The Boston Bruins have had a pretty spectacular season and are now preparing for what fans hope to be a long playoff run. These 5 players have had some amazing seasons.
This regular season has been one filled with twist and turns, but as we anxiously wait for the Boston Bruins to kick off their run for a Stanley Cup we should appreciate what the team has done so far.
At the beginning of the season I expected the Bruins to make the playoffs, but being a 2 seed is something I didn’t exactly see coming. The Tampa Bay Lightning always seemed like the favorites and the Toronto Maple Leafs seemed stacked with the acquisition of John Tavares.
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Then the injuries came. Throughout the season players like Patrice Bergeron, Torey Krug, Zdeno Chara, and David Pastrnak missed some serious time. This would usually cripple a team, but not the Bruins. This team continued to find ways to win.
The Bruins are in a great spot heading into the playoffs. Momentum is on their side and they seem to have the ability to take home the Cup.
Without some great seasons from these 5 players the Bruins wouldn’t be where they are at. For all we know they might have not even made it into the playoffs at all.
These 5 Bruins were absolutely amazing in the 2018-19 regular season. Hopefully they will continue to be great in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
1. Brad Marchand
At this point even opposing fans have to realize that Brad Marchand is one of the top players in the NHL.
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This season was an important one for Marchand. He finally proved that he can be an agitator without crossing the line. Marchand managed to not get suspended this season. That already makes this one of his best years as a pro.
But Marchand didn’t stop there. With 36 goals and 64 assists Marchand became the first player since Joe Thornton in the 2002-03 season.
As you can see Marchand dished out a lot of assists especially early on in the season. He has really improved his game and actively looked for the best goal scoring opportunity. Even if that meant passing the puck.
Towards the end of the season Marchand was scoring at an epic rate. In his last 20 games he has scored 13 goals.
This was far and away the best season of Marchand’s best of his career.
2. David Pastrnak
This was the season of David Pastrnak. If it wasn’t for his injury he would of probably been the team’s No. 1 star.
Pastrnak was amazing this season. He was finally able to score consistently. If it wasn’t for his freak thumb injury he may have even won the Hart Trophy.
Throughout his career Pastrnak has gone through scoring droughts, but this season was different. He racked up goals like it was nobody’s business.
In 65 games Pastrnak scored 38 goals and 41 assists. Every night Pastrnak was finding a way on to the stat sheet and when Pastrnak was on his game he would score in bunches.
For example against the Rangers he had 3 goals and 2 assists. When Pastrnak is on fire no one can stop him.
In the playoffs Pastrnak will look to lead the Bruins to another Stanley Cup and lift the trophy for the first time in his career.
3. Patrice Bergeron
The heart and soul of the Boston Bruins had an equally impressive season to David Pastrnak, but I’m going to give the edge to the young guy for the sheer amount of goals he put up. Pasta is basically 2A. and Bergeron is 2B.
Bergeron battled through some brutal injuries and came back like he never missed a game. In the same amount of games as Pastrnak he scored 32 goals and 47 assists.
I swear Patrice Bergeron gets better with age. You can make Zdeno Chara and Tom Brady comparisons all day, but Bergy is more like TB12. He is still one of the best at his position.
Having a guy like Bergeron on your team is extremely valuable. He has playoff experience and can lead a team all the way to the Stanley Cup finals.
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Bergeron deserves more than one Stanley Cup and hopefully he gets his 2nd this year.
4. Jake DeBrusk
Well now that we got the dominant first line out of the way let’s talk about the other guys. The best guy on the 2nd line this season was Jake DeBrusk. He had one of the best sophomore seasons for the Bruins in a while.
DeBrusk is another player who has had to deal with injuries. He only played in 67 games, but was still one of the team’s top scorers. DeBrusk had 27 goals and 15 assists this season.
This season was filled with highs and lows for DeBrusk. He was called out by his coach and struggled to score at some points but at other times DeBrusk was one of the best players on the team.
It really looks like the Bruins have a special player in DeBrusk. He appears to be the 2nd wave of stars that will carry this team in the future.
With all the focus being on the first line I expect DeBrusk to be lighting the lamp a decent amount in the playoffs.
5. Torey Krug
There are two players that will always spark a debate between Bruins fans. You either love these guys or hate them. There is no between. One of these guys is Tuukka Rask, but the 5th star on the team this season is Torey Krug.
Now Krug isn’t your average defensemen. Most of his damage is done in the offensive zone and he has been a liability in the past when in the Bruins own zone, but this season was a great one for Krug.
In 64 games this season Krug has 6 goals and 47 assists.
Krug is deadly on the powerplay. He has an amazing shot and also knows exactly where to put the puck for his teammates. He is the quarterback on the man advantage.
This postseason the Bruins will need Krug to be reliable on the defense. They can’t afford to give up any easy goals. If he does this goals will surely come.