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from sportsnet.ca:
We’re getting deep into another NHL season and once again the Boston Bruins are among the top teams in the league. In fact, you’d be hard pressed to find a person who would disagree that they are the best team in the NHL right now.
Boston leads the league in points percentage (.804) and they have a league-high plus-40 goal differential. That’s 15 goals better than anyone else.
That goal differential being so much better than the next-best team through just 28 games is extreme to the point I’m not sure people are appreciating it enough. What it means is the Bruins are outscoring opponents each game by 0.61 more goals than the next-best team. That’s just crazy.
The Bruins are far from the ideal roster at a glance; their top centre is 34 years old, their top winger is 31 years old, their captain and a top-pairing defenceman is 42 years old, and their goalies are 32 and 34 years old. It’s not like they don’t have a bunch of good young players, but this roster construction kind of goes against the grain of what a modern Stanley Cup contender should look like.
And yet, every year the Bruins are not just in it, but at the very least are the among top-five favourites to win it all. So, what is it that they do that makes them so successful? How have they lost just three games in regulation out of 28? Let’s dig in.
Full story here: www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/bruins-nhls-best-fortunes-may-change/
We’re getting deep into another NHL season and once again the Boston Bruins are among the top teams in the league. In fact, you’d be hard pressed to find a person who would disagree that they are the best team in the NHL right now.
Boston leads the league in points percentage (.804) and they have a league-high plus-40 goal differential. That’s 15 goals better than anyone else.
That goal differential being so much better than the next-best team through just 28 games is extreme to the point I’m not sure people are appreciating it enough. What it means is the Bruins are outscoring opponents each game by 0.61 more goals than the next-best team. That’s just crazy.
The Bruins are far from the ideal roster at a glance; their top centre is 34 years old, their top winger is 31 years old, their captain and a top-pairing defenceman is 42 years old, and their goalies are 32 and 34 years old. It’s not like they don’t have a bunch of good young players, but this roster construction kind of goes against the grain of what a modern Stanley Cup contender should look like.
And yet, every year the Bruins are not just in it, but at the very least are the among top-five favourites to win it all. So, what is it that they do that makes them so successful? How have they lost just three games in regulation out of 28? Let’s dig in.
Full story here: www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/bruins-nhls-best-fortunes-may-change/
