This, have you seen his Instagram?

They need this.

They don't use Kronk enough.

On 985.

Yeah, not really.

The Sports Hub.

Felger and Mass at the Garden.

In advance of Bruins Islanders tonight and also the retirement ceremony of Rick Middleton, number 16.

Yeah, nifty. Going into the rafters here before the game, its ceremony starts at 6.30. They want you in your seats early. If you want to come witness this, and you should want to, all these things are kind of cool. So 6.30 for the nifty night or whatever they're calling it, right? And then the game is at 8 o'clock here on 985. The sports hub.

Should Rick Middleton have his number retired by the Boston Bruins? Yes. No. No. I knew you guys wouldn't get this. Who wants to go first? Go ahead. Either one are you. Fine. Go. I'm with you on this, Mike. Number retirements. getting into your respective sports hall of fame. It's rarefied air.

It should be for the best of the very best, and it should be an extremely difficult club to get into. And now with each passing year, it seems that it's not. And he's been retired, what, 30 years? And I know what some of the stats are. And admittedly, I remember him, but towards the end of his career, and 86 to whatever at 88, like, I don't know, he struck me as good, not great.

So at the end of his career, and 86 to whatever at 88, like, I don't know, he struck me as good, not great. So at the end, sure. And so, can I, I'm a hard no, but let me just say this as a precursor. This is going to sound like I'm dumping on Rick Middleton, which I don't want to do. You know, he was a great Bruin. This is his night.

This is not about Rick Middleton. It's not because Rick Middleton was a great player. And I loved him. And I do remember the sweet spot of Rick Middleton. I was a big Bruins fan in the 70s as a kid. And he was right there front and center. So I get Nifty Middleton. I understand what he was as an offensive player. He was awesome.

His dangle, his ability to finish down low, he was as an offensive player. He was awesome.

His dangle, his ability to finish down low, as good as any bruin I've ever seen. So, like, I know it. Like, I get it. You don't have to explain Rick Middleton to me. I know Rick Middleton. And so I don't want to dump on him. It's going to sound like it. But it's not. I'm not dumping on Rick Middleton.

I'm dumping on the big hall versus the small hall.

This goes back to Mazza's Hall of Fame thing.

I'm a dumping on Rick Middleton. I'm dumping on the big hall versus the small hall. This goes back to Mazas Hall of Fame thing. I'm a small hall guy. I look at him at the Bruins Rafters, and I want to see. Or Esposito, Bork, Neely. I'm a No-On Neely. I've told you this for years. I'm a no on Neely.

And if he were sitting here right now, I would not tell him that to his face. But I've been a no on Neely up there for a long time the day they did it. I'm like, no. I think the fact that Terry O'Reilly up there is a borderline joke. And I loved Terry O'Reilly. That's not a rip on Terry O'Reilly.

Anymore that this is a rip on Rick Middleton.

And Camille was my favorite hockey player of all time.

But I'm a small haul kind of guy.

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