A big part of it since the lockout is the continuity in net. It's rare to have an unbroken string of elite goaltending
Thomas
Rask
Ullmark/Swayman
Reminds me of the Patriots/Belichick's decisions to not draft high skilled, often diva/narcissist WRs in favor of "culture" guys, and the Patriots ended up with the most WR draft busts in the 21st Century, but still won 6 Super Bowls with Brady/Belichick.They have a team culture that keeps them relevant year after year. Players have fully bought in.
That said, this same culture is part of why they're also trashed heaped on them on this forum for moving on from highly skilled young players, passing on certain players in the draft, and personnel decisions.
Everyone would love their continued relevance, many would lose their minds with many of the decisions that go into building a certain culture.
Gotta give a shout out to their secret weapon who connects all of those dots, Bobby Essensa, Boston Bruins Goaltending Coach since 2003. He's the Dante Scarnecchia of the Bruins.
Hell thereSame goes for the flip side. There are purely incompetent organizations that are continually bad because they have idiots running the show, and once they start losing it’s hard to get out of that hole because the players don’t know how to win.
Well, ya that’s what happens when the refs favor the bruins
Take the Maple Leafs organization and flip it.No high draft picks in forever. Retirements to key players. High tax state. Just seems like they always have later picks stepping up and every signing/trade they make seems to work out.
What has Boston figured out that everyone else hasn’t?
Reminder: His son is the current AGM of the Florida Panthers. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.Colin Campbell still rigging things behind the scenes
Bruins presently 6th in the NHL in pen taken/60. Only 1 playoff team (Florida) has taken more penalties than Boston.
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Can imagine what you think of the teams that never get to finals. Never win cups. Rarely win play off series. Miss play offs more times than they make it.Solide regular season team year after year ,but don't get me wrong they have 1 cup in 53 years so when I read terms like "Unreal and insane" it's kind of to much.
Id like to know too.. 1 cup in 30 years. Would like to know how they have dominated for so long.
Drafting. It’s the drafting.