Bruins Win, But It’s Time for a Change

Times change. People change. I might be afraid of change, but change is just a fact of life. The game changes. Players change. Rules change. Now it is time for the system of play head coach Claude Julien has implemented for the Boston Bruins to change. Might seem like an odd thing to hear about a team coming off a 3-1 win on Wednesday evening against the Florida Panthers, is just three wins shy of being the top ranked team in the Eastern Conference and about a coach just 16 months removed from being named the best coach in the NHL. Sometime between when the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their lead to 3-0 over the Bruins on Monday night and when Steven Reinprecht scored 2:14 into the second period Wednesday, however, I was finally able to figure it all out. At least I think I have it figured out. For the past few season I have been clamoring for the Bruins brass to bring in more offensive weapons. They weren’t scoring enough goals and enough important goals because they did not have f...