The High Watermark Of The Seventies For Boston

The 197071 season was, in retrospect, the high watermark of the Seventies for Boston

. While Sinden temporarily retired from hockey to enter business he was replaced by ex-Bruin and Canadien defenseman Tom Johnson the Bruins set dozens of offensive scoring records: they had seven of the league's top ten scorersa feat not achieved before or sinceset the record for wins in a season, and in a league that had never seen a 100-point scorer before 1969, the Bruins had four that year. All four , wholesale jerseys Esposito, Bucyk and Hodge were named First Team All-Stars, a feat matched in the expansion era only by the 197677 Canadiens. Boston were favored to repeat as Cup champions, but ran into a roadblock in the playoffs. Up 51 at one point in game two of the quarterfinals against the Canadiens (and rookie goaltender Ken Dryden, the Bruins squandered the lead to lose 75. The Bruins never recovered and lost the series in seven games.While the Bruins were not quite as dominant the next season although only three points behind the 1971 pace), Esposito and Orr were once again one-two in the scoring standings followed by Bucyk in ninth place and they regained the Stanley Cup by defeating the New York Rangers in six games in the Finals. Rangers blueliner Brad Park, who came runner-up to Orr's five-year monopoly on the Norris Trophy, said, "Bobby Orr wasdidn't makethe difference".The 197273 season saw upheaval at the Bruins. Former head coach Sinden became the general manager. Bruins players Gerry Cheevers, Derek Sanderson and Johnny McKenzie left to join the upstart World Hockey Association. Coach Tom Johnson was fired fifty-two games into the season, replaced by Bep Guidolin, who had once coached Orr. The Adams family, which had owned the team since its founding in the 1920s, sold it to Storer Broadcasting. The Bruins' season came to a premature end in a first-round loss to the Rangers in the 1973 playoffs, losing Esposito to injury in that first round.

Unlike a lot of teams in the NHL, Boston has the advantage of its AHL affiliate being only 40 minutes south so the ability to send qualifying young players up and down Rt.Cheap jerseys 95 when needed or appropriate is an added benefit.Its an advantage and privilege we have, Julien said. (Providence) is a great organization and guys are treated well, so we can take advantage of that by sending some young player to play and they dont get a chance to get stale here. Its good and weve got a few players were capable of doing that with and Im sure well look at those opportunities as we move forward.

by: bettywhite

POST COMMENT

Aston Martin Dbs Volante In Bangalore Insanely Consistent In Their Inconsistency The Importance Of Vouchers Rear Projection Screen .vs. Front Projection Screen Tirupati The Abode Of Gods Hcg A Simple Way To Loose The Excess Fats How To Get To Asia Cheaply Bringing The Sparkle Into Your Smile The Benefits Of E-procurement Simplified Property Market In Bangalore 4 Crucial Things You Need To Do To Build Your List Amazon Kindle 3g Super Control Over Smooth Driving Experience Of Subaru Impreza