I don't know what Craig Janney, Sergei Samsonov or Don Marcotte's time in the playoffs has anything to do with the 2024 Bruins.
The 2024 Bruins. You mean pretty much the very same record-breaking, 135 points team that also had Bergeron, Krejci, Hall, Orlov, Bertuzzi, Hathaway and lost to this very same Florida team last season? A Bruins team that runs with their top two centers being Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha? Do you think that this has anything to do with their chances?
You know, I don‘t want to go down the sarcasm way because you‘re a Bruins fan, I have obviously seen posts by you. But if you think that history doesn‘t repeat yourself, you‘re just bound to be disappointed again and again. There is a reason why people gather data and analyze what happened historically. Of course there is no mathematical certainty in pretty much anything in life (besides death at a point or another), but a team failing constantly in a certain exercise (like the Bruins when down 3-1 or 3-2 in a series. Or the Leafs when playing the Bruins in the playoffs and in more recent times losing to the Bruins in game 7) shows a significant likelihood of it happening again. Maybe the Bruins will now go on a bender and eliminate Florida, then sweep the Rangers and sweep whoever gets in the finals from the western conference. Is it possible? Sure is. Likely? Nope, not one bit. Why? See first paragraph and see how Bruins historically are allergic to series when down 3-1 (overall record 0-25) or 3-2 (overall record 3-23). Let‘s hope for the best.