And again, this is nothing new for people who’ve been around to see “forever competitive” teams take a downturn. 2019 was the year Patrnak blew up to a Richard winner and McAvoy blew up to a Norris contender. It extended their window. Unless some young guy on their roster is at that level, the extended window won’t last beyond Marchand dropping off the roster and Pastrnak slowing down, which should be a couple of years from now.
Yep. And I'm giving them kudos because all the experts and insiders
said the same years ago when Chara was no longer a Norris trophy winner/ candidate. When Thomas left. When Rask left. When Bergevin left. When Krejci left, when Marchand got old. When they lost game 7 in the finals 5 years ago to the Blues. They are still contending all these years later. Of course it's because of their own players. Pasta and company. Duh. But not just Pasta and Mcavoy. The Bruins " team" is more than just their stars.
Yes they will slow down......as the Oil will when their stars age out, Aves when their stars age out, Rangers when their stars age out, Knights when their stars age out.....Bolts, Panthers and so on. The Leafs suck with star players IN their prime and will drop like a stone when "the core " ages out.......Of course it will happen to the Bruins eventually. Happened to the powerhouse Patriots.
But whats funny here is the Bs relentless critics are always shitting on Bruins coming seasons cause they can't their current seasons.Thats getting old.
*And Im a Habs fan who hoped the sky really was falling in Bruinsville.
Gotta give Cudos to that kinda management and leadership.