry developing on the Bergeron line as the game went on… Well yeah I thought of all of our lines, even the [Dominic] Moore line had good chemistry, those lines were good. I thought that maybe Nashers [Riley Nash] line was a little bit flatter tonight than they normally are but we had three lines that I thought were going pretty well and that’s what allowed us to win the game. I think third period we gave it a really good push there and I like seeing that from our team that you come out and you don’t play on your heels and you push hard and we went down by a goal but we got our game going like I said and we got a couple goals to win this for us.

On how Tuukka played in the game tonight… Well Tuukka was outstanding in Winnipeg and he was good again tonight so there are no issues with Tuukka. I think he’s giving us the hockey and the goaltending that we are looking for.

On if it was hard to keep the power play sharp without Bergeron… Well you know there is no doubt that he is one of the best, what I call bumper guys in the league and we ended up putting him there at the Worlds, also because he’s so good when guys are under pressure they get into position to take away that pressure and he does a good job of that. Not only that, he’s got a good shot there from the slot when it comes to him on his stick. So he’s to me one of the better ones in that position and we didn’t have him for the first three games and it did make a difference. As much as other guys tried to do the job, nobody could do it as good as Patrice [Bergeron] does.

On the younger defenseman maturing quickly…. Yeah I think Brandon [Carlo] has been good since Day 1, he’s really showed a lot of poise and obviously he doesn’t panic with the puck. He’s certainly not intimidated by anybody, he’s

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On if the game-winning goal was a good reflection of David Pastrnak’s play this year… Yeah I think that David has been really good for us, you know since the start of the year. And again, I can’t say enough, and again I feel like I’m repeating myself when I say that he is a much more confident, stronger individual and he is certainly even understanding the game even more. The hope plays have diminished quite a bit and it’s more about making strong plays and making the right plays. So he’s just a young player that has matured into the player that we think he was going to be and he’s heading in the right direction right now.

On how important it is that David Pastrnak is willing to make the play in the corner… Well I think there are a couple of reasons and the reason that we put him with that line is that he’s got to show some accountability. You know that line normally plays with real top lines for the most part and he’s got to be responsible and he has to be able to work with those two guys because they really compete hard. I thought it was a good fit for him and probably two linemates that can help him get better and grow and so far he has shown that he is capable of doing that.

On seeing Bobby Orr and Milt Schmidt in the pregame ceremonies… Yeah it was nice to see them both, you know and I saw them a little bit before the game, chatted with both of them. I thought that Bobby [Orr], that’s the slowest I have seen him on the ice, it took him forever to get to center ice but other than that, certainly great to see those guys, both legends. I know Bobby [Orr] was telling me the story about when he first came to the team and Milt [Schmidt] was his coach and certainly there is a great connection there and a great amount of respect between the two of them.

On David Krejci looking more like himself tonight and the contributions from David Backes… Well there’s no doubt it helped. You’re getting I guess a veteran player that plays hard and goes in and gets some hits and gets some pucks out for you but at the same time I think you have to give David [Krejci] credit, he’s been working hard trying to find his game again. It’s not easy when you have gone through surgery like he has and you know he had a late start to training camp and jumping in with the rest of the group there so that really kind of sets him back a little bit but I like the direction that he is going, I think he is working hard in practice, doing extra and doing what it takes here to find his game and tonight was one of his better games no doubt.

On Torey Krug becoming a leader on the team… Yeah I think Torey [Krug] had some hiccups tonight with the puck but I thought as the game went on, he definitely got better and took charge and that’s what we want from Torey. I think he is such a great puck mover, he’s a great skater that can support the attack, there’s so much that he can bring to our hockey club and when he is at his best it makes that back end so much better and you know at first it wasn’t easy. He’s played the right side quite a bit before but it was his first time this year playing on the right so I don’t know if that adjustment kind of bothered him a little bit at first but he certainly got better and certainly was a solid player for us in the second half of the game.

An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media On winning the first home game after the record at home last year… Well I think you have answered that. I think that we are all disappointed with our record here last year and it was important to get off to a good start. You know you want the fans to come and watch well you have to give them a reason to do that and you got to pay the price and play some exciting hockey and show that you are competing hard. This is a fan base that loves players that compete hard and get their nose to the grind and that’s what we needed to do tonight.

On if he ever anticipated that Brad Marchand would become the player that he has… Well it took him that long right? To get to this level? No, you could see the talent, you could see that he had the great shot, the great release, I thought he was a good skater. I mean he has improved and he has grown as a player no doubt, but the biggest thing that I think was holding him back was that balance that he needed between being more or less a pest and getting under other people’s skin and using his skill level and being the player he could be. I think that he has found that in the last few years and become a very respectable player around the league and people now notice how good he is when it comes to the skill level and what he can do as far as being in the game, being a game changer and scoring some goals at opportune times.

BOSTON BRUINS FORWARD PATRICE BERGERON On if he felt ready to play coming into tonight’s game... I mean I was just trying to, I guess, get my feet wet right away and use the first few shifts to kind of just get, feel good about my positioning and my skating also, and as the game went on I just felt better.

On what he saw on the game-winning play when Brad Marchand fed him the puck... I saw an opening; I thought there was a little miscommunication on the D zone and I knew that Brad was going to come around the net and see me there, so I was just waiting and I was ready for the one-timer and obviously I was just trying to put it on net. I wasn’t necessarily trying to look at an area; I was just trying to put it on net and I was lucky to get that goal.

