PensBurgh · May 20, 2019
What can the Penguins learn from the Boston Bruins’ retooling?
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Boston Bruins are your 2019 Eastern Conference champions (yuck). Looking over at Stanley Cup of Chowder, this train of thought stood out:
Looking back to the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, one would’ve felt that a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in the next five years was a crazy dream. A real crazy one. There were some real dismal moments during those two seasons of “retooling.” Players underperforming, the Matt Beleskey and Jimmy Hayes deals, inconsistent coaching, the no-show in the 2016 Winter Classic, not to mention the two consecutive late-season collapses. At times, it felt like the team was completely wasting their core. It was frustrating.