| So, on "random Stanley Cup hockey trivia and fact | | | | with lines like "What if the Bruins knew how to score?" |
| Saturday", it's kind of hard not to report on the | | | | and "What if Rask had an offense in front of him?" |
| significance of the Boston Bruins' unbelievable collapse | | | | But those will be short-lived hype. More eternally, the |
| against the Philadelphia Flyers, and look in to just how | | | | 2009-2010 Bruins will now be a footnote to any story |
| rare their losing the series after being up 3-0 really truly | | | | covering an NHL series in which one team goes up |
| was... | | | | 3-0. Their play will be studied over and over again for |
| The Boston Bruins have joined what is now a hat trick | | | | points on "what not to do" on the rink. And in all |
| of teams that have "accomplished" this failure. The | | | | likelihood, this Bruins team will now serve as a |
| other two NHL teams in history to have lost their | | | | benchmark on what type of roster you don't want |
| playoff series after gaining a 3-0 lead include the | | | | when heading in to the playoffs: in their four losses, the |
| Detroit Red Wings - the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the | | | | team lacked leadership, goal scoring, and all-around |
| Red Wings back in 1942 - and the Pittsburgh Penguins | | | | toughness. They had the speed and they had the skill, |
| - who fell in classic fashion to the upstart New York | | | | but without any one of those three additional elements, |
| Islanders all the way back in 1975. | | | | they lacked the necessary goods to move forward in |
| "History Will be Made" parodies (UPDATE: they've | | | | an NHL Stanley Cup playoff series. |
| already started) are likely to follow in the coming days, | | | | |