It has already been a wild season for the 2018-19 Boston Bruins. Here are 3 things that will definitely be on fans Christmas list.
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” and that isn’t just because it is Christmas Eve. The Boston Bruins have looked amazing in their last few games.
This season has been a rollercoaster for Bruins fans. The team had a shaky start but seems to finally have figured everything out. Boston also has had to deal with an insane amount of injuries.
The Bruins enter the holiday break with a record of 20-13-4 and are 6th in the Eastern Conference. With everything Boston has had to deal with this season, that is rather impressive.
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There is still a lot of hockey to be played. The Bruins need to keep playing quality hockey. As Boston continues to get healthier they need to start stringing together a good amount of wins.
The Bruins have gotten some great play from a good amount of guys. Boston’s first line is absolutely dominating with David Pastrnak looking like he will be a Hart Trophy candidate. So far this season Pastrnak has 23 goals and 24 assists. He has been the MVP for the Bruins this season.
Jake DeBrusk was also having a pretty good season before he got injured. He is 4th in the team in goals and has built some chemistry with David Krejci.
With Christmas almost here, these are the 3 things that will be on all Boston Bruins fans Christmas list.
1. Good health
The Boston Bruins have been ravaged by injuries early on in the season. Their injury report is as long as the Declaration of Independence.
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Let’s put things in perspective, Jake DeBrusk, Urho Vaakanainen, Kevan Miller, and Zdeno Chara are all still dealing with injuries, but this might be the healthiest Boston has been all season. Matt Grzelcyk has been the only defender to stay healthy the entire regular season.
Hopefully, the Bruins will stay relatively healthy for the rest of the season. I can’t imagine what the Bruins would do without Brad Marchand or David Pastrnak.
The Bruins need to stay healthy if they want to have a chance to win a Stanley Cup. They need all hands on deck if they want to get out of a stacked Eastern Conference.
So can we please just have a healthy Boston Bruins squad. We are all waiting to see what a healthy Bruins team can do.
2. Good goaltending
The Boston Bruins have had some goaltending issues. It seems like this happens every season.
Once again Tuukka Rask got off to a rough start. In his first 5 games, he was giving up more than 2 goals a game.
Jaroslav Halak had to step up to the plate early on in the season. The goaltender was playing out of his mind. This season Halak is 12-5-2 with a 2.19 goals against average and a .930 save percentage.
Now both goaltenders have been iffy as of late. The Bruins entered the holiday break on a disappointing note losing to the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3. It was one of Tuukka Rask’s worst performances as of late.
Hopefully, the Bruins will have consistent goaltending for the rest of the season. Boston will need to be bailed out of a few games by Jaroslav Halak and Tuukka Rask. The team won’t be lighting the lamp every single night.
3. A Stanley Cup run
Now let’s not kid ourselves we all want to see the Boston Bruins make it to the Stanley Cup. It is always fun to be apart of the journey towards a championship.
Last season we saw the Bruins get eliminated before the Eastern Conference Finals. Hopefully, they will be able to at least make it there this season.
The Bruins have some great young players and are getting some dominating play from their stars. If Boston is able to stay healthy and get some quality goaltending they have a chance to win the Stanley Cup.
Once you get into the playoffs anything is possible in the NHL. It is probably the wildest playoffs in all of professional sports.
So as you open your gifts on Tuesday enjoy some time with your family and wish for the Boston Bruins to win a Stanley Cup. We can always use another parade in Boston.