Can anyone see the Bruins not winning the cup?

[Dirty Dog]

Oh boy!

 

[koyvoo]

The ultimate X factor, luck, is a fickle mistress. Yeah, you can make your own luck with hard work but every team has to find a way to handle adversity when shit goes wrong with things that are out of their hands at some point. That's what makes sports so compelling to watch - there are no guarantees.

This makes it seem like luck would be the only possible way they would’ve lost.
They were the second best team in this series. Luck played no part here.

 

[Connor McConnor]

2019 Tampa Bay Lightning

Got any stock advice?

 

[Manhattan]

hFbOaRdS cRaSh 1o1.

 

[LevelingSolo]

This team was 100% beatable

 

[Gormo]

This team was 100% beatable

As the series went on the Bruins started to look vulnerable

 

[Seattle Totems]

It was totally fixed according to Twitter. Video graphic said goal 30 seconds before it was scored.

 

[Gormo]

In case anyone was wondering the points difference between the two teams was 43.
Last time I can remember something like this happening was when the North Stars beat the Black Hawks in 1991, where the points difference was 39.

 

[SomeDude]

This team was 100% beatable

Bold post.

 

[McFlash97]

..well....

 

[boompuffboom]

sqwa in da nuts

 

[Oddbob]

I can see it!

 

[Three On Zero]

Personally I can’t see them getting out of the 1st round

 

[D1az]

Have a bit of fun -> Make a bold "semi-safe" prediction -> Get lynched a few months later.

 

[Sharkbomb]

As the series went on the Bruins started to look vulnerable

They looked vulnerable since period 1 of game 1, had some lucky breaks go their way which prevented Florida from starting the series with a 2-0 lead. I think most of us assumed they'd fix things eventually, especially with Bergeron back. But they never did.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Bold post.

Top 2 centers were in their late 30s, how could people not see they were vulnerable?

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Lol if you look at any 1 spot in the standings it will look bad against the field.

Presidents trophy winner wins the cup more often than any other single position

Not in the cap era, which is the only sequence that could give us some predictability, as parity wasn't as high before the cap:

1st- 2 (08-13)
2nd- 2 (17-22)
3rd- 2 (10-11)
4th- 4 (06-07-16-20)
5th- 0
6th- 1 (18)
7th- 1 (15)
8th- 2 (09-21)
9th- 0
10th- 1 (14)
11th- 0
12th- 1 (19)
13th- 1 (12)

2nd, 3rd and 8th have won it as many times as 1st (2x), while 4th place reigns supreme with 4 out of 17 cups.

Boston just made it 2 in 18 for President Trophy winners.

 

[John Price]

I wasn't sure of them winning ECF or SCF but I thought they'd go easily by Florida

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Your Mega jinx worked

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Neither Ullmark nor Swayman have ever won a series, so, yea, it is very much within reason that Boston goes out in Rd1.

Nostradamus?

 

[Killer Orcas]

So were the Bruins just slower and older? I didn't watch much but what I did seemed like Panthers were just pushing the pace and Bruins couldn't keep up.

 

[ichbinkanadier]

Turns out we all could see it before April was over.

And ecstatic about it

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Wouldn't surprise me if they lost in the first round tbh.

 

[Windy River]

It’s a whole different game when everyone is trying their hardest every single shift.

 

[Beerfish]

Have a bit of fun -> Make a bold "semi-safe" prediction -> Get lynched a few months later.

Whether you should get lynched or not is always in the wording of these things.

"The Bruin's are a complete team, I really cant see them being beaten" No lyncing just a 'you were wrong'

"The Bruins will win it easy! No one can touch them, they will kill Florida and then the Leafs!"

Get the rope!