If the Pittsburgh Penguins are Superman, then the Boston Bruins are Doomsday. In the DC Universe, the super-villain was literally put together from scratch to be an unstoppable force that could not be contained in any prison or defeated by any man.
In the comics, he's the only creature to have ever killed the Man of Steel, and he did it by simply beating him to death. That strategy should sound familiar to anyone who has witnessed a Bruins playoff series over the last few seasons.
Their style of play stands in stark contrast to the way the Penguins go about their business. The B's aren't simple brutes. They're big, mean and talented. Moreover, they are incredibly tough to beat in a seven-game playoff series.
If the road to the Stanley Cup runs through Boston, then this is the team that Pittsburgh needs to be prepared to meet head-on. Is it a series that they can win, though?
As it stands right now, the Eastern Conference is separated into two sections: the B's and Pens and then everyone else. It's a two-horse race to be the top team in the Conference, with 11 points separating the second-place Brui ...
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Can the Pittsburgh Penguins Beat the Boston Bruins in a 7-Game Series?
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