Just as the NHL was recovering from the great hockey massacre of 2004-2005, the NHL is approaching a second lock-out. After yesterday’s planned roundtable talks were cancelled so that top executives from each side could meet in private, the odds of a season starting on time look grim.
For the Boston Bruins, the similarities between the 2004 lockout and the potential 2012 lockout are eerie. Both teams were coming off seasons where they took the second seed in the conference and were one of the favorites to at least advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Both times, they were eliminated by a plucky upstart that got the hot goalie and ended in a game 7 at home in the Fleet Center/TD Garden. The only difference is that the current iteration of the Boston Bruins has recently won the Stanley Cup and the other one was still sitting on a long win-less streak.
Other than that?
Young up and coming potential star (Patrice Bergeron in ’04/ Tyler Seguin in ’12) who is likely going to have to...
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Patrice Bergeron,
Tyler Seguin,
Andrew Raycroft,
Tuukka Rask,
Joe Thornton,
Milan Lucic,
Brian Rolston
TEAMS: Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks
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