Conor Ryan of Boston.com rides solo for this one! With the Bruins playing only one game in five days, Conor is here to discuss the team's performance so far and what we can expect moving forward. He also answers some user-submitted questions in Poke the Bear's first mailbag segment of the season.


TIMELINE:
0:00 Limited game sample size, Bruins face favorable schedule.
4:12 Pavel Zacha praised for skill in power play.
6:45 JVR valuable for Bruins, Poitras joining top six.
10:08 Possibly best suited at 3C position.
15:04 Geekie shows potential in top six role.
18:55 Nugent-Hopkins trade for Ullmark could work.
22:16 Bruins' Heinen could bring value in role.
23:39 Clarity expected after nine game sample.

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