Underachieving.
Glad we got 1 cup. But should of had 3.
Glad we got 1 cup. But should of had 3.
Player Discussion What is the Legacy of this Bruins Core?
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They won one of the most difficult trophies in all of professional sport. They're a wild success.
Montecristo
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The legacy is underwhelming. The year they won the cup bergeron and marchand were not their 1st line players. It was krejci horton lucic. When those 2 elevated to the top line, they couldnt lift the cup once. They needed to be supported by better players, but they never got good enough to be who they needed. 1 cup in 20 years for bergy. 95% failure rate. Good player, hall of fame player. Not an all time championship level player though.
Dennis Bonvie
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Such a terrible take.
Sheppy
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Dennis Bonvie
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They overachieved to get the one as well as the two finals appearances.
Ludwig Fell Down
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I have enjoyed being a fan of this core. The legacy of the Bruins franchise is their inability to close out series, and the fact that they had the talent to win more cups than they did.
Having said that, my dad regaled me with stories of the Big, Bad B's and I came of age in the mid-70s. I don't think any fan of that era would trade that in. Neither will I with this core. I'll look back on the Chara / Bergeron era with a smile,
Having said that, 2019 and 2023 will still be painful memories,.
Having said that, my dad regaled me with stories of the Big, Bad B's and I came of age in the mid-70s. I don't think any fan of that era would trade that in. Neither will I with this core. I'll look back on the Chara / Bergeron era with a smile,
Having said that, 2019 and 2023 will still be painful memories,.
McGarnagle
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Putting a book on this core, 2023 is the shittiest possible way to end it and stands out after 2019 as a massive kick in the sack.
I'm changing what I said before to success. Without this core this franchise would of continued into mediocrity for the prior decade +. Instead we got Bergeron,Krejci, Chara, etc that helped turn this franchise around. Without them the team is not on the map like it is today. Should we have more Cups? Sure but any team can say that. What we do know is this franchise is as popular as it is today because the contributions on and off the ice of those guys mentioned above, among many other core pieces throughout our domination. Not only that but those legends helped teach our new guys how to play and how to lead. McAvoy and Pasta are who they are because of Chara, Burger, and Marchand.
What a dumb post.
quietbruinfan
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Consistent playoff underachievement is their legacy. It was a close call, but yes, should have had another cup in 2019.
For me, they provided decades of happiness whilst winining more than others Always gave us a shot. Most teams cant claim that.
goldnblack
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I was thinking about this in a different, more abstract way earlier.....(boring meeting from 11-12:30 just after I saw that PB retired - so my mind wandered).
Imagine you know nothing about sports and somebody told you that every year teams will play 82 games but only 1/2 of those teams get the chance to play another 16-28.
But....the team that is the best for the last 16-28 games is the one that is celebrated and nobody cares who the best team was for the first 82 games.
I get it when people have the attitude that "only championships matter".
But, considering that just about every single fan has seen them play far more RS games than playoff games, and this team has won more RS games than any other team over the past 20 years -- it's very, very hard to say that this core wasn't successful.
Yes, 2019 was a huge disappointment, as was this spring --- but there are also, what 20+ teams who didn't play in a finals during that time period.
Al in all, this core/team since 2003 gets an A from me.
Imagine you know nothing about sports and somebody told you that every year teams will play 82 games but only 1/2 of those teams get the chance to play another 16-28.
But....the team that is the best for the last 16-28 games is the one that is celebrated and nobody cares who the best team was for the first 82 games.
I get it when people have the attitude that "only championships matter".
But, considering that just about every single fan has seen them play far more RS games than playoff games, and this team has won more RS games than any other team over the past 20 years -- it's very, very hard to say that this core wasn't successful.
Yes, 2019 was a huge disappointment, as was this spring --- but there are also, what 20+ teams who didn't play in a finals during that time period.
Al in all, this core/team since 2003 gets an A from me.
I'd have been happy with 2. Well, three would've been great, but two would've been fine. Better than one anyway (obviously lol.)
And one Cup. Good, certainly, but not good enough.
All well and good if you "know nothing about sports", but not good enough if you do.
DKH
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Wildly fun and 2011 was fantastic but Uber frustrating they didn’t get 2019
It comes down to game 7 2019
They win that completely different time line after
Bruins legacy is they won the big one in 2011 but to live happily ever after they needed 2019 at home especially
It will always bother me
It comes down to game 7 2019
They win that completely different time line after
Bruins legacy is they won the big one in 2011 but to live happily ever after they needed 2019 at home especially
It will always bother me
For the last few years (summers) we've been thinking that maybe this will be the last of his career.
Now that it's over it's a bit surreal.
I just can't believe how empty this feels.
One Cup or 3, I still can't believe that the run is essentially over.
Bergeron is a superstar in our midst.
An unappreciated superstar (in Boston) IMO.
If no Tom Brady, PB would've gotten so much more attention.
Gone now, empty.
Now that it's over it's a bit surreal.
I just can't believe how empty this feels.
One Cup or 3, I still can't believe that the run is essentially over.
Bergeron is a superstar in our midst.
An unappreciated superstar (in Boston) IMO.
If no Tom Brady, PB would've gotten so much more attention.
Gone now, empty.
BruinDust
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Think about where you were when this happened. My first true Bergeron memory.
Hard to believe it was nearly 20 years ago. But then think about all that's transpired since. Not just in hockey but life in general.
We literally watch a player enter as the youngest player in the entire league at barely 18-years old, all the way to his retirement as a Bruin two decades later. Surreal.
Victorias
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Agree. 2011 made up for the 3-0, 3-0 and I can live with 2013. But that Game 7 SCF at home was an embarrassing effort and to end with the 2023 flop leaves an awful taste.
Mad Dr Pepper
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A lot of good times.
This is what they achieved.
Even if we can agree that the core underachieved, in the end we've been blessed with incredible hockey with incredible players.
Even if I've been hurt, I've had a good time that's for sure.
This is what they achieved.
Even if we can agree that the core underachieved, in the end we've been blessed with incredible hockey with incredible players.
Even if I've been hurt, I've had a good time that's for sure.
Not the day to be dredging up this thread to say the least.... have some class. There will be a time but not today.
They've won more Stanley Cups than I have, so there's that........
Could they have won more? Maybe, but it ain't for me to judge. Its been a great 15 year run, and I'm thankful for it.
Looking forward to the next group to come along.......Might take a while, but they always do.
Could they have won more? Maybe, but it ain't for me to judge. Its been a great 15 year run, and I'm thankful for it.
Looking forward to the next group to come along.......Might take a while, but they always do.
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Maybe….
I still think that dumb, blind luck plays a much bigger role in sports than most of us want to admit.
