And the Boston Bruins have lost again! Not like their previous nine consecutive losses, where they fell short, they add another to the continuing streak, with a hefty loss to the Habs this time. The Montreal Canadiens smashed the Bruins 4-1 at the Bell Centre on Thursday. While the Canadiens have entered their first Stanley Cup Playoff berth since 2021, the Bruins’ hopes have just come crashing down like a roller coaster! It’s been a season that let Boston spiral from contender to collapse! Don’t you think?

But here’s what the head coach, Joe Sacco, thinks for his team. “They’re tired, they’re trying to change, they’re trying to get off the ice,” Sacco said in a post-match interview. While the Bruins battled, their struggles with every game have questioned the management that was too costly to bear! And that’s exactly what Sacco pointed while describing, “It’s about managing the game properly and understanding that when they do grab momentum, we have to be able to grab it back as quickly as we can. It’s just something that we have to work on.” Looks like they definitely need to work on a lot!

Now that one stung very sharp! To say that it wasn’t just about getting outscored, but more about getting outplayed in the key moments. During the match, it was perhaps a risky change that became the worst turnover—and boom, Montreal made the Boston Bruins pay huge. And for Sacco? “It’s a game of momentum. There’s always momentum swings during the course of the game.For us in period two, sometimes it’s about being able to manage the game the right way.For example, I think it was the second goal. We have a defense pair that’s out there for a little while,”—that just concluded the night, leaving the Bruins in their slump!

But for the Canadiens, it was electrifying. Yet another night at the Bell Centre and full-on playoff vibes. And in Josh Anderson’s words–“It’s really encouraging for our team right now and we’ve just got to keep winning games.” The Habs just stole it! With their confidence rising up, they made the crowd roar every time the team claimed a win. After all, it’s all about beating the Bruins that come with all these years of heated rivalry.

Boston Bruins’ rivalry is slipping away! 

One of the NHL’s fiercest ones, and the Bruins-Canadiens rivalry wakes you up from hibernation. And this time, the roles reversed. To say that for years the Bruins hardly let the Canadiens be tough and competitive, but now—who’s keeping the fire burning? With the Bruins moving into unfamiliar territory, it looks like they are playing just to play and clearly not for something bigger! Thursday night was yet another one that defined their situation pretty well.

While the Habs were the confident ones, the Bruins looked lost in the streak they didn’t care to break. The Canadiens controlled the ice and claimed a 4-1 win. Their domination came in the second period, which let the Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov talk about the little offensive pressure his team managed to generate. “We didn’t win any battles. Couldn’t leave our zone. We got one shot, two shots on net, in the last five minutes of the period,” he pointed.

Well, if it’s all about the rivalry thriving with intensity, then where does it go from here? Despite Boston’s years of dominance, it’s the Canadiens now, packed with power and ready to clash on ice! And for the Bruins? Well, they simply have to hold up their end of the deal. Ever since their former captain, Brad Marchand has been traded, the team seems to have faded, but not until they find a way to come out of their slump. As for the recent loss, it wasn’t just a classic battle between the two teams but a harsh call stating how far the Bruins have fallen!