On the brink

The Bruins sit on the brink of eliminating the Flyers, again. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Everyone has the right to be nervous right now. As the old saying goes “Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it”. A year ago today, the Boston Bruins won Game 3 against the Philadelphia Flyers by the score of 4-1 to take a three games to none lead in the best of seven series. Although the Flyers scored first, the Boston Bruins quickly equalized from Blake Wheeler (remember him?) and took the lead when Miroslav Satan (remember him too?) buried the game-winning goal 90 seconds later. From then on out, they controlled the game, getting a great performance from their defense and a spectacular performance from goal-tender Tuukka Rask. Except for the fact that the Bruins lost David Krejci and Adam McQuaid in the game, there really was nothing to be worried about as a Bruins fan. Flash-forward a week and the Bruins were eliminated from the playoffs. Whoops. Less said about that t...