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EPISODE · Oct 24, 2025 · 1H 2M

Mailbag & Brad Marchand Tribute

from The Rink Shrinks · host Bleav and The Rink Shrinks

11:47 - Brad Marchand tribute discussion Character development and becoming a leader Accountability Skillset that he had 16:55 - Learning from your teammates (positive and negatives and learning from mistakes) Motts learning from Paul Martin “Stealing from your teammates” 19:30 - Matthew Schafer’s hot start in his rookie season Talking about Matt Martin 26:50 - As a coach you don’t have to rush through the practice As long as you're getting your reps in If the time is being utilized correctly Can mix in a lot things in one practice 30:10 - Show some situational type highlights Look at the shifts Highlight the strengths Good decisions Positioning Good backchecks Have  a variety, highlight some goals Re-enforcing some things, positives and negatives, how do recover 35:35 - How do we improve without the video as well 41:15 - It’s at an age where there is separation It’s sometimes not as beneficial as you think to put 5 forwards on the PP and can also develop Defense as well Practice/ice times to practice as a team is different for each team It’s situational 48:30 - The ability to separate, are they maintain speed where they should and when to use your speed. Being an effective skater on the areas of the ice you need to be Brad Marchand’s edge work Puck protection It varies on how it’s implemented, there are not many “elite skaters” 55:20 - If you’re there to watch, don’t yell at your kids from the stands, let the coaches coach BY & Motts wrap up the show answering the My Hockey Rankings question of the week! Then, Motts gives his Motts’ moment lock of the week presented by FanDuel! Thank you for listening! Please rate, review, and subscribe! If you're interested in sponsoring the show, please reach out to us by email or DM us on Instagram! Leave us a voicemail: 347-6-SHRINK Email: [email protected] Instagram: @TheRinkShrinks Twitter: @RinkShrinks Website: www.therinkshrinks.com Join the community! https://community.thehockeythinktank.com/signup?am_id=rinkshrinks Youtube: www.YouTube.com/Bleav Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: TSR Hockey Franklin Sports My Hockey Rankings Neutral Zone Bando Performance FanDuel Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brian Yandle and Mike Mottau are back with a fresh mailbag episode this week! Before the mailbag, BY & Motts catch up on their weekends around the rinks and they chat about the Bruins tribute to Brad Marchand in his first game back as a member of the Panthers. Then BY and Motts, dip into the mailbag to answer all of your questions and react to your stories including: • Practice lengths • Powerplay opportunities • Skating skills • + more

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