Marco Sturm on James Hagens, Bruins Captaincy & Building a…

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Evan Marinofsky sits down with Boston Bruins head coach Marco Sturm for a wide-ranging interview on his career, setting a culture and this incoming Bruins team. The guys start with Sturm’s career and the psychology of his coaching. How does he plan on building a culture long term?Then, they get into this current team, diving into James Hagens, Fraser Minten and what he expects from younger players. How will he balance playing the kids and playing the veterans and trying to win? They also got into the depth at center (specifically Elias Lindholm), the logjam of defensemen and what he looks for most in a captain. 0:00 - Coming up! 1:02 - Bruins Head Coach Marco Sturm joins the show! 3:26 - Creating a culture in year 1 with Boston Bruins 5:49 - Balancing different styles of coaching 9:19 - Helping set new culture for Boston Bruins 11:43 - Experience as an assistant coach 13:37 - Prizepicks 15:19 - Rocket Money 16:08 - How pressure has evolved on high draft picks 18:40 - Helping younger players handle pressure 20:55 - Expectations for Fraser Minten this season 23:01 - How Marco manages lines 25:23 - Expectations for JJ Peterka this season 27:07 - Do you ever talk with Pastrnak about who he works best with? 28:27 - Expectations for Elias Lindholm this season 30:28 - Balancing play young & veteran players 33:58 - Marco Sturm on James Hagens 37:15 - Marco Sturm on Shorten training camp 41:07 - Marco Sturm on What makes a good captain 44:57 - Marco Sturm on Captains responsibilities 47:30 - Wrapping up! Bruins Beat on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in Lineups if you win your first $5 Lineup! Join Rocket Money to reach your financial goals faster at RocketMoney.com/BRUINS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices