Bruins 2024 playoffs

[Triumph]

Resign DeBrusk and Heinen.
Trade Ullmark
Let Maroon go

 

[Boston Boxer]

Resign DeBrusk and Heinen.
Trade Ullmark
Let Maroon go

would love to trade Ullmark to a team that needs a starter so he can get the #1 spot he deserves. Colorado/New Jersey/Edmonton. Im sure we could get useful players or picks in return.

 

[Triumph]

would love to trade Ullmark to a team that needs a starter so he can get the #1 spot he deserves. Colorado/New Jersey/Edmonton. Im sure we could get useful players or picks in return.

Wouldnt Boston also recoup 5 million on the cap?

 

[Triumph]

Unreal

A similar interference play on the Panthers and the goal is called back. The Boston interference caused by Bennet was worse and the goal stood.

 

[Triumph]

Panthers too many men on the ice.

A Monty special.

 

[cmasspatsfan]

Unreal

A similar interference play on the Panthers and the goal is called back. The Boston interference caused by Bennet was worse and the goal stood.

There' no consistency with NHL calls, I don't know if they rotate guys in the sit room or if they play favorites, but it doesn't make sense.

 

[maust]

There' no consistency with NHL calls, I don't know if they rotate guys in the sit room or if they play favorites, but it doesn't make sense.

The only thing consistent about NHL officiating is the inconsistency

 

[Triumph]

There' no consistency with NHL calls, I don't know if they rotate guys in the sit room or if they play favorites, but it doesn't make sense.

Rangers 5hit the bed.

Looked like the Refs were giving NY a gift to keep it close.

 

[Triumph]

Rangers vs Florida tied 1 each

Dallas vs Oilers tied 1 each

The Goalies have been good, but also lucky.

 

[Triumph]

NY is 5 - 0 in OT during this post season.

 

[Triumph]

Dallas 5hit the bed. The Oilers were all over them. I would not be shocked to see Edmonton close this baby out at home.

Panthers have the Rangers backs against the wall and can end this series tonight.

 

[borg]

Fun fact
Bruins have not had a regular season MVP since Esposito in 1973-4
Edmonton has had 4 players win a combined 13 MVPs during that time

 

[Triumph]

The Cup is settled.

Can Florida do it.

 

[maust]

Fun Fact:
Since 1973-74 the Boston Bruins have won 2,059 games. No other team has won 2000.

 

[borg]

Fun Fact:
Since 1973-74 the Boston Bruins have won 2,059 games. No other team has won 2000.

In 1973, there were 15 NHL teams
6 new teams added in late 70's (1 team merged with another=total count 20)
No teams added in the 80's
8 teams added in 90's (total count 30)
20 teams added in 2000
2 teams added in recent years (Vegas & Kracken)

Bruins cups won (since '73-'74) during these much smaller league eras=1

My point:
Ignoring the seasons with only 15 teams or 20 teams or all the years when the league operated with fewer teams than the current count of 32, the simple odds for a team now to win the cup are 1/32.
The Bruins have obtained cups at a rate of 1/51
This ignores all the years when expansion teams were sacrificial lambs to the established teams and this also ignores how the odds were much better during the 70's, 80's, 90's when there were far fewer teams.

Gotta say, the Bruins winning the regular season bragging rights is pretty impressive during the past 51 years.

Lets call up the Indianapolis Colts and ask them who manufactured their "AFC Finalist" banner and let's see if Sindon will spring for a "Best Regular Season record in 5 decades" banner

Maybe have a parade.
The city celebrated Ray Bourque and his Avalanche cup so why not

 

[Triumph]

FYI - At 2,543 miles, the 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Oilers and Panthers will be the farthest between two cities in NHL history.

 

[denverpatsfan]

Time for Canada to bring home the Cup.

 

[Triumph]

Would like to see Florida win after being badically blitzed last Cup.

Boston needs to aspire to be like the Panthers. Physical with depth and scoring.

 

[maust]

In 1973, there were 15 NHL teams
6 new teams added in late 70's (1 team merged with another=total count 20)
No teams added in the 80's
8 teams added in 90's (total count 30)
20 teams added in 2000
2 teams added in recent years (Vegas & Kracken)

Bruins cups won (since '73-'74) during these much smaller league eras=1

My point:
Ignoring the seasons with only 15 teams or 20 teams or all the years when the league operated with fewer teams than the current count of 32, the simple odds for a team now to win the cup are 1/32.
The Bruins have obtained cups at a rate of 1/51
This ignores all the years when expansion teams were sacrificial lambs to the established teams and this also ignores how the odds were much better during the 70's, 80's, 90's when there were far fewer teams.

