I was listening to weei in my car today and Merloni was saying that now the c's are the 4th most important team in Boston now because they are lest likely to win a championship in the next five years . He said that all of the bruins young talent is going to have them as contenders for years to come.
I don't know how he can say the Bruins have a better future, sure the big 3 of the c's are all getting older , but we still have an all-star,all-defensive 1st team PG, we have some good trading chips or developing young players with Green,clippers pick and the c's own draft picks. We also will have a boatload of money to offer max contracts to Dwight Howard, Chris Paul or Deron Williams. The big 3 would be elite role players until about 38, so if we just add one piece(dwight please) the c's are right at top of the contenders list in the NBA
I think it is a lot harder to be a contender year after year in the NHL because of injuries. I still think the C's have just as bright of a future, if not better .