The Boston Bruins are much more than a contender in the 2012 NHL playoffs. They are the returning Stanley Cup champions. The fans at the TD Garden are well aware of this fact and come to the stadium with the expectation of a deep postseason run, even if the roster was only able to secure the number two seed in the Eastern Conference half of the playoffs. Boston Bruins tickets are available now at the TicketSpecialists to see if Tim Thomas, Tyler Seguin, and Zdeno Chara are enough to spur another run.
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As a hockey club, the Bruins bring the second-most prolific offense and the sixth-best defense in the NHL. This Boston team would have the best record in the league if they had the power play numbers to match. Instead, the Bruins only had the 15th best power play percentage and the 11th best penalty kill percentage.
If this team were able to keep up the awe-inspiring scoring differential and Tim Thomas were to put together a run akin to last postseason, then the Boston Bruins should be able to vanquish any hickey team in the Eastern Conference and return to the Stanley Cup Finals with the intention of adding a seventh title.
Boston, one of the Original Six, has been a franchise typical of the Boston sports scene. They endure long losing streaks enjoy brief success (at least they best resemble the Red Sox history). The first Stanley Cup championship came in 1929, five years after the franchise first formed and three after the NHL matured into a professional hockey in league. The second and third came nearly a decade later, in 1939 and 1941. What followed was the first long drought in the Bruins history. For 29 years the fans struggled to repeat.
The Bruins finally came back with two championships in three seasons, in 1970 and 1972. These were Bobby Orr and Phil Eesposito’s team. These hockey teams were so good they did not have a captain. Though, Boston did not win again until 2011, they enjoyed the play of plkayers like Ray Bourque and Rick Middleton. However, it was not until Tim Thomas took up residence in goal, Zdeno Chara on the blue line, and Patrice Bergeron began leading the first line at center. The TicketSpecialists have the Boston Bruins tickets to see if this season will yield another Stanley Cup.