Silver Lining?

For you optimists among us searching for a silver lining after last nights meltdown, your going to need a set of eyeglasses as thick as Harry Caray's to find it. There is very, very little you can take from a collapse like that and shine a light over it. In fact, the only silver linings in this whole debacle can be attributed to the pessimism that makes a Bruins fan a Bruins fan. Were the B's, minus David Krejci and Marco Sturm, likely to solve Jaroslav Halak where Ovechkin and Crosby had failed? No, especially given the lifelessness they so aptly displayed in the final four games of this series. But I'm sure every single Bruin fan on the planet right now would take even a four game sweep at the hands of the Canadiens over the biggest collapse in sports history!

Then there is always the second pessimistic view that will probably help "ease" the pain. Even if we somehow shattered the Canadiens glass slipper, then there was no way these B's would be able to take down either the Sharks or Hawks, right? Yea, that's probably correct too. But the day a fan would rather his team bow out in the second round rather than make a Finals appearance is the day they are no longer a fan.

For Bruins fans this year, there is no silver lining to this season's end. There was none last year when Scott Walker stabbed us all with a rusty dagger, and this seasons miserable ending is far, far worse. For those of you counting, this marks the third straight year that the B's have made it to a Game 7 of a playoff series and flopped. Except this time, the flop was historically bad. This flop is the most embarrassing of all flops in the history of civilization. Bruins fans, yet again, are forced to hang their heads in shame and watch as the diehard Celtics fans enjoy a team that can win when it counts.