Boston Bruins: Stanley Cup Contenders Despite Challenges

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00:03 But a future outlook for the Bruins.

00:05 Now we know teams go through their ebbs and flows.

00:07 You take a look here at the Stanley Cup price at a 10 to 1 number,

00:09 the Eastern Conference at a plus 470.

00:12 Are we worried about the Boston Bruins moving forward?

00:15 And also, what are their prospects here for maybe lifting the Stanley Cup?

00:18 >> I think they have, nobody's really talking about them,

00:22 despite all the success in the East.

00:24 I hear all the talk being about Florida.

00:26 I personally picked Carolina at the start of the season.

00:29 They're starting to get healthy little by little, so they have great outlook.

00:33 And of course, the Rangers are, what, 11 of 12?

00:36 So they've been the talk of the town and the whole league,

00:38 really, after that incredible stadium series comeback.

00:41 But Boston is the team that maybe has the most unfinished business, right,

00:46 after getting bounced in the first round last year.

00:48 One thing they could always fall back on, which is a great thing for

00:51 the postseason, they have hands down the best goalie tandem in the league,

00:55 with Jeremy Swayman and Linus Allmark.

00:58 They also have guys that continue to step up to the plate in expanded roles and

01:02 deliver, like Charlie Coyle.

01:04 That guy has kept his breakout season going,

01:06 despite those couple of retirements I mentioned in the preseason that were

01:11 ill-timed, and everybody they lost, Bertuzzi, Taylor Hall,

01:14 Dmitry Orlov in free agency.

01:16 So I would say that Boston is a legitimate Stanley Cup contender,

01:20 with that extra motivation that you always look for.

01:24 The playoff failure of the previous year, and

01:26 maybe bouncing back here when everybody least expects it.

01:30 Look for Boston also to try to solidify their roster, if possible,

01:34 within the salary cap before the trade deadline on March 8th.

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