The Boston Bruins are in a pretty good spot early on in the season. This team is definitely capable of winning the Stanley Cup.
The Boston Bruins haven’t had an amazing start to their season, but they are doing pretty well. Boston is in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference and are only three points away from first place.
This is kind of surprising because it hasn’t seemed like the Bruins have been doing well. Their defense has struggled at times and so has their scoring. Let’s not even get to the Bruins wonderful goaltender situation.
But I think the Bruins can make a run for the Stanley Cup. They have such a young and talented roster. Surely as we get deeper into the season everyone will start to gel. Even recently we have started to see this.
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So here are 3 reasons the Boston Bruins have a chance to win the Stanley Cup.
1. They are starting to get scoring from other lines.
The Boston Bruins first line has been absolutely insane, but it seems like they are starting to get scoring from other lines.
There are two lines that have started to improve as of late.
Jake DeBrusk and the 2nd line have looked great recently. DeBrusk has skated well since the start of the season, but now he is scoring. He has 5 goals and 2 assists this season (half of those points coming in the last 5 games).
If the 2nd line can continue to put up points it will help out the Bruins top line a lot.
Boston’s 3rd line is starting to look good as well. The line of Danton Heinen, Jakob Forsbackka Karlsson, and Anders Bjork has built some great chemistry as of late.
Bruce Cassidy might have found something special with this group.
2. Jaroslav Halak is dominating
The Boston Bruins best goaltender has without a doubt been Jaroslav Halak. At some point, the team will have to consider making him the starter. He has been absolutely phenomenal.
Halak is the best goaltender in the NHL right now. He is 6-1-2 with a 1.77 goals against average and a .945 save percentage. Halak even has 2 shutouts so far this season.
When the Bruins have needed Halak to come up big he has done just that. He has made some big saves and has been the sole reason that the Bruins have won some games.
I think the Bruins need to ride Halak. Tuukka Rask hasn’t had a great start to the season. If Halak continues to play well they would be wasting his skill on the bench.
If Jaroslav Halak continues to play well for the Boston Bruins they will have a good chance at winning the Stanley Cup.
3. Can’t forget about the first line
The Boston Bruins first line has been the backbone of the team. Without their great success, the Bruins would be in a rough spot.
Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, and David Pastrnak have combined for 68 points which is just under 50 percent of the teams scoring.
The star has been David Pastrnak. Pasta has been on fire. He has 16 goals and 7 assists in just 17 games. If Pastrnak continues to score as he has been he will easily be a Hart Trophy favorite.
So the Boston Bruins are in a pretty good spot early on in the season. I think as the season progresses the Bruins will only get better. Imagine if Tuukka Rask returns and looks phenomenal?
Even though it hasn’t been the start that Bruins fan has been hoping for, Boston looks like they will be making a run for the Stanley Cup once again this season.