Yes , everyone goes down eventually.
But it's worth a mention that the Bruins have gone on longer as a top team than all the experts predicted.
I'm a Habs fan and the Bruins were said to heading downward for atleast the last 5 years. I get what your saying .....hard not to when its rolled out on here every September.
Nobody ever reposts the inevitable Bruins demise predictions November thru April..... as they rip through the league yet again
Again, we were saying these exact same things about the Pens until we weren’t saying it anymore. And before that it was the Red Wings.
It’s not like the Bruins (or any team) sprinkle magic dust on their players. They were great for a long time because they hung their hat on players like Chara and Bergeron and Marchand who all have
exceptional longevity as elite players, meaning the Bruins had a core of surefire HOF’ers for about 15 years.
That was the special secret sauce in Pittsburgh and Detroit well. The challenge is keeping it going — Detroit managed to bridge the Yzerman years to the Datsyuk years. Once upon a time, Boston went from Orr to Park to Bourque without a break. Pulling that kind of feat in a 32-team league is a major challenge. Currently, Boston has a couple of cornerstones in Pasta and McAvoy, but if there is a young future HOF’er on that roster they haven’t identified themselves yet. I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions that their current construction won’t require a deep rebuild in the near future.