Thursday, May 13, 2010

Seven

So it comes down to this: The Bruins once held a 3-0 lead in their series against Philly only to see the Flyers storm back to tie it at 3 games apiece. Tomorrow night the teams face off in game 7 to decide who goes on to the conference finals to face Montreal, who decisively eliminated defending Stanley Cup champs Pittsburgh last night in game 7 of that series.

Playoff hockey is awesome, and game 7 is the ultimate sports do-or-die situation. Unfortunately for the Bruins, momentum is squarely on the side of the Flyers. Even after losing their goalie, Brian Boucher, to a knee injury in game 5, Philly stood tough and edged the B's 2-1 last night by blocking 30 shots and generally making it difficult for Boston to must any sort of attack. The Bruins have struggled to score all season and it didn't help when their best offensive player, David Krejci, was knocked out of the playoffs with a dislocated wrist in game 3.

The Bruins are back home tomorrow night and they need to rediscover their game or face becoming only the third team to lose a series after being up 3-0. I can't say I have a lot of confidence in them right now, but you never know. Montreal awaits...

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