Tim Thomas on Planet Mikey

Tim Thomas Burnett who were -- were talking here a couple of its. Just on fire. Mean and waigel. It is the is the Spanish term for that it's just unbelievable what he's been because you know you look at. Goals against number one point 78. Say oh my god this guy's unbelievable. Now. Let's face it we don't -- got Tim Thomas the goaltender for the Boston brought to.

Let's. Get arrested on how are you. Not bad -- welcome to the planet Mikey showed it was his program. Are no not very often because. If we're gonna put my kids Tibet all listening the next are you going to pop -- New gonna have to check it out because we have like a lot of people knew and invigorated emotions about the Boston Bruins this year part of its thanks to you my friend. You have a pretty nice little season -- lead the league it was last let me led the league in GAA.

I don't know why it's important question acting as it. But not for the long I don't think. Mostly. -- collection I was real high -- the Senate -- vote against the.

Yeah Iowa 944 or save percentage right now it's just been a lot of fun -- ten. You know and and I know we -- know that this areas say is a hotbed of hockey. Fervor however. And yet haven't really been represented affairs -- represented properly in the last few years because of -- lot of different reasons that this is going to feel good for all the team. Made some viewers. To know that up people are fired up about the issues Bruins team.

You have not. It myself personally yet. Over the top played for the bruins' third I guess three years now I've been in the group organization basically the 2001. Not owning a lockout year side and on time. And that got the you know how that. Other cities reacted to team and thank you part of it in Netscape in the city what -- what they want and it -- that they want and now you know I haven't except personally helpful.

Now go back a ways -- your rug what 34 right. So you're you're born in 74 which is like a year or two after the Bruins last one a Stanley Cup. And of course the league has got bigger do you have that locked up problem all that stuff but. This is a town and I think is totally ready attempt to embrace. A run the Stanley Cup this year and is is the sick a feeling it's rampant amongst your teammates that you guys have what it takes this year. More so maybe than ever before to actually get that done.

In yet I definitely know that you know this sitcom of the great sports town period. I -- that. Deep down there's a lot of our hockey town. Do you know -- acting not you know the photos of the parade after they won the cup and Saturday in 32. You know I've talked -- told players that played here Daryn outside and and that is the excitement there it's is that it's under the surface it has been waiting and waiting a lot of people who -- the mother would work. He pulled out of the sporting -- long but it had to take a lot of heat for not. The people who were -- or that are. And that. So. You know it it it did that. We make those people crowd it amounts to hey look armor Bruins are you know at the other part of your question I'm not trying to be a politician look at Hewlett. -- But yeah you know all we we feel we feel good about ourselves we feel good about -- what we've accomplished so far. Having said that well quarterly through -- season. Now we want to take it one step at a time. And we want to continue to have -- kind of expects the tests were having little or more about unity years that comes closer right now. He's got a ticket. Now.

You've been looking like you're you know that this is the kind of street that people go onto and you know you hear the expression no you know you're get a -- of hot goaltender you can ride into the playoffs you're you know -- hot goaltender right now what do you do to sustain this kind of thing. For an extended period time and his gold is goaltending like any other. Sport in the you have your your ups and downs as far as I don't lapses of concentration. Nor overall energy level -- attempt.

Well. For -- it's very Independent. It. You and you can have. I'm going to get you don't even notice that because the team back you know you know. I I I personally I really don't. Even feel like. I don't know hot but that is the way that still I'd still like complain about my level at Phillip of playing pretty close to the in my -- for. Rex in many years my career -- that team is that. Playing so well along with me in the meantime. And to make money. It must step in. My results look so much better. -- You know lock out here in Finland -- Brad -- and entities that are compared to ordain.

While autopsy so now that that's the name of the team we camp announced here we got our heads together here China. Trying to figure walker -- you look at it. No but you -- Helsinki. Yep. He sure -- just abusive swear word on the air but you know just as it took. And don't yeah. -- simply a part of an out of here crafted ethnic. So you read fifty shut outs and how many games over the or that I cleared out there -- that or. So get a bunch of guys around you're on the same page they they keep you they may help you avoid -- situation that might make you stats look a little worse.

Exactly and they you know -- the big up and down the big its willingness. You know that the ten game. Actually you know ever there there are going to be games that the especially in an excel. -- 82 game season and I have kept this in the world is. Not on any given night every team mostly can be any other team in all its. So that there would there will be there -- blip on the radar but I I'd like to think that I -- to keep playing in the same rather have them play and because. But if they'll normal.

