NHL.com's Quarter Century Bruins Team

[Olden McGroin]

By NHL.com
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January 13, 2025

With 2025 underway, the NHL is celebrating the best of the past 25 years by revealing Quarter-Century Teams for each of the League's 32 franchises and the Arizona Coyotes.

Each club will be represented by a First Team and Second Team of six players -- three forwards, two defensemen and one goalie -- who played for the franchise from Jan. 1, 2000 to Dec. 31, 2024. The first and second teams were selected by broadcasters, national, local and NHL.com writers who have covered the respective teams, in addition to select former players.

The six players voted to each First Team will be on the ballot for the NHL All Quarter-Century Team that will be chosen via a fan vote that will start in February

Boston Bruins Quarter-Century Teams unveiled | NHL.com

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[McGarnagle]

Seems fair.

I'd possibly debate Krug's spot, you might make a case for Carlo there, but that's a matter of preference of an offensive and PP specialist vs defensive defenseman.

At first I was questioning Thornton, but all told it's hard to find a better option there. Marc Savard might have a case, but Jumbo Joe's numbers were objectively better.

 

[Bruinaura]

No arguments from me

But I'm just out here waiting for the Bruins to announce a couple jersey retirements

 

[BruinDust]

Seems fair.

I'd possibly debate Krug's spot, you might make a case for Carlo there, but that's a matter of preference of an offensive and PP specialist vs defensive defenseman.

At first I was questioning Thornton, but all told it's hard to find a better option there. Marc Savard might have a case, but Jumbo Joe's numbers were objectively better.

I might go Carlo over Seidenberg, over 200 more games played as a Bruin than Seids. Chara-McAvoy were locks for 1st team. Two of Krug/Carlo/Seids for 2nd team.

I'm glad they included Lucic. He deserves it and I wasn't sure if they would given that he's basically been erased from the NHL. Bergeron/Krejci/Marchand/Pasta I'd say were on ballot of every person who had input into this. I would of gone Pasta on the 1st team over Krejci. Same points in less games, best goal scorer this franchise has seen since Neely.

I thought about maybe Debrusk for 6th where he's played over 500 games as a Bruins vs. Thornton's 375 from Jan 1st 2000 onward, but Thornton was basically a PPG player over that 375, so he's probably the right call for the final spot.

I would of flip-flopped Thomas and Rask just because of Rask's significantly longer tenure.

Overall they pretty much nailed it.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Boychuk over Krug for me, but cant be mad about Krug in that spot

 

[Aussie Bruin]

I might go Carlo over Seidenberg, over 200 more games played as a Bruin than Seids. Chara-McAvoy were locks for 1st team. Two of Krug/Carlo/Seids for 2nd team.

I'm glad they included Lucic. He deserves it and I wasn't sure if they would given that he's basically been erased from the NHL. Bergeron/Krejci/Marchand/Pasta I'd say were on ballot of every person who had input into this. I would of gone Pasta on the 1st team over Krejci. Same points in less games, best goal scorer this franchise has seen since Neely.

I thought about maybe Debrusk for 6th where he's played over 500 games as a Bruins vs. Thornton's 375 from Jan 1st 2000 onward, but Thornton was basically a PPG player over that 375, so he's probably the right call for the final spot.

I would of flip-flopped Thomas and Rask just because of Rask's significantly longer tenure.

Overall they pretty much nailed it.

Krejci gets the nod over Pasta for me on account of his huge playoff performances in 2011, 13 & 19. Pasta is obviously pound for pound the more talented and more productive player, but DK just had the knack for getting it done when it mattered most and he has a Cup, which unfortunately Pasta does not. Wouldn't really have minded if they'd been swapped, but I do like seeing Krej's greatness fully acknowledged. Probably didn't happen enough during his career.

Thomas v Rask and Seidenberg v Carlo are both questions of peak performance (plus Cup) vs tenure. Really just a matter of preference.

Nice to see Krug get recognized. Perhaps the selection is debatable but he was a force at his best in his own little hobbit way and he was consistently good for us for quite a long time.

 

[BruinDust]

All the teams haven't been released yet but you'd have to think that the Bruins end up with one of the strongest teams from this exercise. 4 forwards who were absolute locks plus another HOF in Thornton, 2 elite D-men, and the kicker of having 2 excellent star goaltenders which most teams will be hard pressed to match.

 

[MXD]

Obviously a tourist here, but...
The only one where I'm not 100% sure they got it right is Milan Lucic, and I'm just 95% sure he was the right call (over Glen Murray).

 

[Hookslide]

I might go Carlo over Seidenberg, over 200 more games played as a Bruin than Seids. Chara-McAvoy were locks for 1st team. Two of Krug/Carlo/Seids for 2nd team.

I'm glad they included Lucic. He deserves it and I wasn't sure if they would given that he's basically been erased from the NHL. Bergeron/Krejci/Marchand/Pasta I'd say were on ballot of every person who had input into this. I would of gone Pasta on the 1st team over Krejci. Same points in less games, best goal scorer this franchise has seen since Neely.

I thought about maybe Debrusk for 6th where he's played over 500 games as a Bruins vs. Thornton's 375 from Jan 1st 2000 onward, but Thornton was basically a PPG player over that 375, so he's probably the right call for the final spot.

I would of flip-flopped Thomas and Rask just because of Rask's significantly longer tenure.

Overall they pretty much nailed it.

Thomas won, Rask likes to think he did, and wants you do the same.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Would have loved to find a way to Savvy in there. The role he played in helping turn the culture of the Bruins from laughingstock to envy of the league (on top of his play) was far more impactful than his limited tenure and untimely career end should limit. I get having Lucic and Thornton there ahead of him… but I kinda wish they hadn’t.

Krug somewhat surprised me, but I can’t make a definitive argument for anyone over him either. When he signed with the Blues, I felt the Bruins had lost a member of their core.