NHL Playoffs 2011 and A Preview of the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning Series
With the Eastern Conference Finals set, the Boston Bruins will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning for a chance at the Stanley Cup.
The Bruins have a better defense/goaltending group then the Lightning, but Tampa Bay has the far superior offensive forwards in this matchup.
The Lightning have some leaders on their team who have been to this point before and aren?t afraid of the bright lights or the big stage.
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From the Flyers series of this year and last, the team has learned a lot about who they are.
Bruins? team president Cam Neely told the Boston Herald:
There?s a learning process along the way. We?ve gained some experience in some of those series in past years and carried them into this year, and it showed. You get down 2-0 in the first series (vs. Montreal) and you win that. We had some similar situations this year that we did last year, but guys learned from it. History?s great, if you can learn from it.
Boston has solid goaltending and stellar defense which makes them the favorite in this series.
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