As far as homecomings go, it was about as much of an unceremonious one as it could be for Jim Montgomery returning to Boston for the first time.He did have a number of people from the Winchester community, where he lived in during his Boston Bruins tenure, make it out to TD Garden for Thursday night’s game, but they watched his St. Louis Blues get outclassed by his former B’s group in a 5-2 decision. The win for the Black and Gold pushed Boston all the way up to second in the Atlantic Division behind the Tampa Bay Lighting, and it also dropped the Blues to within a single point of the basement in the Central Division.

Where Oviedo fits in the Red Sox’ plans remains an open discussion. Boston believes his ceiling is higher than that of a traditional depth arm, but with several rotation candidates vying for roles, he could also be considered for bullpen work. In 14 career relief appearances, he has posted a 2.16 ERA with a .215 opponents’ batting average, though he has not pitched out of the bullpen since 2022, when he was still with the Cardinals. His contractual situation adds further nuance: Oviedo has two years of arbitration control remaining and one minor league option. However, he is 93 service days shy of reaching five full years of major league service time. Once he crosses that threshold, the Red Sox would need his consent to option him to the minors.

Eventually, the Celtics will get Jayson Tatum back, and the Celtics will roll with the Jays as a lethal one-two punch. Walsh will get some overflow offense, but he’ll mostly have to create his own opportunities off his defense. That's something he’s perfectly happy to do.

Derrick White’s 12 points and Hugo Gonzalez’s energy helped Boston take a six-point first-quarter lead. Jordan Walsh was incredible again, helping Boston take a 17-point lead, but they got sloppy and that slipped to seven at halftime. They exploded for 43 in the third to push it to 23 and cruised from there, putting up the biggest margin of victory in the NBA this season with their 146-101 win.

He simply read the Giants like a book, both pre- and post-snap, knew his part in the protection plan to help Vederian Lowe and Ben Brown, and played the role of point guard perfectly. I agree with others that Maye reminded you of Tom Brady in his mastery of this offense. He was like a symphony conductor, and the Giants were his orchestra.

With Brown sitting this one out, someone is going to have to step up and handle a lot of the scoring. I expect Payton Pritchard and Derrick White to handle some of that, but Simons is going to have to pick up some of that slack, too. The only decent defenders on the Wizards are sitting this one out, so this is a great chance for him to get on track

The Patriots are, amazingly, 11-2 at the bye week as everyone gets a chance to rest up for the final push towards the playoffs. Please click the red bubble, leave your questions in the comments, and please refrain from commenting on other questions.

The Bruins take on the Blues tonight, and the Devils on Saturday. Haggs is here for your questions if you click the red bubble and get into the comments.

This will be tricky dance for the Celtics. No one wants to waste an opportunity, but no one wants to overreact to one, either. The temptation to jump at a move will be there. Boston’s future rests on Stevens’ ability to stick to his limits and not go all-in too soon.

As far as homecomings go, it was about as much of an unceremonious one as it could be for Jim Montgomery returning to Boston for the first time.He did have a number of people from the Winchester community, where he lived in during his Boston Bruins tenure, make it out to TD Garden for Thursday night’s game, but they watched his St. Louis Blues get outclassed by his former B’s group in a 5-2 decision. The win for the Black and Gold pushed Boston all the way up to second in the Atlantic Division behind the Tampa Bay Lighting, and it also dropped the Blues to within a single point of the basement in the Central Division.

Where Oviedo fits in the Red Sox’ plans remains an open discussion. Boston believes his ceiling is higher than that of a traditional depth arm, but with several rotation candidates vying for roles, he could also be considered for bullpen work. In 14 career relief appearances, he has posted a 2.16 ERA with a .215 opponents’ batting average, though he has not pitched out of the bullpen since 2022, when he was still with the Cardinals. His contractual situation adds further nuance: Oviedo has two years of arbitration control remaining and one minor league option. However, he is 93 service days shy of reaching five full years of major league service time. Once he crosses that threshold, the Red Sox would need his consent to option him to the minors.

Eventually, the Celtics will get Jayson Tatum back, and the Celtics will roll with the Jays as a lethal one-two punch. Walsh will get some overflow offense, but he’ll mostly have to create his own opportunities off his defense. That's something he’s perfectly happy to do.

Derrick White’s 12 points and Hugo Gonzalez’s energy helped Boston take a six-point first-quarter lead. Jordan Walsh was incredible again, helping Boston take a 17-point lead, but they got sloppy and that slipped to seven at halftime. They exploded for 43 in the third to push it to 23 and cruised from there, putting up the biggest margin of victory in the NBA this season with their 146-101 win.

He simply read the Giants like a book, both pre- and post-snap, knew his part in the protection plan to help Vederian Lowe and Ben Brown, and played the role of point guard perfectly. I agree with others that Maye reminded you of Tom Brady in his mastery of this offense. He was like a symphony conductor, and the Giants were his orchestra.

With Brown sitting this one out, someone is going to have to step up and handle a lot of the scoring. I expect Payton Pritchard and Derrick White to handle some of that, but Simons is going to have to pick up some of that slack, too. The only decent defenders on the Wizards are sitting this one out, so this is a great chance for him to get on track

Greg Bedard of BostonSportsJournal.com joins Felger and Mazz and opens the hour with his takeaways from the Patriots' win over the Giants on Monday.

The Patriots are, amazingly, 11-2 at the bye week as everyone gets a chance to rest up for the final push towards the playoffs. Please click the red bubble, leave your questions in the comments, and please refrain from commenting on other questions.

The Bruins take on the Blues tonight, and the Devils on Saturday. Haggs is here for your questions if you click the red bubble and get into the comments.

The Black and Gold were down to just four defensemen for the second half of the third period in Tuesday night’s 5-4 loss to the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesers Arena, a game where the Bruins were chasing after Detroit for the entirety of the game.

This will be tricky dance for the Celtics. No one wants to waste an opportunity, but no one wants to overreact to one, either. The temptation to jump at a move will be there. Boston’s future rests on Stevens’ ability to stick to his limits and not go all-in too soon.

I have mixed emotions about the bye week. The players don't. They need the break. Please remember to refrain commenting until after the Q&A is completed! Thanks.

There is only one Tom Brady, but Drake Maye played his most Brady-like game.

Walsh has now started nine straight games. He’s defending everyone on the floor and crashing the glass. Every once in a while, he knocks down an open shot, and when it’s not there, he has no problem attacking and moving the ball. He has the trust of his coach and star teammate, and against the Knicks, he cashed it in to close out a big win.

The Knicks blasted out of the gates to take a 13-point lead behind a hot-shooting Josh Hart. Jaylen Brown fueled a huge run to take the lead late in the second, which settled at seven at halftime. It hung around 11 for a while until a huge close to the third to go up 18. The Knicks cut it all the way to three, but Jordan Walsh made every hustle play to help the C’s close it out.

The Boston Bruins play the second game of a home-and-home series against the Detroit Red Wings.