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TEAM STATS
Boston Bruins, 2009-10
Goals For: 206 29th
Goals Against: 200 2nd
GVT: 6 13th
Points: 91 14th
VUKOTA Projection for 2010-11
Goals For: 226 19th
Goals Against: 210 1st
GVT: 16 5th
Points: 97 5th
We don't get them all right, but in this case, VUKOTA chose wisely in calling for a Bruins' resurgence. Boston isn't quite at the top of the league in goal prevention, but at third (2.36 GA), it's conceivable they'll finish there by season's end. More surprising is yet another wild mood swing on offense—the B's are fifth in the NHL (2.99 GF) after their scoring collapse in 2009-10. What could be an even better Bruins incarnation than their first-seeded 2008-09 squad currently stands second in the NHL by the measure of Goals Versus Threshold. So are they a true Stanley Cup threat?
INDIVIDUAL STATS
GM Peter Chiarelli has been busy—the Bruins roster has seen massive turnover since the beginning of last season. Gone are players such as Steve Begin, Byron Bitz, Chuck Kobasew, Derek Morris, Matt Hunwick, Miroslav Satan, Vladimir Sobotka, Mark Stuart, Marco Sturm, Blake Wheeler and Dennis Wideman (not all of whom even started 2009-10 with the team), while new faces include Brad Marchand, Adam McQuaid, Dennis Seidenberg, Gregory Campbell, Nathan Horton, Tomas Kaberle, Chris Kelly and Rich Peverley. In addition, the career of former keystone Marc Savard is in jeopardy after repeated concussion issues.
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