On David Pastrnak’s play in this game and how he’s grown as a player... Yeah, of course. He’s been tremendous from game one, you know, his compete level but also the way he creates space for himself and for us and he’s using his speed as well, and that’s a perfect indication on that play that he used his body but also he used his speed to kind of create some space for himself and keep the puck in their zone.

On the role that patience played in tonight’s game... We talked about staying with it and being patient. It’s a team that doesn’t give you that much space in their zone and they play very tight, man-on-man, and we’re going to have to fight for every loose puck, I guess, and every shot. So I thought we did a good job, we stayed with it, and overall it was a good game.

On getting the season off to a good start... Of course, I mean, you want to start on a good note - especially at home, we talked about our home record in the last few years and we wanted to do the job early, especially in the first game, and it’s one step but we’re happy with it. An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media

On Milt Schmidt and Bobby Orr dropping the puck in tonight’s game... It’s very special for me, being here my whole career, and having the chance to see them once in a while and realizing how much they mean to the Bruins but also to hockey and to Boston is very special to me to have a chance to take a few seconds to go shake their hands.

On David Backes playing in his position while he was out... Yeah, I thought I was going to maybe be the anchor there tonight, so they were amazing the first three games and yeah, I guess I was trying to come in and try to do the job as much as possible.

On how he felt physically in tonight’s game... Yeah, I was feeling good. Like I said, it would have been nice to ride the wave of the World Cup, but that being said I thought in the first I was trying to be good position ally and kind of get myself going with the first few shifts and just kind of go from there and overall I thought it happened.

On how difficult it was to sit out the first road trip... Very hard. You want to start the season, first road trip of the team you want to be with them and battle and it wasn’t easy at all and it was one of those decisions that there was a lot of pulling on my side to try to be there but we looked at the big picture and we thought it was a more reasonable thing to do, I guess.

BOSTON BRUINS FORWARD BRAD MARCHAND On how he balanced his game with his “pest” style of game… I think the first thing was, when I was trying to get into the league, I was trying to earn a spot and I had to do something a little different. I didn’t have enough skill at the time, and I wanted to break into the top couple of lines, so I had to play a fourth line role and that’s kind of what it entailed. The goal every year was to get better and be a better player and it kind of went up from there.

On when he thinks he became an elite player… I don’t know, I think it was more a progression. Every year, if you’re continually trying to get better and work on your game, I think it happens over time. It’s not going to happen over one summer or season. It takes a lot of time to improve on your game, improve on your skills, and kind of learn how to play the game a certain way. I’ve had the fortune to play with some very good players so I think that also plays into it.

On if he was surprised that his wrist shot went in from the spot it did… Not really. I mean, yeah, it is tough to get shots through, but if you get it off quick and through a screen, it’s going to go in at times. When it’s kind of quick, in stride, through the legs, that’s a tough one to stop and a tough one to see. Again, that was a bit of a lucky bounce I think. I thought it went off the post, replay showed it going off the back of his knob. So, again, you shoot the puck and good things happen.

On if he has ever been more confident than he is now… An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media I think there’s times where confidence level is high. Right now, I do feel good. I just feel I have a step ahead of where I normally am coming into the season. I think a lot of that is attributed to the World Cup [of Hockey]. Obviously, it’s such a high level and you’re playing with such speed for a whole month. So, I’m feeling really good. I kind of feel like I’m in mid-season form when, most seasons, it takes 10 to 12 games to feel that way. So, hopefully, things continue to go the right way. Again, I’m getting some good bounces and Pasta [Pastrnak] is on fire right now, and Bergy [Patrice Bergeron] is always going to be Bergy. Again, I’m playing with some very good players.

On if he settles down playing with Bergeron… Yeah. He does so much for our team and really adds a lot of depth. It allows Krech’s [David Krejci] line to be a big force out there. Again, the third and fourth lines were great tonight, too. Having Bergy back is great. He brings so many things to the table. We do have a lot of chemistry. Every time I come around the net, I know he’s going to be hovering around that area. So, it’s good to get back and playing together and get closer to having our full lineup.

On what he saw when he was shooting on his goal… I was trying to shoot through his legs. I wasn’t trying to pick that corner, but I was trying to shoot through his legs and hope it went on net and either it went in or we got a rebound and try to create something.

On what the discussion on the bench was like when Cory Schneider was playing so well… He’s a very good goalie. He did play well. We didn’t play great the first couple periods. We didn’t have a lot of sustained pressure; we didn’t have a lot of second opportunities. We knew we had to be better in that area and once we were in the third, we created a lot more and ultimately came out with the win.

On if playing with Pastrnak and Bergeron was what he envisioned… It was tough at the start. We had a week in training camp and we really didn’t play that well together. I think we were all trying to adjust to different things. But, once we get into the game at the start of the season and we really kind of bear down and start to work together, I think things will come along very nicely. Pasta [David Pastrnak] is a great player. It’s not always easy to adapt to a combo that’s been together for a long time, but he’s been great so far. He’s got another step this year. He’s playing phenomenal. So, I think it’s been working so far this season and it worked again tonight.

