The only regret I have is not winning in Boston. You know, we went to two Finals in '88 and '90 . . . The first year we didn't really match up well at all — we had no chance. The second year, we had a very good chance. I thought we matched up really well and that was really disappointing not making it more of a series in '90 because I thought we had enough. We had a really good team and character guys and that was very disappointing and then you know not getting back there, obviously. But we had good runs in the late 80s and early 90s so that was fun and we had a nice core of guys with an incredible chemistry as a team.
But yeah, that's the one thing. I lived it as a fan in 2011 when they won. I knew when I won in 2001 in Denver [I was] always thinking about this, I said, 'Can you imagine winning this in Boston?'
And when they won 2011 it was crazy and it was so much fun to be a fan. But then in other ways, you're like man I would love to live that because everything I lived in Colorado, that was tremendous. I had an incredible time there for 15 months and winning there. But then you're like, well imagine this in Boston and it certainly was the case when they won in 2011.
-Ray Bourque, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. James Spiegel of The Sporting News has more in a Q & Q with Bourque.
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