On June 12th, 2019, the St Louis Blues won their first Stanley Cup over the Boston Bruins, winning Game 7 in TD Garden by a score of 4-1. As a Bruin fan, that sentence and the game hurt, especially getting the chance to win the Cup on home ice. While the Blues celebrated, the Bruins thanked their fans and headed to their clubhouse to celebrate a well fought season. When the Bruins cleaned out their lockers and faced the media, all the injuries the team had faced throughout the playoffs came out.
Injury List:
Chris Wagner: Broken arm
Matt Grzelcyk: Concussion
Brad Marchand: Abdominal and groin injuries, sprained hand
Patrice Bergeron: Groin injury
Jake DeBrusk: Concussion
Zdeno Chara: Multiple jaw fractures, loose fragments in elbow
David Pastrnak: Re-aggravated thumb
Noel Accari: Broken sternum
John Moore: Blown shoulder and broken humerus
Kevan Miller: Broken kneecap
On the bright side, the Bruins have the offseason to rest and get back to their top form. There are key players that need to be re-signed, such as McAvoy, Carlo, Johansson and Krug to name a few, and the NHL Draft is starting tonight. The Bruins have a first-round pick, which is the 30th overall. Yegor Spiridonov is predicted to be drafted in that spot. The Russian can play center or left wing, and shoots right-handed. The Bruins need someone to play on Krejci’s right side consistently and not double shift Pastrnak or if they can not re-sign Johansson.
While the Bruins did not have an ideal end to this season, they proved to be more than just a “one team line” with Cassidy starting the fourth line some nights to get the team fired up. As much as it hurts me to say, but congratulations to the St Louis Blues on winning their first ever Stanley Cup, they went from dead last to winning it all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3BEcY4YfWw
Until Next Time
∼RJ
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