Bruins Centennial Centennial Season

[Alicat]

Kinda sad Pat Egan not included. I personally got to know him when I was young. Aside from playing for the team he was the ‘go to guy’ for anyone traded here. Including Bucyk. Theyd stay at his house in Arlington until they could get settled.
Pat also was the fill in guy for color guy when Johnny Pierson had his annual furniture trip away from the broadcast.

I'm wondering if this is part of why Shawn Thornton was added. He rents his condo in Charlestown out to players and always hosted Thanksgiving for those who couldn't get home to celebrate

 

[KillerMillerTime]

That's hardly a reason to put someone on this list.

Agreed, also they won the series on the backs of Thomas and Marchand. Thornton
was near the bottom of the list of reasons they won the series. He had his role but wasn't even top 10.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Kinda sad Pat Egan not included. I personally got to know him when I was young. Aside from playing for the team he was the ‘go to guy’ for anyone traded here. Including Bucyk. Theyd stay at his house in Arlington until they could get settled.
Pat also was the fill in guy for color guy when Johnny Pierson had his annual furniture trip away from the broadcast.

Think Egan was the color guy for TV 38 during the 1970 Cup run.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

I'm wondering if this is part of why Shawn Thornton was added. He rents his condo in Charlestown out to players and always hosted Thanksgiving for those who couldn't get home to celebrate

My son use to see him walking his dog(s) in Charlestown.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

My son use to see him walking his dog(s) in Charlestown.

I chatted with Shawn a few times walking my dog down there when I lived in Charlestown. Easy going guy.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

7 defensemen from the 1970\72 Cup Champions were named. Smith's, Awrey, Doak,
Vadnais, Green and off course Orr.

7 Dmen off Cup Teams known for offense IMO is excessive. However both Doak and R. Smith played on I believe 3 Cup Finalists and played on teams that spanned
1969-70 through 1979-80. Though they had other stops in between. IMO Vadnais should have been left off and Murray Oliver added.

Maybe they should have traded Ted Donato and his "Price Is Right" appearance
for Tommy Williams and his "I've Got A Secret" spot!!!

No reason for either Vadnais or Doak to be on this list.

Notice Mike O'Connell on the list, but not Al Secord. That must piss someone off.

Ken Linseman taints the list.

Maybe meant he was left off and McAvoy was on it?

I hope not.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

No reason for either Vadnais or Doak to be on this list.

Notice Mike O'Connell on the list, but not Al Secord. That must piss someone off.

Ken Linseman taints the list.



I hope not.

John Wensink shouldn't be there ahead of Oliver and Williams. I would take either Doak or R. Smith over Wensink.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

For all the hand wringing about Thornton, who that was omitted was more of a Bruin than he was?

7 years as a heart and soul guy and frankly The Merlot Line should have representation in this exercise.

 

[Babajingo]

Maybe meant he was left off and McAvoy was on it?

yup. I shoulda been more verbose.
I don't mind McAvoy, I get it. After i posted i went and looked at his stats, I can't believe he's been in the league for 6 seasons already. Geeesh.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Kraut Line, Perfection Line, Oates, Neely, Thornton, Middleton, O'Reilly, Espo.

Orr, Shore, Bourque, Chara, Park, Clapper

Brimsek, Thomas

Hurts leaving guys like Bucyk and Lucic off it

Bucyk-Espo-Neely
Dumart-Schmidt-Bauer
Marchand-Bergeron-Pasta

Orr-Shore
Bourque-Clapper
Chara-Park

Brimsek & Thomas

 

[BMC]

@KillerMillerTime - The beef Harry had with Williams dates back to the 1960 Olympics

Sinden resented that Williams got to play in the NHL and he didn't. I know for a fact that Ed Sandford wanted to make Williams an off-ice official in Boston and Sinden said no.

I met Tommy one night in a bar/pizza joint he owned in Hudson, MA circa 1985 and I simply said 'I remember when you played for the B's' and he barked 'What was my number?' and I replied 11. I wound up crashing at his house.

I said from the get-go you had seventy players who were locks and 71-100 would be open to a debate and that is where we are.

