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The Boston Bruins Are Not Deserving Of A Playoff Spot

03/24/2015 at 8:06am EDT

from Chris Kelly of the Boston Herald,

With 73 games done and just nine to go, the inconvenient truth about the Bruins is that they are not one of the eight-best teams in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. Maybe not even top-nine.

The B’s team that performed in Florida this past weekend, losing to the Panthers and Lightning, simply was not a club that deserves a berth in the upcoming playoffs. A team that one year ago was arguably the best in the league is probably now a middle-of-the pack, non-playoff group.

And right now, they are out of the playoffs.

The Senators beat San Jose last night to jump one point ahead of the B’s for the final playoff spot.

Teams as inconsistent as the Bruins just don’t warrant a crack at the Stanley Cup. Consider: The B’s have had two very good periods of play this season. Starting in late-October, from Games 12-21, the team went 8-2-0. Then in late-December, from Games 37-52, its record was 10-2-4. That’s 18-4-4 in 26 games, which leaves 47 others.

And in those games, the Bruins have gone 18-21-8.

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