Are The Boston Bruins The Best Team In Hockey Right Now

Today I’ll be talking about the Boston Bruins this season and why I think they’re the best team in the NHL right now.

The Background

The Boston Bruins are {44-14-12} with 100 points this season, but right now, the NHL season is canceled due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

First, let’s take a look at the Boston Bruins Roster, which I put down below.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
37		Patrice Bergeron (A)	C	R	34	2003	L’Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
10		Anders Bjork	LW	L	23	2014	Mequon, Wisconsin
81		Anton Blidh	LW	L	24	2013	Mölnlycke, Sweden
25		Brandon Carlo	D	R	23	2015	Colorado Springs, Colorado
33		Zdeno Chara (C)	D	L	42	2006	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
75		Connor Clifton	D	R	24	2018	Long Branch, New Jersey
13		Charlie Coyle	C	R	28	2019	Weymouth, Massachusetts
74		Jake DeBrusk	LW	L	23	2015	Edmonton, Alberta
48		Matt Grzelcyk	D	L	26	2012	Charlestown, Massachusetts
41		Jaroslav Halak	G	L	34	2018	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
28		Ondrej Kase	RW	R	24	2020	Kadaň, Czech Republic
46		David Krejci (A)	C	R	33	2004	Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
47		Torey Krug	D	L	28	2012	Livonia, Michigan
79		Jeremy Lauzon	D	L	22	2015	Val-d’Or, Quebec
26		Par Lindholm	C	L	28	2019	Kusmark, Sweden
63		Brad Marchand (A)	LW	L	31	2006	Halifax, Nova Scotia
73		Charlie McAvoy	D	R	22	2016	Long Beach, New York
86		Kevan Miller	D	R	32	2011	Santa Clarita, California
27		John Moore	D	L	29	2018	Chicago, Illinois
20		Joakim Nordstrom	C	L	28	2018	Stockholm, Sweden
88		David Pastrnak	RW	R	23	2014	Havířov, Czech Republic
40		Tuukka Rask	G	L	33	2006	Savonlinna, Finland
21		Nick Ritchie	LW	L	24	2020	Orangeville, Ontario
14		Chris Wagner	RW	R	28	2018	Walpole, Ma

The Recap Of The Season

Forwards & Goal Scoring

The Bruins are lead by David Pastrnak, who has 95 Points [48 Goals & 47 Assists]. Pastrnak also has 40 penalty minutes and a +21 Plus-Minus Ratio.

They are also led by Patrice Bergeron, a 1st Line Center; he has won the Frank J. Selke Trophy award four times. That honor is awarded annually to the NHL forward with the best defensive skills. He also has 56 Points { 31 Goals & 25 Assists]. Bergeron also has 28 penalty minutes this season and also has a +23 plus-minus ratio.

Defense

The defense is led by Captain Zdeno Chara, at 6’9 and he weighs 250 pounds. The defenceman came to Boston on July 1st, 2006, Chara, has 14 Points {5 Goals & 9 Assists]. This season

they also have Torey Krug, who is 5’9 And 185 Pounds. This season he had 49 Points {9 Goals & 40 Assists]. He also has 33 penalty minutes and also has a -4 Ratio.

Goaltending

Tuukka Rask is 26-8-6 this season. He has a 2.12 goal against average, and he also has five shutouts with a .929 save percentage.l He also won the 2013-2014 season’s Vezina Award for the best goaltender.

Coaching

The Bruins are coached by Bruce Cassidy. He is in his 3rd season but in his 2nd full season. Last year Bruce Cassidy led the Bruins to a 49-24-9 record, but the Bruins lost to the St Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup Finals. He has also coached the Washington Capitals, where he made the playoffs once but lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the conference quarterfinals in six games.

My Thoughts

I think the Boston Bruins would have had a great run in the playoffs had the season not ended abruptly, but there are other great teams who can give Boston a solid match up like Tampa Bay or Winnipeg. These are match-ups I would love to have seen if we had the playoffs.