When the Boston Bruins lost their season finale to the Ottawa
Senators and finished second in the Northeast Division instead
of first, they lost their season-long battle to the Montreal
Canadiens, who won the division title.  The Bruins are an
accomplished team led by veteran talent like Zdeno Chara,
Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci.  There were no tears in the
locker room about losing the regular-season honor and dropping
to the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.  When the
second season came into focus, the Bruins liked what they saw.
They had a first-round matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs, a
team they had dominated with nine wins in their last 10 games.
They had been particularly tough on the Leafs in 2011-12,
sweeping all six games, and many of those wins were by
significant margins. Even when the Bruins weren't at their best,
when they saw the blue and white Maple Leafs jersey, they
breathed a sigh of relief and rolled.  But the first-round
playoff series has not been a cakewalk for the