They are just unbettable it seems during regular season play and even more so on the road.
People don't realize how big it was for the Bruins to lose Iginla, Boychuk and Thornton. Really how tough is the Bruins lineup to play against these days? All three were great in the dressing room and tough as nails. Now you have Soderberg, Erickson, Smith ect who are decent players but don't scare anyone physically. Add the fact that Rask has just been ok this year and Chara is showing his age at 37 and seems to still be bothered from his leg injury.
They are still a playoff team in my books but the days of them intimidating anyone physically are over.
People don't realize how big it was for the Bruins to lose Iginla, Boychuk and Thornton. Really how tough is the Bruins lineup to play against these days? All three were great in the dressing room and tough as nails. Now you have Soderberg, Erickson, Smith ect who are decent players but don't scare anyone physically. Add the fact that Rask has just been ok this year and Chara is showing his age at 37 and seems to still be bothered from his leg injury.
They are still a playoff team in my books but the days of them intimidating anyone physically are over.
The point about Iginla isn't that the Bruins won the cup with them, or that they were the best version of the modern Bruins with him.
The point is Iginla has been one of the best players in the league over the last two decades. Former captain and a veteran with ample respect earned through years of solid leadership and production. He proved he could score a game winning goal as well as drop the gloves and fight.
At this stage of his career to score 30 goals and be a leader through example and then leave the team is in fact a major blow to a team like Boston.
Having a guy like him in the locker room would be important if he was a 18 goal guy playing 13 minutes. But Iginla wasn't that. He was a 37 years old who scored 30 freaking goals, 31 assists and averaged over 18 minutes of ice time a game !
Yes. The loss of Jarome Iginla is in fact a significant reason the Bruins are struggling.
The point about Iginla isn't that the Bruins won the cup with them, or that they were the best version of the modern Bruins with him.
The point is Iginla has been one of the best players in the league over the last two decades. Former captain and a veteran with ample respect earned through years of solid leadership and production. He proved he could score a game winning goal as well as drop the gloves and fight.
At this stage of his career to score 30 goals and be a leader through example and then leave the team is in fact a major blow to a team like Boston.
Having a guy like him in the locker room would be important if he was a 18 goal guy playing 13 minutes. But Iginla wasn't that. He was a 37 years old who scored 30 freaking goals, 31 assists and averaged over 18 minutes of ice time a game !
Yes. The loss of Jarome Iginla is in fact a significant reason the Bruins are struggling.
The point about Iginla isn't that the Bruins won the cup with them, or that they were the best version of the modern Bruins with him.
The point is Iginla has been one of the best players in the league over the last two decades. Former captain and a veteran with ample respect earned through years of solid leadership and production. He proved he could score a game winning goal as well as drop the gloves and fight.
At this stage of his career to score 30 goals and be a leader through example and then leave the team is in fact a major blow to a team like Boston.
Having a guy like him in the locker room would be important if he was a 18 goal guy playing 13 minutes. But Iginla wasn't that. He was a 37 years old who scored 30 freaking goals, 31 assists and averaged over 18 minutes of ice time a game !
Yes. The loss of Jarome Iginla is in fact a significant reason the Bruins are struggling.
The point about Iginla isn't that the Bruins won the cup with them, or that they were the best version of the modern Bruins with him.
The point is Iginla has been one of the best players in the league over the last two decades. Former captain and a veteran with ample respect earned through years of solid leadership and production. He proved he could score a game winning goal as well as drop the gloves and fight.
At this stage of his career to score 30 goals and be a leader through example and then leave the team is in fact a major blow to a team like Boston.
Having a guy like him in the locker room would be important if he was a 18 goal guy playing 13 minutes. But Iginla wasn't that. He was a 37 years old who scored 30 freaking goals, 31 assists and averaged over 18 minutes of ice time a game !
Yes. The loss of Jarome Iginla is in fact a significant reason the Bruins are struggling.
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