After taking a commanding series lead, the Boston Bruins looked like a team that was afraid to lose in Games 5 and 6, says Ken Campbell.
Hey Bruins, You Play to Win the Game! Hello?!
Patrick Maroon skates away as William Nylander celebrates his goal with Timothy Liljegren and John TavaresWhen the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup in 2004, coach John Tortorella - you might have heard of the guy - had a mantra that his team followed: Safe is death.
The Boston Bruins would be well-advised to keep that in mind for their Game 7 showdown with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night, as well as the immortal words of Herm Edwards: "You play to win the game! Hello?"
After taking a 3-1 lead in the series, the Bruins have looked flat and uninspired, and with absolutely no level of urgency.
And it could cost them a second straight season in which they blow a 3-1 lead to lose a series, which would almost certainly lead to coach Jim Montgomery losing his job.
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Hey Bruins, You Play to Win the Game! Hello?!