It’s reasonable to suppose that some hockey enthusiasts were so broke that they could hardly afford their vehicle payment in February, but that summer they had penciled in one of three dates to watch the Boston Bruins live.
Had the 2023–24 franchise centenary been foreseeable, there would still have been no assurance that every evening would be theirs. And, for some reason, over the course of three home games in five days, Bruins supporters saw two dull, emotionless performances sandwiched between an exciting effort.
During a NESN pregame broadcast earlier in the week, former Bruins goaltender Andrew Raycroft noted that teams are fighting for first place, or even more desperately, a berth in the playoffs, making this a difficult stretch of the season.
A handful of the Boston Bruins, namely Derek Forbort, Danton Heinen, Kevin Shattenkirk, Oskar Steen, James van Riemsdyk, and Anthony Richard, fall into the latter group.
The postgame emotions to Saturday’s disastrous game against the Washington Capitals varied greatly depending on who you spoke with; the distinction was not so much in the outcome of the game itself as it was in the context of the week or the season.
Jim Montgomery, the coach of the Boston Bruins, said at that same moment, “We will change or things will change.” Then this: “I want to break your leg in order to get the puck if it’s between you and me.” Two out of three games are now lacking that, to put it simply. And this on the 18,000 boo birds present: “I cherish our supporters.” They are knowledgable about hockey. They are not incorrect.
Charlie Coyle, the leader without the letter, stated that he found it hard to talk about it since it seemed like he was endorsing something that was obviously wrong.
While acknowledging his own disappointment, Brandon Carlo across the room made reference to the significance of going on to the next game, which is Tuesday night at home against Tampa Bay.