At its outset, this March is not slated to be much different than its immediate predecessors for the Boston Bruins, except it is.
Which way the scale tips on that paradox by the conclusion of the month is simply on them.
Like most of the Bruins’ recent March itineraries, that of 2013 will feature more game days than not. They will engage in extramural activity 17 times over a span of 31 days or less, just as they did in 2012, and only one more time than they did in 2010 or 2008.
The difference is that those 17 games will constitute everything from the 18th through the 34th contest on their season. The merger of March with that portion of the schedule was enabled by the NHL lockout and resultant shortening and delayed start of the 2012-13 campaign.
Glance back at any of the first five years in the revolutionary reign of head coach Claude Julien and games No. 18 through 34 have generally yielded more favorable results than the month of March. One of the reasons for that is the more manageable spacing out of game nights.
Boston’s second set of 17 games will be compacted within 30 days this season, beginning with S ...
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