How can you not love these Bruins?

Hey everyone,


Bruins fever has officially taken hold on most of New England and boy, it is infectious. You really don't have to know all that much about hockey to appreciate what this team has done, which is kind of what makes this team so awesome to watch. Everyone from the casual fan to the diehard 40 year old beer league hockey veterans to some teenage girl who hasn't watched a minute of hockey before in her life can truly watch and love what the Bruins have been doing this post season.

It all started with the Boston marathon bombings and the tragedy that shook the city, both literally and figuratively, in each of our hearts. I was actually in Boston on that beautiful Patriots Day. I was just coming back from the Redsox game where they won on a walkoff double by Mike Napoli on the way back to my car with my mom and stepdad when I heard two loud sounds off in the distance. When we got in the car and turned on the radio, we heard that there had been explosions at the finish line of the Boston marathon and within 10 minutes, they were saying it was a bombing. Naturally, I was rocked to my core... this was my city, and no one was going to fuck with it. As Big Papi said so beautifully... "This is our fucking city". Admittedly, I was a little scared as well, I have been going into Boston on Patriots Day to watch the Redsox game and marathon for a couple years now and to have that tradition robbed of it's innocence angered me as well as frightened me. Safe to say that's how many Bostonians felt that day.

Then the Bruins game came along vs the Sabres, and some sense of normalcy returned to the city of Boston.


I still get goosebumps whenever I watch that video, because it truly was our city coming together as one and despite all the hardships we had faced, we were still blaring our national anthem with pride in our hearts. And even though the Bruins lost that game, they sure as hell battled with that same pride the fans showed in the pre-game anthem.

Fast forward to Game 7 versus the Toronto Maple Leafs where the B's were down 4-1 and appeared to be on their way to the golf course. However, bit by bit they fought back. With that same resiliency we the Bostonian people showed just a couple months earlier, they battled back and won the game and series. They showed heart, and finally got their offense going in the latter stages of the game when they needed to. It truly was classic Boston. Since that moment they have been truly playing some great hockey, in the process they made a mockery of the Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins; which was arguably the most talented team in the NHL all year.

Now here we are in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks, with 2 games in the books and a combined 4 overtimes played, we have a pretty good idea of how this series will play out... A grind it out, physical, low scoring series appears to be imminent, which is perfect for the Bruins. They have the offensive firepower to score 4 or 5 goals, yet the defensive prowess and toughness to grind out a low scoring game. Both these teams are tough, but the Bruins are on another level: They are Boston Strong. Bruins in 7.

Thanks for reading,
Go Bruins.

-RB