The Boston Bruins have been consistently excellent the past four seasons; their point totals over that time (projecting 2013 for 82 games) are 103, 102, 106 and 117 last season.
Only the Pittsburgh Penguins have more points over that time in the East.
The Bruins have 40 postseason wins the past four years; only the Kings (43) have won more.
Despite a crushing seven-game loss in the second round to the Montreal Canadiens and the loss of a 30-goal scorer in free agency, there's no reason to think the Bruins are ready to take a step back in 2014-15.
What We Learned in 2013-14
There really wasn't all that much to learn, as it was the same old dominant Bruins getting by with the same formula of excellent defense, tremendous goaltending and an offense that doesn't get enough credit.
Save for the lockout season, the Bruins have been top five in scoring in three of the past four seasons. The Bruins were third at 3.15 goals per game in 2013-14 in large part due to Jarome Iginla, a free-agent acquisition that potted 30 goals for the Bruins.
We also learned that ...
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