The Boston Bruins will forever be haunted by the ending of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, when their usually rock-solid defense cost the team a chance to win its second title in three seasons.
Protecting a 2-1 lead and less than two minutes away from forcing a Game 7, Boston let its guard down and gave up two goals to the Chicago Blackhawks in just 17 seconds to watch its remarkable playoff journey end in nightmarish fashion with a 3-2 loss.
When asked how long this loss will stick with him, an exhausted Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk tried to put the night into words.
"I mean, you are going to remember forever. You remember winning it, but I think you remember losing it a little bit more, now that we have had that happen," said Boychuk.
"It’s a bad feeling. Bad, like an awful feeling. You can’t really describe it. As a player, it’s probably one of the worst feelings you can get when you are up by one goal with a minute and 20 left and somehow you lose the game. It’s just like a total shock."
Boychuk was directly involved in the goal by Dave Bolland with 59 seconds remaining t ...
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