Just more proof as if any were needed that Harry Sinden is a mean spirited, petty & vindictive son of a bitch. I'm sure @GordonHowe will back me up on this.

I mean really. A guy makes it big playing in the Olympics & the NHL and instead of being happy for him Sinden resents him.

 

[Sheppy]

For all the hand wringing about Thornton, who that was omitted was more of a Bruin than he was?

7 years as a heart and soul guy and frankly The Merlot Line should have representation in this exercise.

BECAUSE STATS!

 

[rfournier103]

Bucyk-Espo-Neely
Dumart-Schmidt-Bauer
Marchand-Bergeron-Pasta

Orr-Shore
Bourque-Clapper
Chara-Park

Brimsek & Thomas

I would give almost everything I own to see this team vs. Montreal’s all-time best team in a 7-game series.

 

[Troublesome 85]

Im glad most of the 2011 team was included

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Back in 2009 I used to deliver food from a local place and one of the loyal customers was one of the Crowder family members (last name was always on the slip). He lived in the middle of the woods in a nice house in the Shire. Never knew about the Crowders since they were before my time until I mentioned the Bruins flag in front of his house to him, and the fact he always had the Bruins game on in the living room when I arrived with his food.

He told me a brief story that I forget since I was only 18-19yo at the time(and probably in a rush) but kinda interesting thinking back.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

I would give almost everything I own to see this team vs. Montreal’s all-time best team in a 7-game series.

That defense alone would murder. Hell, you could ice our current forward lineup and they’d still kill with that blueline.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Im glad most of the 2011 team was included

The 1972 team had 17 not including O'Reilly, who played in 1 RS game.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

That defense alone would murder. Hell, you could ice our current forward lineup and they’d still kill with that blueline.

Habs could put up a pretty good backline of their own.

Harvey-Laperriere
Robinson-Savard
Lapointe-Chelios

 

[KillerMillerTime]

That defense alone would murder. Hell, you could ice our current forward lineup and they’d still kill with that blueline.

Montreal's D is great also though not quite as good as Boston's. Park had 3 really good years but was really playing on 1 knee beginning in 1978-79 season. Park's longest length of peak play tilted towards NY.

Montreal D

Savard - Harvey
Chelios - Robinson
Lapointe - Langway

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Montreal's D is great also though not quite as good as Boston's. Park had 3 really good years but was really playing on 1 knee beginning in 1978-79 season. Park's longest length of peak play tilted towards NY.

Montreal D

Savard - Harvey
Chelios - Robinson
Lapointe - Langway

Forgot about Langway. Though his peak wasn't in Montreal. Lapierrere was a Norris Trophy winner with the Canadiens.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

I would give almost everything I own to see this team vs. Montreal’s all-time best team in a 7-game series.

I would give almost everything I own to see this team vs. Montreal’s all-time best team in a 7-game series.

Sure would like to see Lucic and Dirty Fergy square off. That would be one brutal fight.

 

[Mione134]

He should be the pp coach here. He wanted it multiple times. The brass said no. This guy loves us and we just continue to not want him. There is no reason why he shouldn't be on our staff over Calgary. None.





Also. I'm very happy to see Sergei Samsonov included on the list. That was my favorite player as a little kid. Gosh was he fun to watch. People forget how great he was before his injuries.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Forgot about Langway. Though his peak wasn't in Montreal. Lapierrere was a Norris Trophy winner with the Canadiens.

Yeah, but his last year with Montreal he was one of the best D men in the NHL.

 

[StonedZboril]

Donato seems like a pretty big stretch to me given some of the names omitted.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Back in 2009 I used to deliver food from a local place and one of the loyal customers was one of the Crowder family members (last name was always on the slip). He lived in the middle of the woods in a nice house in the Shire. Never knew about the Crowders since they were before my time until I mentioned the Bruins flag in front of his house to him, and the fact he always had the Bruins game on in the living room when I arrived with his food.

He told me a brief story that I forget since I was only 18-19yo at the time(and probably in a rush) but kinda interesting thinking back.

It was probably Bruce, who coached UMass Lowell. My son played one year Metro Bantam Minor with his son on the MV Cardinals.