On seeing Milt Schmidt and Bobby Orr during the pregame ceremonies… Yeah. They’re two Bruins legends and hockey legends. Anytime you’re around them, it’s exciting. You kind of catch yourself watching them, and admiring them. It’s phenomenal to have them around and just see that they still love the game. And again, that’s one of the reasons why they are legends of the game.

On how to stop giving up the first goal of the game… I think we just have to do a little better job preparing for the start of games. I think we can also take away that we’ve been good at coming back and playing from behind, which you have to be An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media able to do. But, you’re right, we have to be better off the starts and prepare a little better for games and really push in the first goal. You’ve got to be able to play with the lead too so we’ve got to work on that.

On how big of a win this is considering their poor home record last year… Yeah, it’s good to get that one at home, especially your home opener. Feeling good about yourselves and get the fans excited. Again, we don’t always want to play from behind. But, coming from behind tonight and getting the win, it just shows that the guys have a lot of character this year. We’re going to bear down when things aren’t going well.

On what has helped David Pastrnak improve… It’s part of his maturity. The older you get, the longer you play in the league, and you learn how to play certain ways. But, he was a kid when he started here. He was 18 years old. He needed that time to build his strength and speed and he’s done that. He’s worked hard in the summers and come back bigger and stronger. He’s able to fend guys off. He doesn’t lose puck battles on the walls and in the corners. He’s faster this year. He’s always been fast, but he’s able to use his speed the right way this year. He’s beating guys at the right time and chipping in at the right time, and playing the right way that Claude [Julien] wants to play. He’s playing like a veteran and that’s what we need out of him.

BOSTON BRUINS DEFENSEMAN JOE MORROW On his game in tonight’s home opener... Good, I’ve been practicing hard and trying to stick with the team and try and stay up to date with everything and stay in shape, so I just tried to translate that into tonight and not try and complicate things and I feel like the team played really well which makes it a lot easier for you to have individual success, so I felt like it was a good stepping stone. It was good to get the first one.

On the physicality of tonight’s game... I’d say it’s got to be a focus every night, especially playing for this team and with the kind of guys we have on this team, physicality is always fun. It’s always good, especially at a home rink, your home opener, you get the crowd into it. So, yeah, I feel like I should bring that every night; it’s part of the game, you can’t leave.

On if he had to shake any rust off... No, I don’t think so, you know, you practice everyday and you work at it to be prepared for that opportunity and I mean, everything’s different – it’s not like a game-like scenario – but it just is what it is and you’ve got to get out there and I just tried to keep it simple.

On consistency in his game shift-to-shift... Yeah, I felt like it was really good. Just like I said before, just trying to keep it simple and once that happens you have to go shift-to-shift and not think about it too much, so that’s really all there is to it. It’s a simple game when you play it like that, but yeah, now it’s got to be game-to- game consistency.

An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media On how the team is different with Patrice Bergeron on the ice... Everybody battles for him; everybody loves him. He’s like, I mean he’s one of the assistant captains; he’s such a crucial piece to this team that every time you’re on the ice here you kind of want to make him proud. So, he’s just one of the best all-around players in the league, if not the best, so just having him in the lineup benefits this team so much and there’s not a lot of players that I can say that about. It just brings such a different aspect to the team.

BOSTON BRUINS FORWARD DAVID PASTRNAK On if he’s filling Sidney Crosby’s shoes as a linemate of Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron… Yeah, I wanted to wear 87 for my first practice, but then I decided no. Obviously they have great chemistry between each other… I think we had a good start with Marchy [Brad Marchand] and then [David] Backes. So, it was important for us to be able to come back, and it was a huge comeback for him [Patrice Bergeron]. So we are happy.

On the chemistry between himself and Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron… I don’t know. Just trying to play hockey, you know? We try to talk and help each other, be close to each other, and I think we are all good hockey players. So just try to do our jobs and be close to each other.

On how confident he is in his game… I don’t know. It feels the same. It doesn’t matter, obviously it helps a little bit if you’re making points, but in the middle of the season it can be like I won’t score in ten games. For me it’s just game by game and trying to get better, and enjoy and have fun out there. I think when I have fun, then I’m at my best.

On if battling and playing well defensively improves his confidence… Probably. If somebody wins a battle in the offensive zone and stays strong on the puck, it gives you more time in the dirty zone, which is where you want to play, especially me. I have to play in dirty zones, so it’s one of the things I have to keep doing, be strong on the puck and spend as much time in our own zone to make some offensive opportunities.

On the Bruins being resilient coming back from deficits in their three wins… Yeah, I’m really happy we were able to win a 2-1 hockey game, where we stuck with our plan. We have to be patient against this team, and I think one goal at home to give up, is pretty good, and we just have to keep doing it. So we didn’t get the first one, so hopefully next game we’re going to get the first goal, and it’s going to help us.

On Patrice Bergeron’s game-winning goal coming from cycling the puck… Yeah. That’s something we were talking about the whole game, to try to cycle the puck behind the net. We kind of didn’t do it until the last shift. It was a good goal, big goal by Patrice [Bergeron] for us, and then the two points are our two points, and we’re staying 100 [percent] at home games now.

BOSTON BRUINS GOALTENDER TUUKKA RASK On the strategy for the first home game of the season... An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media We played good today. It was a typical game against the Devils; neither team had too many chances, like, point-blank chances, and you kind of have the feeling it’s going to come down to the wire and both teams kind of got sort of lucky goals there to start the scoring, but we stuck with it and it paid off for us.