Gotta say, the Bruins winning the regular season bragging rights is pretty impressive during the past 51 years.

Lets call up the Indianapolis Colts and ask them who manufactured their "AFC Finalist" banner and let's see if Sindon will spring for a "Best Regular Season record in 5 decades" banner

Maybe have a parade.
The city celebrated Ray Bourque and his Avalanche cup so why nother team

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Where you follow sports to have an outlet for your relentless negativity, I follow sports to be entertained. Championships are great but they aren't played for 82 times a year. As a fan if the only thing that makes a season worthwhile to you is a championship then you're not a fan of a particular sport or team, you're a fan of trophies or perhaps an 8 year old. As a kid I watched the Pats growing pains in Fenway and rooted for the B's while they went without so much as a single playoff appearance from 60-67. Nonetheless I have great memories of those games and teams, the lack of a championship (or in the B's case even a playoff game) in those years not withstanding

I love me some football but hockey is far and away my favorite sport, I don't just turn it on at playoff time. I've played and coached it most of my life. I understand what I'm watching, the sport and the league. For instance, the NHL has a 'Hart Trophy' winner not an MVP Award and hockey fans know 9 times out of 10 it goes to the most impressive offensive performer where the Selke Award (supposedly for the best defensive forward) usually goes to the best all around forward. Year in and year out the Bruins have offered me a worthwhile entertainment option more consistently than any other team. Not just for the regular season either, in the past 15 years the B's have played in more playoff games than any other team. In my lifetime they have also almost always had a player (or players) who alone made the watch worthwhile every time they took the ice. If Tom Brady had played hockey he wouldn't have been Gretzky, Crosby or Mario Lemieux he would have been a Bucyk, Bourque or Patrice Bergeron.

It's safe to say we both get what we want out of sports. I enjoy the entertainment and admire the talent, you enjoy being vitriolic and revel in the negative.

To each their own

 

[borg]

Where you follow sports to have an outlet for your relentless negativity, I follow sports to be entertained. Championships are great but they aren't played for 82 times a year. As a fan if the only thing that makes a season worthwhile to you is a championship then you're not a fan of a particular sport or team, you're a fan of trophies or perhaps an 8 year old. As a kid I watched the Pats growing pains in Fenway and rooted for the B's while they went without so much as a single playoff appearance from 60-67. Nonetheless I have great memories of those games and teams, the lack of a championship (or in the B's case even a playoff game) in those years not withstanding

I love me some football but hockey is far and away my favorite sport, I don't just turn it on at playoff time. I've played and coached it most of my life. I understand what I'm watching, the sport and the league. For instance, the NHL has a 'Hart Trophy' winner not an MVP Award and hockey fans know 9 times out of 10 it goes to the most impressive offensive performer where the Selke Award (supposedly for the best defensive forward) usually goes to the best all around forward. Year in and year out the Bruins have offered me a worthwhile entertainment option more consistently than any other team. Not just for the regular season either, in the past 15 years the B's have played in more playoff games than any other team. In my lifetime they have also almost always had a player (or players) who alone made the watch worthwhile every time they took the ice. If Tom Brady had played hockey he wouldn't have been Gretzky, Crosby or Mario Lemieux he would have been a Bucyk, Bourque or Patrice Bergeron.

Ir's safe to say we both get what we want out of sports. I'm enjoy the entertainment and admire the talent, you enjoy being vitriolic and revel in the negative.

To each their own

Ouch
Really struck a nerve
I admire your unwavering passion despite the B's routine eliminations from the playoffs.

Note to self:
When Maust is nearby, avoid facts, stats, and any discussions regarding epic playoff failures and disproportionate playoff eliminations that may trigger a worrisome emotional response.

Instead, I will elevate the successes

" Yes...the B's one cup in the past 53 years was well worth the more than half century of disappointment....and their playoff consistency should be celebrated with both a banner and a participation cup.... and let's give participation cups to the half of the league that makes the playoffs each year"