Can it really be this easy?
That's the question that the Boston Bruins have to be asking themselves after dominating the first two games of the Eastern Conference Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins. All the Bruins have done so far is outscore the Penguins by a cumulative 9-1 score.
Nobody would have believed that before the start of the series, including Bruins head coach Claude Julien, center Patrice Bergeron or captain Zdeno Chara.
Not only were the Penguins the top seed in the Eastern Conference, they had beaten the Bruins in all three of their regular-season meetings.
The reversal of form has been dramatic and supremely effective.
After starting the series with two overpowering wins on the road, the Bruins get to play the next two games at home. No team has lost the first two games at home in the conference final since the current playoff structure was instituted in 1993 and gone on to win the series.
The Bruins have taken their game to another level. Nothing has been decided yet, but they have the look of a team that is the favorite to take home the Stanley Cup.
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Article written by Steve Silverman
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