On the team’s energy after Brad Marchand’s tying goal... Well, we had a great shift right after that. We put the puck in deep and started working down there – something we needed to kind of get us going. It’s tough when you play a team like that who likes to shut it down and scoring chances are really hard to come by, so we needed that goal to get us going and then Marchy [Brad Marchand] – no shot is a bad shot, so he took a chance and it paid off for us and then we never looked back after.

On the role that patience played a part in the team’s game... Well it just shows that once you just stick with your game plan and don’t give the other team anything and just wait for your chances, good things will happen, and today it did. It’s a great sign for our hockey team and we’ve got to build on this.

On the team’s resiliency and character in the last few games... Well I think we’re growing as a team, but I think right off the bat when everybody showed up, we looked like we were ready to go and everybody seemed to have that right mindset. So, that’s a good thing to have. I think guys should show up to work and we get a game plan and we go out there and execute it and it pays off. It’s a cliché but that’s how it is, and now we have the guys to do it.

On if he is fighting through anything physically... There’s always something, always something.

On if the goal that got by him bounced off of Brandon Carlo’s foot... Yeah, I was just starting to push off because the guy kind of slap shot passed it across and it was just one of those, nothing-you-can-do type things. It was passing across and I just started to kick that way and next thing I noticed it was in the net. Tough bounce, but he has to try to block it and it’s just a bad bounce and then everybody saw at the end he made a great block to kind of keep them out of the, even from getting to the net. So, great for him.

On Brandon Carlo’s playmaking and poise... Yeah, I was just going to say, he’s very poised out there and he takes a hit and he makes a play and he blocks a lot of shots and boxes guys out like everybody else on the defense. That’s a great sign, you know, you’re 19 – that’s not an easy thing to do. So, good for him and he’s going to be a heck of a player for us.

BOSTON BRUINS FORWARD DAVID KREJCI On having Patrice Bergeron back in the lineup… He’s a good player. He does everything well. When you have a guy like that in the lineup, it always makes the other team think. It’s good to have him back. I thought he played a strong

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On if tonight’s game felt like a step forward… Yeah. I felt decent for the game in Winnipeg. Felt even better today. So, another step forward and just trying to be better every day.

On how he felt his line was with David Backes and Danton Heinen… I thought we had some good stuff; good forecheck, good rushes, a couple good scoring chances, so just kind of stay positive and it will come.

On if Bergeron getting the game-winning goal was a reminder of how important he is to the team… Yeah, he’s a clutch player and he’s done it so many times. He steps up in big games and big moments and that was definitely a big moment late in the third period. Got a big goal. We definitely missed him and we’re happy he’s back.

On how important it is to play well at home… Well, that’s for sure. We had some struggles last year, but this is a new year. We got our first win so let’s keep it going.

On if Patrice Bergeron improved the power play and if he will moving forward… Yeah. Bergy [Patrice Bergeron] was a little bit better. We got some more scoring chances. The puck’s not finding the back of the net. But, like I said, stay positive and keep creating chances and eventually, it will go in.

BOSTON BRUINS FORWARD DAVID BACKES On the chemistry of his line… I don’t know how many shots I had today but it felt like a lot. If I can make good on a couple of those then we’re cruising to a win rather than grinding one out. So Krejc [David Krejci] and [Danton] Heinen both made some great plays, I think we got into the offensive zone. Our shifts were pretty long, I think in the first Claude [Julien] was telling us so we had to manage that and get back to shorter shifts in the second and third. You know I think it was everything but the finish and I’ll take responsibility for that but you like the shifts that you start in the offensive zone, get some shots and leave the next line with something good. We were able to do that and I think that the whole night was a testament to just staying with it. They get kind of a wonky power play goal, Bergy’s [Patrice Bergeron] line responded really well with two goals and you know a great team win.

On his thoughts of his first home game as a Bruin… You know I think the way that Jersey plays, and they make you play, it’s maybe not the most exciting game to be watching but the people who are hockey purists I think, it was tight checking, it was maybe 3 on 2’s back and forth for a small period of time but the majority of it was good positional, sound hockey and you just figured that the first time somebody made a mistake it was going to end up in the back of the net. They get a power play goal and again we An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media were able to respond really well, Marchy [Brad Marchand] and Pasta [David Pastrnak] have been red hot for the first four games, you love riding that, Bergy [Patrice Bergeron] steps in, gets a huge goal for us and again we are happier when other guys are scoring and when we are scoring ourselves. It’s going to be different guys every night, right now it’s their turn and we need someone else on Saturday against Montreal.

On how special it was to see Bobby Orr and Milt Schmidt tonight… It was cool to see them coming on the ice and it looked like Uncle Milt [Schmidt] was maybe even a little emotional at center ice enjoying the spotlight that he deserves and with Bobby Orr and 50 years since his debut a couple days ago, great history and great to have those guys a part of opening night, in this building, get the win and we’ll put it in the bank, we’ll enjoy it the rest of the night and then we’ve got more business to get to Saturday.

On what opening night was like for him… There’s always, wherever you are, that opening night, that first game at home, that first game of the season, there’s always that extra jump, that extra energy in the building and it was everything it was talked up to be here with the fans that know the game and really thrive off the hard nosed play and it just makes you want to go out there and play harder for these people that support you and wear that same jersey that we wear up in the stands.

