1

All ingredients Nashville needed to beat the Canucks.  The Bruins have them.

BsLegion

2

And someone should tell Bieksa that Horton and Lucic are not Patrick Marleau. It will save him from a savage beating....

jmwalters

3

Andrew Alberts will play in this series before its over and will cough up the puck for the winning goal.

50belowzero

4

As the series gets longer, the Bruins will gain confidence while the pressure will mount on VAN.

asmaha

5

Because Barry Melrose says that Vancouver win the series!!!

LoyalBlackNGold

6

Because I live in Jersey among only Rangers, Devils and Islander fans and I need them all to shut the F up.

zamboni24

7

Because it is just flat out our time to win it!!!

ejusox21

8

Because the Pest (Marchand) will be effective against some of the guys on Van who are not disciplined. There are a few.

callodthedom19

9

Because Vancouver is foolish enough to name a pizza place 'Boston Pizza'. Bad karma folks, even with the name change.

gardenbees

10

Because we are finally (mostly) healthy... and I can't remember the last time I could actually say that!!!

Bruinfaninnewjersey

11

Because we want Bruins to win

Win-Jets

12

Boston has 15 players with at least 5 points, the Canucks have 11.

red75

13

Boston has a well-rounded, hard working team.

unclemiltie42

14

Boston has better depth.

asmaha

15

Boston has Nathan Horton, Mr. Clutch

SmokingJoe

16

Boston has six players in double digit points this post-season, Van has 5.

red75

17

Boston is the city of Champions..... best sports city in the past decade...

SmokingJoe

18

Boston's faceoff % in the playoffs has been 53.1%, leading to much more puck possession. VAN's is only 50.04%

asmaha

19

Bruins are a better nickname.... sounds more intimidating than Canucks....

days-of-Orr

20

Bruins can win 1-0 or 6-5 game, we are built to handle any type of game.....

SmokingJoe

21

Bruins just gave themselves, in Game 7, the perfect blueprint for success.

asmaha

22

Bruins rolling four lines, all capable of scoring huge goals!

juniorfalcons19

23

Bruins were the best team 5-on-5 this season.

49thparallel

24

B'S have better looking jerseys than Canucks.... no need to write Boston on the front, every hockey fan knows where the "Spoked B" plays their home games....

days-of-Orr

25

Canucks have not trailed once in any of their series this year so I hope the Bruins can take game 1 and see how the Canucks react when playing from behind.

Rufus604

26

Despite all of the talk about Vancouver's firepower, Boston is scoring 3.22 goals per game, versus Vancouver's 2.78.

asmaha

27

Do it for Cam (already said, but is worthy of repeating)

perrysound

28

Even Vegas has made Vancouver a -235 (70%) favorite to beat Boston. Wouldn't it be great if Boston came out in game 1 and won 6-0, to really stick it to and humble those arrogant nucks fans who think this series will be a cakewalk in 4 or 5 games?

abra-cadaver

29

Everyone out here is taking Canucks in 4 or 5 and not even thinking Bruins will pose a threat.

Rufus604

30

Fan support. There will be tons of black and gold in the stands in Vancouver. Don't expect to see much green and blue in Boston.

red75

31

From all the wrap up articles, it appears that Neely, Chiarelli, and others have been participating in the game strategy and planning.

bogie6

32

How about this one? And I know it's ironic, given how we all wanted him canned after the first two games of this year's playoffs, but CJ is an excellent coach and his system works extremely well.

BigChara

33

I also hope Recchi gives all that is left in the tank...this is likely his last chance and he was pretty quiet in the TB series.....

jmwalters

34

I can see Bergeron's line out score the Sedin's 5 on 5 if Chara and Seidenberg shut them down.

BsLegion

35

I like Daniel Sedin saying(about Chara) that "we see those kind of defensemen every night". I suspect he'll feel differently after the puck's dropped on Wednesday.

dezaruchi

36

I look forward to a few Ryder laser beams finding the back of the net in this series.

BigChara

37

I want badly to see Bieksa try out Looch or Horton early on, preferably in the first period of game 1. Looch or Horton would hand Bieksa his a-ss

BigChara

38

If Vancouver cannot get production from their top line (Sedin's) and Bergeron's line can match or out produce them 5 on 5 it'll throw Vancouver off .

BsLegion

39

Including Hnidy we have only 5 guys with less than 5 points (Soup, Paille, Thornton, and McQuaid). The Canucks have 13!

red75

40

It's a great feeling to realize the Bruins, through their sometimes rollercoaster play this year, have proven to be the beasts of the east and deserve to be exactly where they are.

RichHillOntario

41

JJ. The Bruins are at or near the top in spending. After all those years of him being cheap, he pays to the max, so he can win one now

perrysound

42

Johnny Boychuk will concentrate on defence first and pick his moment for the big hit rather than attempting at every opportunity.

Kurako

43

Julien can put Chara in Luongo's face on PPs much like the Hawks did with Byfuglien who drove him nuts in last year's playoffs.

RichHillOntario

44

Julien keeps shaking up the lines in-game and being less predictable.

asmaha

45

Kaberle is due to shock some people with some under the radar nice play.

SoxFanInIL

46

Keeping the streak going of Stanley Cup Champions opening the season overseas. 2011 Bruins??? (Czech Republic) 2010 Blackhawks (Finland) 2009 Penguins (Sweden)

jalvis

47

Kesler has cooled. Ever since Burrows was reunited with the Sedins, Kesler's production had dropped. He had three points in the Sharks series including a 5-3 ppg.

Bookboy007

48

KHL

thedauber1

49

Let me see here..... Forsberg, Lidstrom, and Salming.... tough Swedes. Do the Vancouver Swedes have the same stuff? Not in my book.

islamorada

50

Lucic will be highly motivated in front of his hometown fans.

asmaha

51

Make this series about the role players and Boston is in a really strong position.

