Posted in Recaps, Ponderings December 20th, 2008
Close games are good for the Bruins
The other night against the Maple Leafs the Bruins did something almost unthought of in this young season: they nearly squandered a four goal lead. Last year, the mere thought of even HAVING a four goal lead was far-fetched, but those kind of leads have become almost commonplace this season. Ten days prior in Tampa Bay, they nearly blew a similar lead against the Lightning. It should be pointed out that in either game no lead was actually lost…but the other team came damn close to tying it.
Such is life in the new Bruins realm. We’ve actually gotten used to winning, and winning big. But is it really GOOD for the Bruins to have it easy, game after game? I think close games are a good thing. It tests the team and forces them to buckle down and play harder. The fact that they didn’t blow either lead shows that they’ve got moxie. As nice as it is to have blowout win after blowout win, that really doesn’t prepare a team for tough times. You want your team to face adversity before the playoffs so that they’re ready for it. You have to wonder if last year’s Patriots wouldn’t have had a better showing against the Giants in the Super Bowl if they had one or two regular season losses under their belt.
For this same reason I’m also subconsciously hoping for a couple of games where the Bruins fall behind by a few goals and rally back. Of course, you’ll never see me admit that when they’re down 3-0 midway through the 2nd period but, hey, if they come out winning in the end it’ll all be fine with me.
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