BOSTON BRUINS FORWARD TIM SCHALLER On how much patience the Bruins had to have with Cory Schneider playing well… A lot of patience. The main thing there is not to get frustrated. We stuck to our game plan, got pucks deep, got pucks to the net, and eventually it paid off.

On the chemistry he has with linemates Noel Acciari and Dominic Moore… It’s awesome. For us to be able to feed off each other after just two games like that is awesome. We all pretty much have the same mentality of getting pucks north and not forcing anything, and it’s working pretty well.

On having Patrice Bergeron back in the lineup… Yeah, you could tell, everyone on the bench, when he scored that [goal], they kind of had a smile on their face, saying there’s Bergy [Patrice Bergeron], doing his thing again. When he scored that, that was awesome. There wasn’t one guy who wasn’t jumping up on the bench for him. That was awesome. He’s a great player. He deserves it.

On if he’s played left wing in the minors… Nope, nope. I haven’t played left wing in a couple years, but I’ve played a little bit of everything in my career. I’ve played defense and forward and all that stuff, so I like to think I’m a smart player and I can play anywhere.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS HEAD COACH JOHN HYNES On how if this was a lesson on how to finish a game strong… Yeah I mean, we didn’t do enough to win the game so.

An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media On how he would teach his team to have that ‘killer instinct’… Well it’s, you know, we all talk about the process of learning lessons but I think you know when games are on the line there is just a certain level of competitiveness that you have to get to. We haven’t found that level yet. So it has to come to us quicker than later. The learning lessons in this league shouldn’t take two to three games, if you’re going to be a good team you are going to learn a lesson after a game. You got to be able to respond quicker than that.

On if he mixed up some of the lines as a response to what the Bruins were doing… No we were just looking for more guys to get going.

On what he can say on Cory Schneider’s game… Yeah he’s been… he’s given us a chance every night.

On if it is just a matter of being consistent and getting off to a better start… Yeah, all of those things.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS GOALTENDER CORY SCHNEIDER On how they played after the Bruins tied the game… Yeah I mean we got that goal, and got ahead and then they sort of… they didn’t stop coming after that and we got pinned back a little bit, took a penalty and we just were never able to recover and reestablish the game we played with a lead. You have to give them credit, they pushed and pushed and finally broke through. It’s a disappointing loss because I think after forty minutes it could have gone either way, you know we weren’t thrilled with how we were playing but we were right there. Zero-zero game and we got the first goal and the league in the third and that’s what we have been talking about, we have to learn how to finish those games off and not let a team back into it.

On if he lost sight of the puck when Brad Marchand scored… Yeah, I mean it was a heck of a shot. It went through his legs, you know I caught most of it, but you know it hit off my stick a little bit and I don’t know if it was going in anyways or if it deflected in a little bit. But, it was a heck of a shot you know on the move, through a D-man’s legs. Not many guys can do that shot so, the credit to him on that shot.

On Patrice Bergeron’s goal… Yeah it just through right whoever was in front of me, through his legs so I just never picked it up for far out but, you know it just snuck through somebody there at the end. So again, tough way to lose.

On what he takes from a game like this… Well like I said, it’s part of this group’s learning process and we have to make sure to find a way to at least make points. You know, at least make it to overtime, get a point and give yourself a chance to, if you’re going to give up a lead. But to come away with no points is disappointing. You know we’ve had a few instances so far this year where we have been in a position to get more points than we have, and we haven’t done it. You know, again it’s not the end of the world, it’s early in the season but we can’t let this creep in our game here and have it become a An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media reoccurring thing. We need to learn how to finish games off and come away with two points and if not, for sure one point.

On what they have to improve on during their third period play… Again, we know in the third when we play good teams they are going to make pushes and we have to do the same thing. We have to play with confidence and play with the puck, play with offense. I thought we did that against Anaheim in the home opener, we had a lead and we played in their end a little bit, but we didn’t defend, defend, defend. But there have been a couple games where we got back a little bit where once we get a lead, or it’s been a tied game, we just have to play with some confidence and make sure we make smart plays.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS FORWARD TAYLOR HALL On not being able to hold the lead… Yeah, for sure. It’s a game that we had. When you’re winning one-nothing in the third period, you have to hold those out and make sure that in the least you get a point. So, that’s tough for us. We have to learn from that. When we get a lead like that, that should bring us momentum not stall us like it did.

On the Bruins having momentum after the Devils goal… I’m not sure. I’m sure that is something we’ll address tomorrow and we’ll find out what it was but you know, I think that for a lot of the night we didn’t dictate the way we wanted to play. We played two games this year where we could come out of the game saying we played the way we wanted to and that it was a strong game – games that we can replicate and tonight wasn’t an effort like that. So we have to regroup and get back at it the next game.

On if they have to handle prosperity a little better and not let down once they get the lead… Yeah, just, you know, it should bring up momentum, it should make us feel good about it and we got to get comfortable in those situations, holding a lead. Just go after teams, you know, put them on their heels. They’re the ones that have to score, they’re the ones that have to take chances to even the game up so it was a tough one. Not only to not get a point, but to lose it. You know, it’s tough.

On if it was a double whammy thinking they would at least get one point and then come away with none… Yeah, exactly. In this league, getting a point is a good night usually and for us you know every point matters when you come down the stretch. So tonight is a game that we’re going to have to improve on and third periods have to be our best periods because you saw tonight’s Bruins, they turned it up in the third. Especially after they went down one-nothing and we have to learn from that.

