LouJersey
Registered User
According to hockeyfights.com, B's fight totals last few years:
2009-10 (47) Eliminated 2nd Round...Cup Winner (CHI) had 36
2010-11 (71) Cup win
2011-12 (61) Eliminated 1st round...Cup Winner (LA) had 33
2012-13 (32) Lost Cup Final...Cup Winner (CHI) had 16
2013-14 (46) Eliminated 2nd Round...Cup Winner (LA) had 27
So every year for the last 5 years, the B's have had MORE fighting majors than the eventual Cup champion. Tells me that there is zero connection between fighting an winning a championship.
In 2010-11, that was the makeup of the team, and the fights were an extension of that team, but as rosters change, so do the styles of the teams.
Mental toughness, will, and execution wins Cups, not fights.
2011 play-offs--- 5 fights, won SC
2012 play-offs--- 0 fights, lost round 1
2013 play-offs--- 6 fights, lost SC
2014 play-offs--- 0 fights, lost round 2
This team , when they are all in, emotionally invested, fight...It's part of their game... Lucic, Chara and the lot all seem to play better when they are involved that way...