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Can anyone see the Bruins not winning the cup?

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HockeyVirus said:
The Bruins are on pace for one of the best seasons in history. Now they just added Orlov and Hathaway. As far as roster construction goes, they have literally no flaws. This may be the last year of their captain and the players have clearly rallied around that.

Sometimes the best team doesn't always win, but I ask does anyone see this Bruins team losing in the playoffs?
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Yes.

Has anyone mentioned the 1970-71 Bruins yet?

I think all of North America was in disbelief at that one.
 
BruinsFan37 said:
As a Bruins fan I'd bet the field If I had to bet, but I like the Bruins chances a lot.
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And that's no knock against the Bruins.

In this day and age, I would take the field against any of those dynastic Habs teams that won four or five Cups in a row -- including the 1970's squad that lost only eight games all year.
TheGreenTBer said:
Judging by the way people post on this board, how many of them do you think even watched hockey in 1999?
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How many were even alive then?
 
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bearcountry17 said:
The Panther's may have had the most points but they were not dominant line the Bruins are. Panther's led the league in goal differential but were only +9 better than 2nd place Calgary and +16 better than the 3rd place Avalanche. The gap between 1st and 2nd was the same as the gap between 2nd and 4th best.

Boston is currently according to NHL.com leading the NHL in goal differential +45 more than 2nd place Carolina and +48 better than Toronto. The gap between 1 and 2 is bigger than the gap between 2nd and 16th best.

That said I don't disagree with your overall point. You have to be very good, healthy, and lucky to win a cup.
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Some valid points. A comparison table between 2 teams results since Dec. 1 paint a pretty close comparison (A: Canes. B: Bruins):

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Coach Parker said:
Carolina still has that ability to beat Boston and that hasn't changed. If they add Meier after adding Burns they have everything they need to go all the way.

If Toronto can defeat Tampa Bay they are going to be on a high and the pressure off.
If Tampa turns it up like they always do, they have Boston's number in the playoffs.
If the Rangers can beat NJ, they have Carolina's number and can beat Boston with their scoring and goaltending.

Then, the current Champs with a rested Landeskog, healthy roster and an easier path to the Finals could trounce anyone in a series.
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Rangers aren't beating NJ this year
 
Notsince67 said:
Great goaltending albeit...not playoff tested
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b in vancouver said:
A few things.
New coach sparked them and brought a fresh voice but... the roster is better.

The addition of Lindholm has been massive, The team suddenly has two #1 d and spreads it out.
Krejci returned and looks every bit as good as he did so they added an excellent 2C
Trading for Zacha so they added a solid 2nd line winger.
on top of that
DeBrusk is back to playing like a top-line winger
Foligno is healthy and playing like the player they thought they'd signed
Frederic took a step up.
Clifton took a step up.
Ullmark is playing great and much more comfortable.
Pastrnak is a year removed from tragedy and playing all-world.

It's all allowed them to slot guys down the roster and create mismatches like having Hall and Coyle on the 3rd line, Pasta on the 2nd, Foligno on the 4th, Lindholm 2nd pairing, Swayman as back-up.

It's a deeper roster than last year.
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Thanks for the explanation. I guess the Krampaus Lindholm thing makes sense. Always wanted the Canes to get him, but noooo

So really- two solid adds, new coach and other legacy folks playing better than last year then.
 
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HockeyVirus said:
The Bruins are on pace for one of the best seasons in history. Now they just added Orlov and Hathaway. As far as roster construction goes, they have literally no flaws. This may be the last year of their captain and the players have clearly rallied around that.

Sometimes the best team doesn't always win, but I ask does anyone see this Bruins team losing in the playoffs?
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NHL playoffs, quite often has the best team lose in the first round..............so yes, it can happen.
 
I wouldn't want to face Detroit or Buffalo in the first round. They would be as loose as a goose, playing with house money and all. If they make it into the playoffs -- as I think one or both of them will -- they would be as high as a kite and could really fly :)
 
There's so many super teams loading up in the east I can easily see it. Makes for a very entertaining playoffs though.
 
I remember some of the Flames teams we had in the 80's that put up fantastic regular season numbers. Didn't translate into cups though. So once playoffs start, it's pretty easy to imagine it not working out in the Bruins favor. Anything can happen, and often does.
 
A team so good that they would win 80% of their series would have 40% of winning the cups, it is extremely easy to not win the Stanley Cup.
 
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SympathyForTheDevils said:
Sure, great teams don't always win the Cup, no doubt about that... but every single example you picked won two Cups within two years of that season. Maybe regular season dominance isn't that meaningless?
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This team has too many old guys to carry this momentum years into the future. What they are doing is special but it’s not a team on the rise.
 
MessierII said:
This team has too many old guys to carry this momentum years into the future. What they are doing is special but it’s not a team on the rise.
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Oh of course. This offseason will be hell for the Bruins. Signing Pastrnak will be tough, and if either Bergeron or Krejci retires they're done. What bothers me is the common implication that regular season success is a mirage, that it's meaningless and doesn't correlate to playoff success. The examples picked were one team in between two Cups, one team that had just won two Cups, one team that was in between 4 Cups and two teams that were about to win two Cups. Their regular season success wasn't an illusion. They were dominant, legitimate Cup favorites that just happened to not win it those particular years, for a variety of reasons.
 
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I mean yeah? Of course. They can be KOd in the first round.

It’s the playoffs, strange shit can happen
 
SympathyForTheDevils said:
Oh of course. This offseason will be hell for the Bruins. Signing Pastrnak will be tough, and if either Bergeron or Krejci retires they're done. What bothers me is the common implication that regular season success is a mirage, that it's meaningless and doesn't correlate to playoff success. The examples picked were one team in between two Cups, one team that had just won two Cups, one team that was in between 4 Cups and two teams that were about to win two Cups. Their regular season success wasn't an illusion. They were dominant, legitimate Cup favorites that just happened to not win it those particular years, for a variety of reasons.
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Yeah that’s fair. I think there’s regular season dominance and then there’s this. I can’t even remember a team doing what they’re doing right now. I’ve been watching hockey since the early 90’s. The thing is it’s a weird time in the nhl where the margins between good and bad are thin. The margins between great and good are even thinner. This is a historically great season but in the playoffs it’s all out the window and 16 teams are tied at 0. I wouldn’t be surprised if they ran through everyone and won the cup and I wouldn’t be surprised whatever wildcard team squeaks it out and bounces them round 1. Nothing surprises me in the nhl anymore.
 
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