On what the toughest part of one-goal games is… Well that’s what the league has turned into. It’s a close league, there is a lot of parity and whether you win 7-2 or 2-1, it’s still two points. So it’s the little details, it’s the little things that you do during the game that usually end up making or breaking a game. So that’s kind of it, it’s the little things and it’s little breakdowns that end up costing us two points. An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media

On his missed open net shot… Yeah, I had a wide open net and just rushed it. Got a little bit too excited and missed the whole net. So you know whether that would have a difference in the game or not, I’m not sure. We ended up scoring on the power play, but you want to put those in no matter what time the game is or what the score is. That’s got to be a goal.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS FORWARD KYLE PALMIERI On the end of the game and some of the looks that he got… Yeah, I mean, go out there six on four, you want to funnel pucks to the net and see if you can out number them for a second chance but we weren’t able to do that and we couldn’t salvage a point at the end.

On the game turning after scoring… Yeah, I mean, I don’t think we were doing what we had to do to be in that game. Obviously Schnides [Cory Schneider] played a great game, he stood on his head for us and made some huge stops. But I don’t think we accomplished what our game plan was and when you do that and you’re lucky enough to have a lead in the third period, it’s a tough pill to swallow – not getting any points out of it.

On all of the near misses… Yeah, I mean, it’s a game of inches. Obviously [Brad] Marchand’s shot there – off the post and in. An inch to the left and it’s not in the back of our net. But that’s just how it is and I don’t think we played well enough to get two points but we were in a position to try and steal two and we weren’t able to do that.

On what the team discussed between the first and second period… Yeah, we were a little smarter with the puck. I think in the second period there we had two big penalty kills that gave us momentum and our power play went there and got a few looks but for the most part we had some things that we wanted to accomplish in the game. For spurts we were able to do that but not over the course of 60 minutes.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS DEFENSEMAN ANDY GREENE On not at least getting a tie… Yeah it was a tough game. We obviously weren’t our best tonight but, you know going in the third we still had a zero-zero game there. And we got one, then gave one up and at that point we were just looking to, you know stabilize things and get to overtime and take chances there. We just found a way to lose tonight and it’s on us and it’s unacceptable.

On what wasn’t working… I don’t know, like I said they are an aggressive forechecking team and they are as pretty quick there. I think we weren’t in control of the puck too much, got stuck there in the neutral zone too much. We got stalled there, we weren’t getting pucks behind to our D, we weren’t using our speed and getting it turned around I think that’s where the majority of it was. Once we got it in, we were kind of one and done, it wasn’t establishing our forecheck. An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media

On how it is still early and only four games in… Yeah I mean it is, but you know it’s tough there. The playoffs start on game one and you know you sit there and say ‘it’s only game four’, but game four matters just as much as 40 or 81. They all matter equally and it’s important that we get into those situations where we lock them down, we get the point, and we go from there. We just got to figure that out and play a little stronger.

BOSTON BRUINS HEAD COACH CLAUDE JULIEN PREGAME PRESS CONFERENCE On if Austin Czarnik got sent down… Yeah. We just assigned him to Providence this morning. He had a tremendous camp and we just wanted him to go down there and play. We’ll see what goes from there.

On if Patrice Bergeron is playing tonight… Yeah.

On if he envisions Austin Czarnik coming back to the team in the future… Oh, absolutely. I think I was extremely impressed with his training camp. He’s a smart player. When we get to this type of situation, I think he’s playing to find his game again and we’re going to allow him to do that. Certainly, with the way he’s played, we’re going to allow him to do that. So, certainly, with the way he’s played, there’s a good chance you’re going to see him here again.

On what Joe Morrow could do for the team… Well, it’s not that. I think at one point, we keep Joe in there. When he plays well, he’s a good addition to our team. He skates well, he gets the puck out of our own end, with Mills [Kevan Miller] out, the same thing. You’re looking for consistency from game to game. The sharpness and the compete level are important aspects of playing in the NHL and right now, he needs both of those to get there.

On what it means to be coaching his 10th home opener… Well, to be honest with you, I hadn’t looked at it that way. It’s more of, it’s an opening night, I think it’s important that we come out and give our fans a good idea of what our team is going to be all about. Again, we’re a team that has a lot of new faces, we’ve got some young players in our lineup, so the compete level and how hard you’re working, and playing together is what’s important right now. I think, if we do those kinds of things, as you saw on the road trip, we’re giving ourselves chances to win. I didn’t think we competed well enough in Toronto. The other games, there was some up and downs and we weren’t perfect, but I think overall, we overcame some of the mistakes and lack of experience by our compete level and that’s where we have to come out big tonight against a team that plays extremely well defensively. They’re on top of you and they cycle the puck well, so they’re a much improved New Jersey team.

On how long it will take before he knows what his team’s character is… I don’t know, I think it varies, as far as some players, it might take a little longer. Some of those times, it’s a little quicker to see those kinds of things with your team. But, right now, I like what An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media I’ve seen, I just hope that we move forward here and we’re going to play better and better teams because they’ll have more games under their belt, but we’re capable of improving as well. That’s what will really tell us what we're all about. Usually, a month into the season, you have a pretty good idea of what you have.

