Bergeron added that's it's a game of inches and a bounce can make the difference.
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After 18 years in the league and 13 trips to the postseason, Bruins captain
Patrice Bergeron has played in more Game 7s than he can remember.
When he takes the ice Saturday at PNC Arena for the Bruins’ winner-take-all matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes, it will be the 14th time he’s stared down a Game 7.
“You enjoy it,” Bergeron said. “That’s why you play the game. That’s the biggest thing. Make sure you relish the moment and you make the most of it honestly. Obviously, the adrenaline and the energy and everything is always increased. That being said, it’s still a game of hockey.”
“Game 7′s always like that,” Bergeron said. “It’s always a game of inches and a bounce here or there can make the difference. What I’ve learned most is to stick with it, stay the course from the first minute until the end. It’s not always easy to do but I think it’s the biggest thing you have to concentrate on.”
Bergeron’s experienced many of the highs and heartbreaks.
“Obviously, you try to remember the good ones,” he said. “But that means obviously the ones that stick the most are the not-so-good ones ... I think it’s a little bit of both. We try to see the glass half full, try to remember some of the good ones. But obviously it makes you hungrier when you think about the other ones.”