Twenty-six letters-and they were beautiful. But the five kept at it, and soon it was…artful! One letter after another emerged, until there were twenty-six. So they broke out hard hats and welders, hammers and glue guns, and they started knocking some numbers together. But our five jaunty heroes weren’t willing to accept that this was all there could be. Once upon a time there was no alphabet, only numbers… Morris Lessmore comes an alphabet tale extraordinaire! This one is going to hurt for a long time.From the team who brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. “We obviously expected much different results this year and this series. So they were left to cry, hug, think about what went wrong and wonder about what comes next. They could not meet the gravity of the situation. The Bruins, in retrospect, were paper tigers. Pastrnak didn’t elevate his performance until Games 6 and 7. Montgomery shook up his lineup to the point where unfamiliarity settled in. They mismanaged the puck through Round 1. The goaltending mismanagement was just one reason the Bruins are now a punchline. Swayman had to turn back a two-on-one from Verhaeghe and Anthony Duclair after a Charlie McAvoy giveaway. The Bruins had no choice but to ask Swayman to save the day. The Bruins did Swayman and Ullmark no favors by grinding the latter into dust. Swayman, meanwhile, was placed in a terrible spot: to win Game 7 after sitting for six straight. 2 goalie couldn’t get a bead on Verhaeghe’s release. By the time Bennett got the puck to Carter Verhaeghe, Tkachuk did his job by setting a screen on Jeremy Swayman. Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett won their battles below the Bruins’ goal line. The Panthers channeled their aggressiveness into the overtime winner. But we were checking too much because of our puck play.” “Not playing our normal puck-possession game when we had it. “I thought we were just looking to punt pucks,” Montgomery said. Meanwhile, the Panthers played with swagger, desperation and fearlessness throughout the series - elements that eluded the Bruins too often. Montgomery had the luxury of making Nick Foligno and Connor Clifton, important players during the regular season, healthy scratches Sunday.īut for too many stretches of Game 7, an unfamiliar problem flared up as it had throughout Round 1: Fear. They were at full health for Games 6 and 7 following Krejci’s return. Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand embrace after the Bruins lose Game 7 /FzCUuz28Ju “We were hoping to make a good, long run here all together. “It’s tough,” said Brad Marchand, the captain-in-waiting, pending Bergeron’s decision. It is especially so with the 2022-23 Bruins. Shock always accompanies a premature ending. In Game 7, the Bruins poured three consecutive pucks past Sergei Bobrovsky to take a 3-2 lead into the final minute of regulation. They grabbed a 3-1 series lead over a Florida team that didn’t qualify for the playoffs until Game 81. General manager Don Sweeney emptied his wallet in pursuit of trade deadline help.Īll these things favored the Bruins in Round 1. Bergeron (Selke Trophy), Linus Ullmark (Vezina Trophy) and coach Jim Montgomery (Jack Adams Award) can take home hardware in June for being the best at their respective positions. The Bruins were the best regular-season team in NHL history. Second, of all the years, this was the one Bergeron did not expect to end so swiftly. As time goes the next couple weeks, months, it’s going to be more painful.” “Obviously, it’s very emotional,” David Pastrnak said of the possibility of saying goodbye to Bergeron and David Krejci. Bergeron will take time to discuss his future with his family.īuckley: Was it Patrice Bergeron’s last game? ‘Right now, it’s hard to process anything’ Whether he wishes to put his body through more NHL hardship remains to be seen. Bergeron suffered a herniated disc in his back in Game 82. First, his 170th postseason game might have been his last. Sunday marked the 12th time the 37-year-old lost his final game in the playoffs.īergeron’s pain, though, may have felt especially keen for two reasons. Such conclusions are nothing new to Bergeron. “Right now, it’s hard to process anything,” said captain Patrice Bergeron, his eyes still wet with tears. Every regular-season accomplishment means nothing. The Bruins’ historic season is over after Sunday’s 4-3 loss to the Panthers. Assistant coach John Gruden followed soon after, the collar of his shirt undone and his tie nowhere to be seen.Įverything in the room seemed like it usually does after a game.īut it was no usual game, and now there are no more games. Goaltending coach Bob Essensa slung his backpack over his right shoulder and walked out of the coaches’ office.
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