THE 2018-2019 STANLEY CUP
The Stanley Cup comes down to the St. Louis Blues versus the Boston Bruins. We had both these teams ousted in the first round. I believe we had both teams eliminated in round two as well. Matter of fact, we only picked the Bruins in the last series to win versus the Scorpions who did not quite rock it like a hurricane versus Boston in the Championship round. This year’s playoffs, with all the upsets, comes down to another championship in the four major sports that has Boston versus St. Louis. The Red Sox prevailed over the Cardinals in that one.
Who do you root for as a fan out of these two teams? As a Chicago Blackhawk fan I can play the divisional rival card. Don’t ever root for the rival, St.Louis Blues. However some people will root for the closest team to their city which would be the Blues. The biggest question I have is, are we not getting sick of Boston winning every sports championship? Red Sox last year in baseball. Do not get me started on the pure hate for the Evil Empire and the Patriots. Celtics I thought in the beginning of the season they would be representing the eastern conference in the NBA. Celtics have won far too many Basketball championships.
The Boston Bruins have won six Stanley Cups and will be looking for their seventh. Meanwhile the Blues have never won a cup and have appeared in the Stanley Cup finals three times to have won nothing. Last time the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup was in the 2010-2011 season. The last time the Bruins were in the cup they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2012-2013 season.
Both teams to make it this far have had great goal tending. Tuukka Rask is the veteran goal keeper for the Bruins. The Blues have the rookie, Jordan Binnington, who has been sensational. I like the roster depth on the Boston Bruins as they are deep at most of their positions. The Blues have had the best record on the road. Bruins feature one of the best lines in the game. However the Blues have gotten some high octane scoring as they advanced deeper into the playoffs.
The common theme in these playoffs has been the play of some of these young teams that came in, excelled and their team got the big upset. Columbus Blue Jackets knocked out the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Carolina Hurricanes took out the defending champions. I think this common theme rides out and the St.Louis Blues great run comes to an end by the hands of the Boston Bruins. Bruins still have a small core from their last appearance in the cup finals. That experience prevails as the Blues goaltender finally comes back to earth and looks human again.
Tukka Rask outplays Binnington. His performance reminds all Bruins fans of their best goalie of all-time, in Eddie Lebec
BRUINS WIN THE CUP IN SIX GAMES
Carla Lebec is happy as she still has season tickets from the Bruins since the great Eddie Lebec passed away on Cheers.
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