OK, I've been on a political tear for a while now. Now, let's talk about something we all can agree with. The Boston Bruins SUCK! The Big BAD Bs are back! Some of you have heard me say this before...The Bruins will not win a Stanley Cup as long as Jeremy Jacobs is the owner. Granted, the introduction of the salary cap after the lockout a few years ago has begun to even the playing field as before the cap, Jacobs' edict to the GM (Harry Sinden for many years) was to make money. He didn't and still doesn't care about winning. It hurts for me to say that the Bruins suck because I love hockey and the Bruins. I spent hundreds of dollars last year to go to a playoff game. I watch college and high school hockey as well. It doesn't hurt that my alma mater, B.C. High, is a perennial hockey powerhouse that is always in the mix to win the State Championship. Nichols College, on the other hand, doesn't have the rich hockey background. Although, Coach Izzi is doing his best as the Bison have gone 20-7-1 in 2007-2009 and 25-4-0 in 2008-2009. They won the ECAC Notheast title last year and qualified for the NCAA Div. III Hockey tournament. GO BISON!!!
Back to the Bs. The Bruins are having a really tough time scoring this year. Why? They don't have a bona fide goal scorer. They traded away 21 year-old Phil Kessel. The same Phil Kessel who led the team with 36 goals last year which also tied him for 2nd in the NHL for goals by players under 23. He scored more goals than Evegeni Malkin (35) of the Stanley Cup winning Pittsburgh Penguins. Why did the Pens win? Malkin was on a team with a superstar. You may have heard of him. He goes by "Sid the Kid". Sidney Crosby (33 Gs, 70 As) is a superstar.
Who's left now on the Bs? A bunch of pretty good role players. Marc Savard, their best player, is out with a broken foot. Savard has led the Bs in scoring the past three seasons, mainly because of his ability to setup goal scorers with assist totals of 63, 63, and 74 in '08-'09, '07-'08, and '06-'07.
Through 14 games the Bruins are 6-7-1 (12th in the conference), 24th in goals (31), last in power-play % (11.5%), and 22nd in penalty kills (78%). The Winter Classic at Fenway isn't looking more an more like an entertainment spectacle instead of a sporting event! On the bright side, I'm sure they lead the league in concession sales.
So, what do you think? Are the Bs better than how they've been playing? Will they ever get (and keep) a superstar? Let me know.
4 comments:
Dude, The B's will be okay. Hockey is not like baseball or football, the ownership does not ever seem to have the overwhelming impact in this sport. However, as long as Neely is a senior executive I do think they will muscle their way into the playoffs for the un-forseeable future. In this sport, something finishing 8th in the conference is as big as finishing first!
They have the fire power, the goalie (s), and the personell in case any team wants to get tough and drop the gloves.
I love the Bruins because they work the hardest and get paid the least out of any local teams.
Dude, The B's will be okay. Hockey is not like baseball or football, the ownership does not ever seem to have the overwhelming impact in this sport. However, as long as Neely is a senior executive I do think they will muscle their way into the playoffs for the un-forseeable future. In this sport, something finishing 8th in the conference is as big as finishing first!
They have the fire power, the goalie (s), and the personell in case any team wants to get tough and drop the gloves.
I love the Bruins because they work the hardest and get paid the least out of any local teams.
Here lies the problem:
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/news/story?id=4654110
OK, so the Bruins have bad ice. WAAHHH!!! The last I checked, they skate on the same ice as their opponent, right? Or, do they skate on different ice?
It's time to get rid of the "Bull Gang" and hire new blood to take take of the ice/floor.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1024388/1/index.htm
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