On what Tim Schaller has done to deserve ice time… He’s just a smart player that plays hard and I think, in all aspects. He’s a centerman that can play wing, he’s got good size, I think his hockey sense is great. Last time we put him in there, I thought he did a good job with that line which turned out to be one of our better lines against Winnipeg.

On if the trap defense still works or if he sees it in a different style… Well, you see it in a different style. I think the tighter checking is not so much the checking, as it is playing man-on-man, a lot of teams do that, certainly play a lot tighter all over the ice. There used to be a lot more room for players to, I guess, catch their speed and excel and show their skill. But, right now, there’s no doubt that when you’re playing against a talented player, you’re trying to take his time and space away. So, overall, as a team, teams are playing a little more that way then sitting back and trapping and going inside, I think they’re closing a lot quicker.

On what lift Patrice Bergeron gives the team by coming back… Well, it doesn’t matter what night it is. I think anytime Patrice [Bergeron] comes back into the room, it’s a big lift. He’s regarded as one of the best players in the league. So, when you coach some games without him and you see him coming back, it’s a lift to everybody – players, teammates, organization, coaching staff, and hopefully the fans as well.

On if Torey Krug has played the right side on defense… Well, he hasn’t done it a ton here, but he did it a lot in Providence. So, he’s very comfortable on the right. We’ve talked to him about that before and it doesn’t seem to be an issue with him. So, it’s good to have those kinds of guys that can play either side. [John-Michael] Liles is the same way – he can play either side also.

On if Ryan Spooner is playing tonight… I’ve got about eight hours to decide.

On if the addition of Taylor Hall changes the overall dynamic of the Devils forwards… No. I think what they’ve done is, I thought they did a good job of developing their young players last year. Those young players are much better this year, I think. As a team, they’ve grown. But, when you add a guy like Taylor Hall, it certainly helps, but one player doesn’t change an entire team. I think their whole game, as a team, is so much better than it was. As I mentioned earlier, they’re extremely good defensively, they’ve got a good goaltender, and offensively, they’re a team that does a good job on the cycle game.

BOSTON BRUINS HALL OF FAMERS BOBBY ORR AND MILT SCHMIDT Milt Schmidt opening statement…

An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media Schmidt: This guy here [Bobby Orr] is the greatest of anything I have seen to wear skates. And there are a few of you that I know and this guy here is better than anything that I have ever seen and I have seen a lot of good ones.

Orr: This is why I brought him

Schmidt: I haven’t received an invitation yet to go up there fishing, I’ll get up there some day. It’s good to see everybody. I’ve got good news for you: you’ve got a good coach and you got a good team here. So they might take a while from what I can gather, but very small – they’re not big and husky, you can knock them all over the place. This we don’t want because you only one place you end up and that is in the penalty box. However, I can honestly say, this is more than what I expected.

On if Bobby Orr thinks Milt Schmidt is the greatest Bruin ever… Orr: I would go with that, yes, I would. I would go with you, Milty, being the greatest Bruin ever.

Schmidt: He’s got to say that because I’m sitting right beside him.

On why Orr thinks Schmidt is the greatest Bruin ever… The way he played. I didn’t see Milty play, but I’ve seen him on video. Heard a lot about it. He wasn’t very big – he was talking earlier about smallish players. He wasn’t very big but his heart was this big (gestured with hands) on the ice, and that’s how he played. He was great player and he’s a wonderful individual. He’s a great man and a great friend to all of us.

Schmidt: Well I try to be.

Orr: You’re a great friend, and it’s great to have you here.

On what it means for both of them to share the moment together (50th anniversary and 80th anniversary)… Orr: Well I’m thrilled. I’ve known Milt longer than 50 years, I’ve known him 54 years. Milty scouted me when I was 12 years old and I’ve known Milty, obviously for a long time and he’s been a great friend. He’s been my coach, my general manager, and most importantly my very good friend and I’m thrilled to be with him here tonight for the opening of the season.

Schmidt: Well all I can say is that there are things that Bobby has probably said because I was in the league when Dit Clapper was available, Eddie Shore was available and they think they were the boss, didn’t matter if you were on the bench or on the roster, they were the boss. And rightfully so too because I say I learned an awful lot from Clapper and Eddie Shore.

On what the secret to his longevity is… Orr: Be careful, I’ve known you a long time.

An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media Schmidt: I really don’t know but I can tell you one thing is that I haven’t had a drink for years and years and years and I didn’t – not only did I not have a drink but it helped me. Plus the fact – look at the money I saved!

On if Bobby Orr remembers stepping on the ice 50 years ago… I remember going to my first training camp in London, Ontario. In those days we went to training camp to get in shape and we trained for five to six weeks. At the London, I remember going and getting my key and going to my room and there’s a guy laying on the bed in his underwear with a little bit of a belly, smoking a cigar and I looked and I said, ‘Oh my God – hello Mr. Bucyk’ and he says, ‘you can call me Chief or John.’ So John was my first roommate and during that camp there was a courtyard and the GM had a room over there and it became time for the players to go over there to find out where they were heading. I got my call – received my call and they told me to come to Boston to finish training camp. And I remember staying at the Radisson and coming to the Boston Garden for the first time. Although we had been here a couple times with Oshawa [Generals] and Niagara Falls [Flyers] playing, but to go into the dressing room and the equipment set up – it was pretty special. I still remember the first game, yes.

