No Excuses: Bruins Just Weren't Good Enough To Be Champions This Year
The Bruins were great throughout the playoffs ... right up until Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
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The Bruins were great throughout the playoffs ... right up until Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
In the moments after their disappointing 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, many Bruins players struggled to put their emotions into words. They didn't have to; their faces said it all.
Very quickly, a nothing play turned into an impromptu 2-on-1 in tight. The Blues capitalized, and the Bruins never really recovered.
Many Boston fans have been reluctant to even think about the Celtics trading away Jayson Tatum this offseason. That may change after Wednesday night.
Entering Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Conn Smythe Trophy was Tuukka Rask's to lose. Ryan O'Reilly stole it from him.
For the third time in four chances, the St. Louis Blues stepped onto Boston's home ice and earned a victory over the Bruins. As a result, they're now Stanley Cup champs.
A 10-year-old cancer patient has a 'radiation' mask painted to look a lot like the one Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask wears.
It all comes down to this. The Bruins and Blues will battle one final time for NHL supremacy, for the right to lift the Stanley Cup over their heads and call themselves champions.
The arena wants to keep things family friendly for the big game.
Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk may make his return in Wednesday night's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and other city officials discussed safety precautions ahead of Wednesday night's Game 7 at TD Garden.
Six games haven't decided anything in the series, and now Boston and St. Louis meet in a winner-takes-all bout on the TD Garden ice. Get your nerves ready...
The Boston Bruins are enjoying a whole rush of feelings the day before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Nerves are not one of them.
The public is invited to watch the winner-take-all game at Warrior Ice Arena.
As it relates to Wednesday night's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, it will the Boston Bruins who will carry a significant amount of experience when playing in such winner-take-all games.
If you enjoyed the officiating in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, you'll be happy to hear that the same duo will be presiding over Wednesday night's deciding Game 7.
Considering that Boston will now host Game 7 of a Stanley Cup Final for the first time ever, you can bet there's going to be a lot of pressure on the team to knock it out of the park with the banner captain on Wednesday night.
The world chuckled on Sunday when some premature Stanley Cup celebration from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was accidentally made public. The Bruins didn't find it very funny.
For the first time ever, Boston will host Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
After watching the Bruins come out on top, fans are feeling pretty good heading into Game 7.
Before moving on to Game 7, we've got to hit on some leftover thoughts from the Bruins' 5-1 win in Game 6, which kept their season alive and forced the upcoming Game 7 ... which you deserve.
The numbers have swayed every which way this series when analyzing whether the Bruins or Blues had the better chance of winning the Stanley Cup. Now, with just one game remaining, the numbers favor the Bruins.
The veteran influence showed up Sunday night in St. Louis, both on the ice for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, and in the dressing room before the puck dropped. And it came from Patrice Bergeron.
On Sunday night in St. Louis, facing elimination in the Stanley Cup Final, the Boston Bruins needed Tuukka Rask to be special. The 32-year-old responded by authoring what should always be known as The Tuukka Rask Game.
The Boston Bruins are still alive. Now, the hockey world prepares for the ultimate sporting moment: Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
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