You know, it kinda goes to show you how amazing of a hockey town Boston was. Jacobs needs to be applauded for what he did. It wasn't a couple of bad seasons, or a decade, or a generation -- but it took 30 years for him to kill hockey in Boston. Thirty. Like I said, not 2, not 10, not 15-20 -- 30! With all the injuries the Bruins had this year, they should be commended -- but what was once a powerhouse franchise that had big-name studs like Orr, Esposito, Cheevers, Park, O'Reilly, Bourque, Neely - teams that were always in the mix (and should've won a Cup if not for Jacobs not spending a couple more bucks on good role players) -- we're relegated to just being happy they make the playoffs in a 30 team league where 16 of them make it. Like I said, props to the players and the coaching staff for overcoming much adversity with an already talent-depleted roster, but it's sad thinking about the state of the Bruins and where hockey stands in what was a hockey hotbed for 60 years.
Regardless, it's good to have playoff hockey back (back when I was watching hockey in the 90s -- nothing was better than playoff hockey. Those Wings-Avs series were AMAZING). Here's hoping they can hold on to the 6 slot, play Washington and give them a series. Who knows they might win it. It'd be dissapointing if they got Montreal and went four and out, though.
EDIT -- by the way, I think if I were a mod, I'd let everyone get one post about venting about Jacobs/Sinden, and then it must be playoff talk. This thread is just heading towards a "Jacobs is cheap!" and "Who cares about hockey?" thread.