The Lineup

****in yikes. Unless their defence and goaltending can carry them, with Pasta having another MVP calibre season, could be a long year for the Bruins finally

The bed was made last year, we get to lie in it this year. Really, the bed was made when the Bruins couldn't draft even one real top 6 C replacement candidate for over a decade. The Atlantic has a ton of parity this year, and as you point out the defense and goaltending is still about the same as last year, so there is still a decent chance they can get into the playoffs. But I don't expect them to make much noise there.