Exactly. It feels as though there'll be an asterisk next to the record (if they accomplish it). Games like Sunday's overtime/shootout win skew the comparison IMHO.Ultimately, you can’t really compare eras.
However, that 77 Canadiens team lost 8 regular season games, had a +216 goal differential, and did not have an opportunity to get extra points from fake hockey 3 on 3 and gimmick shootouts.
Fewer teams.
Different game back then.
Swept the Bruins in the finals.
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Sure but the league in 77 was full of guys who sold insurance in the off season. And there was no cap. There’s another side of it too.Exactly. It feels as though there'll be an asterisk next to the record (if they accomplish it). Games like Sunday's overtime/shootout win skew the comparison IMHO.
Nevertheless, I love this team and I'll still appreciate every single player and every single decision that the front office, pro scouts, and coaches made.
This is the other best team I've ever seen in the spoked B, next to the 1971 team
Hopefully they break the tie with that team and are the absolute best of my lifetime.
This season should be cherished and a lifelong golden memory for generations of Bruins fans.
Hopefully, they get the big prize since, to me, little else matters as much. Also, I'd love to take my grandkids to
the parade if there is one since you never know if it's going to happen for a long while and I may not be here to enjoy it with them the next time. They weren't around for the last one and my grandson (the oldest) was weeks away from
being born back in 2011.
I remember them fairly well and they have a strong argument for best team of all time along with 55-57 habs and maybe 86-87 Oilers. They benefitted from playing in a weak division, but man were they good. It strikes me how many good players Pollock acquired cheaply. Mahavolich came from Detroit for next to nothing. Lambert from the Detroit system on a waiver claim!? They could win in any style. It is surprising to see we beat them three times early in the year, including a game in Montreal! I think that was the last time we beat them there for like 10 years and something like 27 games.Ultimately, you can’t really compare eras.
However, that 77 Canadiens team lost 8 regular season games, had a +216 goal differential, and did not have an opportunity to get extra points from fake hockey 3 on 3 and gimmick shootouts.
Fewer teams.
Different game back then.
Swept the Bruins in the finals.
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I remember them fairly well and they have a strong argument for best team of all time along with 55-57 habs and maybe 86-87 Oilers. They benefitted from playing in a weak division, but man were they good. It strikes me how many good players Pollock acquired cheaply. Mahavolich came from Detroit for next to nothing. Lambert from the Detroit system on a waiver claim!? They could win in any style. It is surprising to see we beat them three times early in the year, including a game in Montreal! I think that was the last time we beat them there for like 10 years and something like 27 games.
Many in Canada believe this was one of the greatest hockey games ever played
The Soviet team in that era was the gold standard and only faltered in one game at Lake Placid, NY in 1980.
The Bruins of that era were probably the third-best hockey team in the world but they never could beat a Soviet team
This game stands out because the Garden was jammed because of the pregame ceremony. That was the night the Bruins retired Bobby Orr's number.
What we have experienced in the last 6 months is extraordinary. Very few of us thought this Bruins team would be a Top 3 in the Atlantic AND NOBODY thought they would have the best record in the NHL.
We also have to give Craig Berube a huge stick tap as he sold Sweeney and Neely on hiring Monty.
To me, anything less than hoisting the Cup will be a disappointment..that might be asking for too much, but that's the way I feel after witnessing a very special season by a very special teamBah.......those two teams with 62 wins didn't even make the finals.
And you can't compare teams from the pre-2005 lockout era to teams that availed of the shoot-out and 3 on 3/4 on 4 OT. Apples to oranges.
The 1996 Detroit Red Wings lost to the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round. Is there a single Detroit fan who would consider that year a successful season? Probably not.
Anything less than a finals appearance is a disappointment.
I think we can all agree that moving on from Cassidy was the right moveI do not like Berube, but I suppose so.
And it will mean nothing if they don’t win 16 in the playoffs sadlyThe 2011 Bruins won 62 games including 16 wins in the playoffs. 2023 is going to match if not top that in the regular season.
He’s done a great job building this team. He should also be eternally grateful to Bergeron and KrejciSweenius
Agree. Win the cup. These are the years you need to bring it home. I guess we could hope for a 2019 run at some point, but they are in the drivers seat and have no equalTo me, anything less than hoisting the Cup will be a disappointment..that might be asking for too much, but that's the way I feel after witnessing a very special season by a very special team
..and who knows, at my age it may be the last chance (and best chance) to see the Bruins win another Cup