On what Bobby Orr remembers about his first game… I remember Gordie Howe hitting me and knocking me down. It’s funny – when I was a very young boy Gordie Howe came to Parry Island to do an appearance for a sports store that he worked for and I was fortunate to go fishing with him. I love to fish, he likes to fish and he says, ‘so son, you want to play in the NHL?’ and I go ‘I would like to play in the NHL’ and he goes ‘well, if you ever get there, watch for my elbows.’ He showed me his elbows the first night. And it was a win, we won – we beat Detroit 6-2. I was watching my pretty pass and Gordie put me on my seat.

On what Bobby Orr thinks of the league and how it evolved… I think the game is fine. My only concern in the game today is that these guys are so big and so fast and we’re so open. It really – injuries. I mean look at the injuries we have. I’ve been saying this and I know people get upset with me when I say it, but I think somehow we have to slow the game down a little bit and the only way to do that is put the center line back in. Make the players make plays coming out of their own end. Guys can handle the puck. But I really think we’ve changed the rule to increase the offense. And if the player can’t pass it from their goal line to the other blue line or throw it over the glass, it’s going to make players handle the puck and the forechecking can be more sustained and might create more offense that way but I just think we’re just so big and so strong and guys are going through the middle looking over their shoulders. These guys – when I played, we had big players too, but they couldn’t move. These big guys can catch you today and the players are bigger and faster and there are more fast players and bigger players. I really – it’s a concern to me, the speed and it’s hard on our players – our injuries, and I really think we have to get the center line back in.

On the famous trade Milt Schmidt orchestrated and if he knew what the Bruins would look like after…

An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media None whatsoever. Everybody was after … Don Marcott, everybody was after him and he turned out to be the worst of the three. But I can honestly say that when I asked Tommy I said, ‘Tommy, what’s wrong with Espo [Phil Esposito]?’And he said he can’t get on with the coach, he’s on! He was the only problem that I had, was Espo and thank goodness. He was great, he knew what the hell he was doing out there and he was a great man and he was a great partner to this guy.

On if Milt Schmidt remembers his first game… Oh no, no, no, no.

On if Milt Schmidt remembers the Montreal Canadiens… *Asked by Bobby Orr* As bitter enemies as we had then, the Montreal Canadiens were the greatest friends that we had. We could always talk about the guys you played against but very few people realized that they were good friends of ours. Although we used to go out there and play as hard as we could and we didn’t care who it was. Milt didn’t care – I didn’t want to mention anyone else but the Montreal Canadiens, all of you probably knew the bitter end that we had. And when they grabbed Bobby [Bauer], Woody [Dumart] and myself, we felt like saying, ‘what are they doing?’ Well we found out in a hurry that they all grabbed us and carried us off the ice. That goes to show you that you have friends, although you are bitter enemies, you had friends in the National Hockey League. Not necessarily on the ice, but off the ice.

Bobby Orr: The three of them were going to war the next day and the Canadien team carried them off the ice – pretty special.

On how special the late sixties and early seventies success was for Bobby Orr in Boston… Well the city is an unbelievable sports city to begin with. The fans, I think, are knowledgeable but can be tough. They expect an honest effort, and if you give them that honest effort, you’ll be fine. They can sense when you’re not giving an honest effort, and I don’t think that’s unfair. I think it makes you better. To be here through that era when, I mean when I came here, this stuff was written about this player that was coming, and he was going to do a lot, and after my first year, we were in last place. The year before they were in fifth. So I didn’t really do a whole lot. But then, watching how it came together, I mean, Johnny McKenzie was here, Chief [John Buyck] was here, Eddie Westfall was here, Dallas [Smith] was here, Gary Doak was here, Don Awrey was here. So it was a group of guys that became very important to our team as the years went on, and then Derek [Sanderson] came, and Donny Marcotte came, and then Mr. Schmidt made the deal for the three Chicago boys, and now we’re going. So to be part of that was very, very special, and to be part of growing up in Canada and always wanting to be a professional player, and my dream was to be on a Stanley Cup team, and I can see it like it was yesterday. Chief, Cup over head, around Boston Garden. The parade, unbelievable. My father was here, and he came here with two suits, my father, and he said, “We’re going home,” and I said, “Dad, where are your suit coats?” “Oh,” he says, “I gave them away.” He gave both of his suit coats away. So my dad had a wonderful time. But to be part of it was unbelievable. To be part of this city, I mean, I played maybe ten years, whatever it was. But we live here now. My kids were born here, my grandchildren are here now, so we love this city. It’s a very, very special place, An electronic version of this transcript can be found on the Boston Bruins media website: www.bostonbruins.com/media Email: [email protected] Password: media and we wouldn’t think of going anywhere else. If you look around, a lot of guys stay here, for good reason.

On what it’s going to be like for Bobby Orr to drop the puck with Milt Schmidt… Orr: Oh, I’m thrilled. When they told us we were going to do it, it was very nice. I can’t wait to see the photo, it’s going to be outstanding. This is a thrill. I mean, this man paved the way for us and I appreciate it – we all appreciate it.

Schmidt: Well as I said earlier, ladies and gentleman, you are having the privilege of seeing hockey’s greatest and it wasn’t only by my word - everybody knew he was the greatest. But it didn’t matter who you talked to, he was the man. And believe me, he had a lot to do with this championship season we had.

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