Hello Everyone. I'm back again. I took a year away to Reevaluate things and come up with an approach to this blog thing that I think will get the most out of me. First I am going to start with not putting so much pressure on my self to always have a post. I will post when I can or when I think of it. Second I am not going to put so much emphasis on followers and readers. This was started as a way for me to just put out my hockey/sports thoughts but I became so encompassed in having people follow or like each post that when I didn't get the numbers I wanted I would get turned off to posting anything. My goal now is to just get back to what I love doing. Talking sports. If people read, share, like, comment then great. If not well at least I have a platform to complain about things that is not just a Facebook post or a Tweet. After all that Id like to share some thoughts on my beloved Boston Bruins.
PATRICE BERGERON. I wrote it in all caps because that is what he deserves. For almost 20 years he gave his everything to being a Bruin. Winning a cup in 2011. Playing with a punctured lung in 2013. Becoming Captain. Every time he pulled on the spoked B he represented exactly what the fans want in a Bruin. I was more then lucky enough to meet him twice and he was just as advertised. Humbled, Down to Earth and amazing. I am well aware he will never see this post or blog but I wanted to say Thank you for being the best example of what a professional athlete should be. I can not wait for the night when number 37 hangs in its rightful place among the best to have every donned the black and gold.
Last season, the expectations were extremely high. Huge regular season and the hype was there for another cup. Most of us know what happened. I have been watching this team my whole life and I was shocked that they plummeted that bad. However I am ready for this new season. Blank slate. Old faces have come back. New faces have made the roster. The 2023-24 Bruins might very well shock us all again but with a far more positive outcome.
The Patriots. What can I say about them that hasn't already been angrily said by the collective fan base over the last 2 weeks. All the comparisons. Was it Bill? Was it Brady? Is this a winning system? I think the last 2 weeks have shown that unfortunately the golden years we have all come to enjoy in Foxboro are over. This is beyond even dysfunction. Mac Jones is not completely at fault. When you come into the league and have a different coordinator every year, I'd imagine its hard to accomplish anything. I posted about this on Facebook yesterday. Is this was it feels like to be a Jets fan? Or is this what the elder fans tell us the team was like pre Brady? I could understand if they seemed even slightly competitive. But I honestly can not see them winning 2 more games this season. Rebuild happen all the time in every pro sports league and I accept that. But this is not a rebuild. This is a Hall of Fame coach not wanting to move on because he still has something to prove. It is beyond time for ownership to step in and make a change. If its not to fire the coach then fine, take away his GM duties and hire a small team to do that for him. Let him focus on football. If the Kraft family is not willing to do this then we as fans are in for a repeat of the 80s/90s brand of football.
One final note. I have started coaching again. My son is now a Mite. He plays for the Mite 2 team. He has already surpassed any expectation I had for him as a hockey player. Watching him play the sport which I love has given me more happiness then I have had in a long time. My youngest son will start in a few weeks and he has been saying for months now that all he wants to do is be a goalie. I don't know how much my wallet will enjoy that but he is 100% in for it. Part of these new posts will be updates on them and their games. Which is why as I said at the beginning I am not going to stress about readers and followers and comments. Because at the end of the day, I just get to brag about my kids.
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