2012 NHL Playoffs: ‘Post-Cup Hangover’ Just an Excuse for Boston Bruins’ Failure

May 15th, 2012 by Al Daniel Leave a reply »
Win a Stanley Cup and be one of two NHL teams with the shortest offseason and it is easy enough to explain, not necessarily excuse, losing four or more of the first seven games next October.

Regroup and kick enough ice chips over an acrid October to replenish a contender’s persona from Thanksgiving through Easter and there is no way to explain losing four of the first seven games in the playoffs.

Respond to another bout of adversity in mid-March to hastily reclaim first place in the division and it boggles the mind all the more when that resiliency cannot show up a third time when the season is on the line.

The Boston Bruins gave less than what they had at their disposal when they began the defense of their 2011 championship. As a consequence, that defense was abruptly cut off when they dropped a 2-1 decision to Washington in the seventh game of the opening round.

The Bruins at least ought to have reached the conference semifinals without worrying about residual wear-and-tear from their previous playoff run. If they could recover from the 3-7-0 start to the regular season the way they did, they ought to have had enough left to w ...

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