Boston Bruins Dysfunction: Neely, Sweeney Hide Behind Julien Firing

The Claude Julien era with the Boston Bruins has come to a predictably unceremonious end. In its wake, the crosshairs are firmly where they’ve always belonged: On Cam Neely and Don Sweeney.

In my writing, I’ve regularly referenced how hockey is a game of “breaks,” both good and bad. It was a good break that enabled the Boston Bruins to vanquish Montreal in 2011. Had Nathan Horton not beaten Carey Price in a Game Seven overtime, it’s quite possible Claude Julien gets axed there and then. As it were, Horton’s shot found its way past Price, and seven weeks later the Bruins won their first Cup in 39 years.

Versus Toronto Saturday night, Boston erased a three goal deficit, then tied the game once…