Bookboy007

52

Mark Recchi's finals experience will have a positive impact on focusing Marchand's game.

asmaha

53

Matt Damon is better looking than William Shatner. Oh..  By the way.  Number 28 (Recchi) is the only reason Boston will bring the LORD back to Boston this year.

Canucks-Fan

54

More Rene Rencourt to fire up the home crowd! GO BRUINS!!

MrVmax

55

Our bottom six forwards have 43 points already. Vancouver's has 13.

red75

56

Our captain is much more intimidating than their captain.........

dezaruchi

57

Peverly will be dispatched in just about every situation = secret weapon.

asmaha

58

Raffi Torres stinks.

Not-A-Shot

59

Real men wear black not blue....

days-of-Orr

60

Ryder has shown a propensity to be reborn at playoff time.

SoxFanInIL

61

Sedins, meet Mr. Chara and Mr. Seidenberg. Kessler, meet Mr. Bergeron, Mr. Recchi and Mr. Marchand

asmaha

62

Seguin got more minutes than Recchi

jwb413

63

Seidenberg is stepping up as a stellar shutdown player and can single-handedly take on Vancouver's best.

asmaha

64

So that the Cup comes to Newfoundland with a player not an assistant coach or whatever he is.

newfiewhaler

65

So that this time, when Bourque stands next to the Cup in Boston, it deserves to be here.

red75

66

So the cup goes to Flint, Michigan. Talk about a town that deserves to see Lord Stanley. There's been nothing else to be happy about there for 25 years.

red75

67

Something tells me the Canucks are going to find Seidenberg & Ference to better than the Canucks expected.

BigChara

68

The "irony" factor, Part 1: The Bruins' current President, and one of the greatest Bruins ever to lace 'em up, started his career in Vancouver before coming to Boston (Kudos to Harry, one of the rare times you'll hear me say that), yet never won a Cup. Now he has a chance to do that as a front office guy, and it seems fitting he'll get the better of Vancouver once again.

TryToBearIt

69

The "irony" factor, Part 2: Milan Lucic is a Vancouver native. Seems also fitting that he'll score the Cup-clinching goal against the team representing his "home town."

TryToBearIt

70

The boston bruins are a true TEAM in every sense of the word!

LUCICmilan17

71

The Bruin have 19 players who've made the scoresheet, Van has 17.

red75

72

The Bruins handle adversity extremely well, as proven by their performance under the highest pressure. Vancouver still has the weight of an entire country and heritage on their shoulders.

asmaha

73

The Bruins have 14 players with multiple goals, the Canucks have 12. The Canucks have more top-end scorers, maybe, but offensive depth? The numbers for that don't add up.

red75

74

The Bruins nation has waited long enough!!!!!!!!

juniorfalcons19

75

The Bruins will play the underdog role just fine!

jpBsSoxFan

76

The B's gain a swagger and a confidence I've never seen with each passing game.

SoxFanInIL

77

The B's have been better this year than any opponent Van has faced so far and have the record to prove it.

jmwalters

78

The Canucks have seven guys who've played in the post-season this year and are pointless.

red75

79

The city that saw Normand Leveille's career end so tragically, will also witness the Bruins 1st Cup in 39 years...From the agony of defeat, to the thrill of victory - B's in 6!

hangnail

80

The Disney movie in the making. Tim Thomas just has that feel of destiny to him.

red75

81

The first time Seguin flies by them in a blur and goes backhand top shelf on Luongo for a goal in the blink of an eye, the Canucks will go holy smokes, that kid's on the 3rd line???

BigChara

82

The 'Nucks get very nervous when they get behind... they haven't had much experience in coming back.

SoxFanInIL

83

The Sedin sisters and Mr. All-ECHL Alex Burrows, have not faced Mr. Zdeno Chara yet. Or wait, I guess they did in the regular season...and they lost.

Fletcher1

84

The Sedins will see the best shut down center in the game (Bergeron) and the best shut down Defensmen in the game (Chara) Case Closed

samsonov

85

The things the B's have that VC doesn't are resiliency and heart...they are a very difficult team to keep down for very long and sooner or later they end up on top.

mattman1447

86

They got this far with an anemic power play, and that power play % can only get better.

asmaha

87

They have Luongo.

RichHillOntario

88

They start on the road.

RichHillOntario

89

Thomas Gradin finished his career in Boston, not Vancouver, gotta be some sort of curse type thing!!!

Nolakanookie

90

Thomas has 3 or 4 times in the playoffs played shutdown goaltending and it's been huge for the B's in two 7-game series. This is the B's year where the goalie is better than the counterpart.

dannycater

91

Tim Thomas has allowed a total of one goal in his three career games vs the cannots.

Orrthebest

92

Timmy Thomas has the ability to steal 1-2 games every series.

asmaha

93

Vancouver's gift n smoke shops, Nightlife and Brothels are more conducive to send the Bruins flying high (from the games they played) back to Boston!

SanDogBrewin

94

We don't need any power play goal production to win just look at the last 3 playoff series!

LUCICmilan17

95

We have more Canadians! Well, except Timmy, Sides, Z, Kaberle and Krecji. To phrase another way...we have more Canucks!

hendy77

96

We have seniority.

Nolakanookie

97

We have to win the first one to start our Dynasty.

perrysound

98

We need a new Banner for the new Rink.

perrysound

99

We've already dealt with Montreal!!

Nolakanookie

100

Yes, more Seguin. I think he'll have a lot more open ice given the Canuck's style of play than certainly he saw in the 1-3-1 scheme against Tampa. #19 will be a huge X-factor in favor of Boston.

TryToBearIt