I'd throw 1993 in there too......I've never been more disgusted with a Bruins team than I was with that playoff (non)performance.
We could have beaten Montreal that year and I would have loved our chances against LA.
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We could have beaten Montreal that year and I would have loved our chances against LA.
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I don't know, when a team doesn't win a single playoff game I don't consider it a Cup that got away.
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Cherry never liked that the Bruins would fly commercial instead of a charter when they could.
BigBadBruins7708
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Beyond the missed Cups, I'd argue that Orr is the biggest what if.
What if arthroscopic knee surgery existed 30 years sooner.
What if arthroscopic knee surgery existed 30 years sooner.
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Can't say it was a Cup lost when they were swept in Round 1
What even happened in 1993 anyway? I was a bit too young, didn't start watching until 1995.
The team looked great on paper. They won their last 8 games of the season, like 16 of the last 18 if I'm counting right. They were red hot, it was by far Oates' highest scoring season. Neely came back healthy for the playoffs. Top line was extremely productive in the playoffs.
How on earth did Buffalo sweep them? Moog got completely sandblasted in his starts, was it him, was it the defense leaving him out to dry? I wouldn't think a team with a defense of Bourque, Wesley, Sweeney, Shaw, and Roberts would get demolished like that.
Was it just a fluke, total team failure, did the coaching staff lose control of the team? Were there some bad eggs in the lockerroom? Or just a case of shit happens sometimes and it's unexplainable.
Harry Sinden seemed to have made Moog the scapegoat for it. But not living through it and only seeing it through box scores, I can't make sense of how that team lost. Buffalo had some elite scoring that year with Mogilny/Lafontaine. Even then, giving up 5 goals a game is ugly.
Brian Sutter would coach 2 more years and then they hired Steve Kasper
Kasper was behind the bench for this epic disaster - Fred and Derek were speechless
Brian Sutter would coach 2 more years and then they hired Steve Kasper
Kasper was behind the bench for this epic disaster - Fred and Derek were speechless
Guy F'ing Carbonneau, too.......
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Ludwig Fell Down
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Brian Sutter would coach 2 more years and then they hired Steve Kasper
Kasper was behind the bench for this epic disaster - Fred and Derek were speechless
I'm unsure if the Steve Kasper era or the Dave Lewis era was worse. Both were in way over their heads.
I was 10 when Creighton was the coach. I seem to recall the B's didn't have alot of spark, kind of like when Bowness took over from Mibury. But I wasn't exactly up to speed on Creighton's coaching skills at that age.
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Brian Sutter would coach 2 more years and then they hired Steve Kasper
Kasper was behind the bench for this epic disaster - Fred and Derek were speechless
No furniture was safe that night in my lair.
TCB
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Brian Sutter would coach 2 more years and then they hired Steve Kasper
Kasper was behind the bench for this epic disaster - Fred and Derek were speechless
Don Sweeney had his finger prints all over that come-back by the Stars, sad thing is when I look at Kasper behind the Bench I see Sweeney 2.0
TCB
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The problem there was Clarke, more than Lindros having guys taking runs at him. Clarke wanted Lindros to fight at no cost and Eric did and unfortunately took way to many blows to the head.
KnightofBoston
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oh I don’t have tv nor any channels that would have had him, but 5 seconds in passing spliced in elsewhere was always enough
My what if of the last ten years is What if Marc Savard doesn't get concussed ? I think we beat the Hawks in 2013 & add another one for sure !!
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Fire Sweeney
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Biggest what if is still the 2015 draft and offseason. What if the bruins don't waste picks on mostly trash and sign Beleskey and Irwin.