You guys are six points ahead of Montreal. Their second place with 22 points now I gotta be honest with yet. -- as much as we'd all hoped and and and I thought his team would be improved I don't think anybody was quite ready. Four of the drastic improvement that you guys have made. You know 123 -- that's nothing to sneeze -- And you Matra looking up at you guys what -- Missouri is the team do you guys -- fear. But our most wary of in the east.

Not then -- at this so far. Very that are there than it in my I think that. When that in this team has at this year's. You don't. I don't know -- not a -- I haven't haven't. I would kind of don't have fear except. You know I mean that's like it I'm like wow all account things are -- too -- that -- now we're just who in the refrigerator were capable of they're not. So my point has so far we haven't played every -- You know and a bit of fire everybody that we played we. East Benoit was electric in Q what -- night and night out basis that you don't win every game but I you know -- director in the back remind you like to think it. Hey you know we beat them to play -- is and so I think. That we were apparently.

You got some interesting stories on this team obviously the return of -- Patrice Bergeron is is huge and I'm sure that you guys are all really young opponent for Hampton. A to produce -- and get back to all that he was prior to his -- tragic accident there. That's one big story obviously that's going on which also got like Lucic is very very popular and -- because of his style of play. Is reminiscent to many defense here of of the wave Bruins hockey should be played from a visit to Saudi point of view.

Yeah I mean uses is that. -- you have to pick quote that who -- and throughout the Bruins protect history I think it fits the mold. It on the back and he gets compared to camp nearly quite a bit I don't necessarily think that's fair at such young aides concede that is his -- person. You know in the play exactly like Cameron in back. He he places his own game but he. That a little bit everything you know put points on the board. It is just huge body check and that. And any goes down every once -- I -- tactic that you'd have been called find somebody who is that. Everybody would. Think of it -- you know it -- the --

He seems to like and not knocking people over consensus of the Hindu -- a clubhouse does.

Crack not too much we well. We -- mother guys that he had whenever I'm with because -- certain big man back on burden is pretty. But. Is that you walk the extra around the locker room to make fun and -- every time you can hear me I think about it and I decide better I think I've made the white -- took so --

Now you you've been added actually around to remove prolonged time if you take your University of Vermont years I mean it was a a stretch for you there. That you you were -- go by the court techno geeks. I -- that seems like a long long time ago for a guy your rates.

Yeah if he had no I access to throw that out young kids make them feel -- whole business there. -- but I think you know some funny that -- we've. Yeah many figured out a couple weeks goes I think we're both kept about expect verdict in the same -- here -- I think so I mean not. -- stuck in my locker rooms that I can remember. Exact year I think diplomatic -- I don't know protects a fitting in anymore I have been both originally drafted bike back in the same here.

Now last night -- obviously early in the first service was tough for him he settled down nicely. In the second -- about how to opposite for you when you've got this you know low goals against average. Antigua DC your your your partner out they're getting killed a little bit early and out of Bruins came back you know -- a big way and an obviously yeah. The outcome of the game was was just wonderful but that's via a little bit tough. For you or for him to watch your haven't -- period out there.

well it's like gap or yet. First you know from watching the game. You realize that he can be blamed for any of those cold then they're open -- he realizes that because that's what if I was playing. I'd -- now you know that settled down and not that you figured that out he would could have been active period. You know looking -- the land so but it are -- Thinking about -- mean. I'd like I'd like to hope that I think that don't happen. In the ever but it's going to happen. The pocket and bounce and if -- reactor and I think he he reacted well you know we come all the way and that I was and that I think -- of course that. They would equally importantly what we won the game the other two point. You're too.

It was -- Flint, Michigan you're an American goaltender -- ever used the the Canadian reference of standing on your head to actually have you ever actually stand stood on your head in the between the pipes. Yeah actually have physically I act.

And yet ethnically balanced not practice there. When I was well not too much younger -- to be an accelerated in the -- cell engineers -- As -- editor -- and a man had a none have execute they couldn't they couldn't committed to that it's to promote after the Obama try to Earth's.

You have video of that my friend. No I don't I don't like it I'd probably still do it. -- The team might not like you screwing around with that stuff right now the way things are going but may be -- in the season and you know you guys -- with -- copy that he could -- nice publicity shot for next year's -- statement. Well listen Tim it's been great talking to you best of luck with the U the Bruins were all really happy proud you guys the job we -- result -- you've got a record it's. Right now comparable with the which Detroit and you're right at the top of the top of the crop here and a world really happy for. McDermott will talk to you soon. Tavis everybody's the goaltender for the the 123 and four. Boston Bruins will get back in action tomorrow night we have Celtics action for it tonight right here on his radio station coming up with a pregame at 725 right after the shortened version of the --