An inevitable part of the deal in a healthy rivalry is having turns getting a perpetual short end. Not that that excuses the Providence Bruins against the Worcester Sharks in the 2012-13 season series any more than it would any other party in any other matchup.
There is some primarily trivial fascination to reap in the notion that the P-Bruins’ worst luck against a team hailing from Worcester seems to come along every eight years. That cycle just so happens to have lapped once more and, with a 1-3-2 start for Providence, this series is evoking memories of 1996-97 and 2004-05.
At the same time, there is a worthwhile lesson for Bruce Cassidy’s pupils to claim from the conclusion of those two long-ago seasons. One culminated in a redemptive playoff upset while the other saw Worcester win the first four meetings and only let the Bruins claim 10 points in 10 total meetings and watch their rivals go to the subsequent playoffs without them.
Translation: Providence―whose only victory in six bouts with the Sharks has come in a shootout after never leading in regulation and who has blown seven leads in various losing efforts―ought t ...
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