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“I’m not expecting much from Morgan Geekie,” Michael Felger said in an October segment. The comments received renewed attention after the Bruins’ center set a career-high in season goals on Thursday.
Morgan Geekie during a Bruins practice in February. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe
March 6, 2026 | 11:00 AM
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Mike Felger’s updated menu after Morgan Geekie’s milestone goal: Amid the Bruins‘ 6-3 defeat against the Predators on Thursday was a notable personal moment for Boston center Morgan Geekie.
The 27-year-old rifled a one-timer into the upper corner of the net for a power-play goal in the second period (an impressive-looking shot on replay). It was Geekie’s 34th goal of the season, a new career-high. It was also the threshold for a seemingly forgotten line delivered months ago by 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Michael Felger.
WHAT A SHOT BY MORGAN GEEKIE 💥
How many goals will he end the season with? https://t.co/dfHtRTfq9M pic.twitter.com/VaPfHIjHSE
— NHL (@NHL) March 6, 2026
The co-host of “Felger & Mazz” had expressed his doubts about Geekie’s goal-scoring capacity in a characteristic exchange during an October segment. Speaking with co-host Tony Massarotti, Felger delivered a typically bellicose critique of Geekie’s projected season stats.
“He’s not a high-end offensive player,” Felger said of Geekie. “He’s not. He got 33 goals last year, contract year. He’s just not that guy.”
“I’m not expecting much from Morgan Geekie,” Felger added. The comments came on Oct. 9, one day after the Bruins’ season-opening 3-1 win over the Capitals (a game in which Geekie scored and logged an assist). However, responding to a caller’s assessment that Geekie had missed an clear-cut goal-scoring chance, Felger concurred.
It led to the following exchange with Massarotti:
Massarotti: [Athletic writer] Fluto Shinzawa did like an eight predictions for the Bruins thing, did you see this?
Felger: No.
Massarotti: One of them was that Geekie would actually get better, not worse.
Felger: Not statistically. If he scores 34 goals, I’ll eat my hat.
Massarotti: I’ll feed it to you.
The two moved on quickly after that, switching seamlessly to a caller’s comments about Bill Belichick.
However, following Geekie’s goal on Thursday, Sports Hub producer Kevin Maggiore shared a reminder of the moment on social media.
“Felger gotta eat a hat!” Maggiore declared. Of course, it remains to be seen how serious the promised hat snack will be. As Sports Hub Bruins writer Ty Anderson quipped, “I’m not sure how official any of these declarations are, to be honest.”
As for Geekie, his reaction to the goal was understandably muted given the defeat.
“Our power play has struggled the last couple games, and it was nice to see one go in,” Geekie said, per NHL.com correspondent Robby Stanley. “I don’t know, we just got away from our game too much. It’s tough to find momentum and things when you know you’re not doing them the best way that you can. It’s just one of those games where we got away too quickly, didn’t get back.”
Trivia: According NHL Stats, only two other Bruins (besides Geekie) have scored 34 goals in 60 games or less over the past three decades. Can you name them?
(Answer at the bottom).
Hint: One helped lead his country to the 2024 IIHF World Championship, the other is a Worcester native who was the general manager of Team USA hockey during its recent gold medal run at the Olympics.
Scores and schedules:
The Bruins lost to the Predators 6-3 in Nashville on Thursday. Boston will face the Capitals at TD Garden on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
The Fleet defeated the Sirens 1-0 in Newark on Thursday. Off the ice, it was announced on Thursday that the Fleet’s April 11 matchup against the Montréal Victoire at TD Garden has sold out in the team’s anticipated debut at the Boston venue.
And tonight, the Celtics host the Mavericks at 7 p.m. Jayson Tatum’s status remains the central focus, as the Boston superstar could make his long-awaited return after his 2025 Achilles rupture.
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SHOHEI OHTANI GRAND SLAM! #WORLDBASEBALLCLASSIC pic.twitter.com/z0BXjlYInF
— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) March 6, 2026
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Daily highlight: Look away, Holy Cross fans. Lehigh women’s basketball is moving on in the Patriot League conference tournament after a dramatic half-court buzzer-beater over the Crusaders on Thursday.
LEHIGH FROM HALF-COURT FOR THE WIN IN THE PATRIOT LEAGUE QUARTERFINAL 😱 pic.twitter.com/TTazeWJoHa
— ESPN (@espn) March 6, 2026
Trivia answer: David Pastrnak, Bill Guerin
Hayden Bird is a sports staff writer for Boston.com, where he has worked since 2016. He covers all things sports in New England.
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