HFpapi
Registered User
First of all, if you're talking to me directly, literally last season when Bergeron and Krejci retired is the first time I ever mentioned anything negative about the Bruins future. Not sure if you think this is some sort of "gotcha" like I've been saying this for 10 years. Some have been predicting the Bruins downfall for a long time, yes. Not I.How long have you been predicting Bostons demise now?
Second; funny that you're a Wings fan because I think the situation with Boston is perfectly analogous.
A lot of people thought the Wings were headed for a long stay in the basement as the Stevie Y, Fedorov, Shanahan, Hasek, Chelios, era came to a close but then Lidstrom decided he was superhuman and didn't need to age and Datsyuk and Zetterberg rather unexpectedly became superstars.
The Wings extended their dominance far longer than most expected and I'm sure Wings fans had a lot of "you were saying?" feelings around 2008. But, as you very well know now, eventually what goes up does indeed come down. How many years out of the playoffs now for you?
You don't continue to replace Yzerman and Fedorov with Datsyuk and Zetterberg forever and when your 20 year franchise legend and captain (Lidstrom/Bergeron) does eventually retire, they are gone for good.
The Bruins also are not destined to be good forever.