from Michael Traikos of the National Post,

While they may have kept the best line in hockey quiet, you just know that it’s a matter of time before they make some noise. After all, you don’t score 260 points in the regular season by accident.

“Yeah, we need to be better,” Marchand said after a 3-2 overtime loss in Game 2. “Personally, I wasn’t good the last two games, so we can’t be playing like that. We’re not worried about it. We’ll get back to work and worry about the next one.”

Well, they better do it soon. Because as much as Boston has relied on depth scoring and unlikely contributions from its fourth line, the simple fact is that Sean Kuraly, Noel Acciari and Joakim Nordstrom aren’t leading the Bruins to a Stanley Cup championship.

You need your stars at this time of year. Your highest-paid players need to be your best players. The reason why Pittsburgh won back-to-back Cups was because Sidney Crosby was the best player on the ice. The same goes for the Washington Capitals, who finally received a Conn Smythe Trophy performance from Alex Ovechkin.

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