Is Toronto or Montreal This Week’s Bigger Boston Bruins Matchup?

November 11th, 2014 by Al Daniel Leave a reply »

For once, it makes sense for the NBC Sports Network to feature the Boston Bruins and somebody other than the Montreal Canadiens on its “Wednesday Night Rivalry” card. This despite the fact that the Bruins shall visit the Bell Centre 24 hours after they tangle with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

No prospective observers should ignore the implications of Wednesday’s Boston-Toronto matchup. History be darned, there is plenty in the present to make this “other” Original Six, Atlantic Division contest worth tracking.

Actually, the short-term history that constitutes the first month of the 2014-15 NHL season tips the scale in Toronto’s favor as the Bruins’ more compelling half of their quick road trip.

Wednesday will be the second installment of the Bruins-Maple Leafs season series. In the 18 days since their first encounter, both parties have squandered negligible time improving their respective outlooks.

Upon dropping a mortifying 4-1 decision in front of their home crowd, the Leafs fell back below .500 at 3-4-1. They have gone 5-1-1 since, improving to 8-5-2 overall, and enter W ...

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