If Boston wins Cup they'll be only team to win w/out a Top 7 pick on roster since drafts introduced

[Ned Bouhalassa]

Yeah i dont think boston does anything this year. I think theyll crap out.

This came to my mind:

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Well when they won the Cup Seguin wasn't a regular starter.

 

[pled]

Maybe I'm confusing something here but if I'm understanding tgis correctly, aren't the already are a team to win it without a top 7 pick? They won in 2011..

they had seguin on the team then

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

they had seguin on the team then

But he wasn't a regular starter, so it's kind of a "meh" point.

 

[bearcountry17]

Nathan Horton was a 3rd overall pick.

 

[Orfieus]

Things change and teams can go on streaks but for the most part team depth wins championships and that's something Boston doesn't even remotely have

But the games have to be played so we'll see what happens

 

[justafan22]

Nathan Horton was a 3rd overall pick.

Yup. That's the thing it's pretty much impossible to construct a cup winning team without having some sort of a top 5 pick on that team whether it be through draft or trades.

 

[Invictus12]

they had seguin on the team then

Okay, I see what I missed on this, nevermind.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Things change and teams can go on streaks but for the most part team depth wins championships and that's something Boston doesn't even remotely have

But the games have to be played so we'll see what happens

....?

Are you aware of the injuries this team has overcome and how impressive the roster is when healthy? It is not Tampa but no other team is.

 

[Ladyfan]

ANTI-JINX: ACTIVATED.

The B's are my home team and I love them....but they have not yet clinched a spot so let's not get ahead of ourselves. Thanks for the anti jinx

That being said the B's are playing like a bunch of brothers and there is always hope. It sure has been fun to watch .

 

[nbwingsfan]

This is a big IF. Boston Is not good enough to win it all.

They are just as good if not better than any other team not named Tampa on paper. There’s a reason they haven’t lost in 19 games.

 

[bearcountry17]

Things change and teams can go on streaks but for the most part team depth wins championships and that's something Boston doesn't even remotely have

But the games have to be played so we'll see what happens

The weakest position for the Bruins is RW and I’d still take theirs over most in the league with Pastrnak, Johansson, Backes, and Wagner.

 

[Ladyfan]

This is a big IF. Boston Is not good enough to win it all.

I don't know for sure but I don't believe the thread starter is a B's fan . Most Bruin's fans that I know (and I know many) are thrilled with the play off the B's of late but realize getting far into the playoffs would be very difficult. ...but I did think that in 2011 too so who knows ?

 

[Ladyfan]

I was just looking at this the other day. Boston have some really good players other teams could have had but passed on, unlike say a team like Pittsburgh who got key guys they only have because of high draft position. That Chara UFA signing has to be one of the better post lockout UFA signings.

At the time the Marc Savard signing was pretty good too...Sad he could not play in the playoffs and his career ended too soon. What a fun player he was to watch.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Then you have not seen Debrusk play..

I've seen all 4 of them play....
Debrusk is good

The other 3 are far better.

 

[The90]

Had to be either Leach or Macliesh (sp?)

I honestly think this team is going to get by Tampa and win the cup this year. They sent Tampa a message recently.

The Montreal, birth-right crap is what got them their "dynasty years", so they don't count.

Pair that with the majority of French Canadiens wanting to play for the Habs first anyways. But let’s not talk reason here.

 

[Don Cherry]

Save it. I'm unwilling to listen to it. Fact is they hand-picked players which directly lead to their "success" in the 70s. Add all the mysterious ref help and you have those tainted cup wins.

Reflect on them and (somehow) enjoy them because there won't be another anytime soon.

 

[The90]

People have been so wrong about the French-Canadian rule historically that they don't want to actually learn the truth. It is much more comforting for Bruins and Leafs fans to say "The Habs only won because they had an unfair advantage". It's nothing but a myth their parents told them to make them feel better about being losers

I know a good bit about it. They were visionary’s in how they set it up. And only used the birth right type rule one time (I think), but they were on a different playing field with the sponsored junior and minor teams. The league never caught up for a long time. Montreal was developing players before it was cool and had a huge prospect base to cherry pick the best from. The equivalent now would be the leafs sponsoring big money to all Ontario born players and claiming them as their own (yes I know that Ontario born players played on the Habs that’s not my point). They had a lot harder time after the draft was developed and what was left of the original dynasty aged out.

 

[greasysnapper]

That 3 in a row draft year helped.
Barzal, Connor , Chabot.


But seriously. How unreal would they have been if they made the right picks...
They are contender status as is.

People keep bringing up those players, but the truth is, as good as those players are, they might never have had the same trajectory or opportunity in the Boston system. I also still like the DeBrusk pick.

 

[nbwingsfan]

I rather have Debrusk than any three of those players. And Brandon Carlo is a heck of a D also

So not all was lost

Chabot and Barzal are like 5x the player DeBrusk is. Don’t be ridiculous.

 

[Stephen]

Boston lost tonight, so we can probably cancel their cup celebration.