'There’s no magic to it.' The Bruins will freely admit that all of their recent rest might hurt them in Game 1. (reporterchris)
under the bright lights he was in the finest groove of his career.goaltender was almost like a pitcher in the midst of no-hitter — with teammates staying at a safe distance in an effort not to disrupt the rhythm that allowed him to reel off a seven-game winning streak while stopping 220 of 229 shots.to emerge as an opponent in the Stanley Cup Final. Then the schedule-maker tacked on an extra day or two more wait.
It’s been 11 days since Boston finished off a sweep in the Eastern Conference Final, which gave captain Zdeno Chara an opportunity to heal up the undisclosed injury that kept him out of the clincher against Carolina but also removed the players from the competitive bubble. “I think we’ve put in a plan this week that we feel allows to have success in the first game but until we get out there, who knows, right? Tough question to answer now. I feel we’re ready but until the puck drops, don’t know.”
The biggest concern is complacency. The weather is nice, and suddenly the Bruins found themselves with time to think about something other than the next game. Many of them spent time together and tried to keep their minds sharp.“It’s been a long wait so I pretty much got to hang out with every single guy,” he added.
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