general laziness
It's been quite some time since I posted last- what was it, March? Yeesh. How things have changed since then. Well, sort of. The Bruins quietly ended their season in April; the P-Bruins would follow behind after a brief shot in the playoffs. And Boston is still without a GM. From what I've been reading, they're using June 1st as a target date- in other words, if all goes well, we should know who's running the show by then. The sooner the better, as far as I'm concerned, so they have plenty of time to sort out this team.

One good thing to look forward to is the draft- The B's will be drafting fifth, and it's the first time they've had a pick in the top five since the year they drafted Mr. Thornton. Kind of ironic, I guess, seeing that it's comes right after the season they traded him. He seems to be doing very well in SJ, but he's also a thing of the past. The way I see it, there's no sense griping about something you can't control, and the last time I checked, I was a Bruins fan, not a Thornton fan. But back to the GM search: I would not be entirely disappointed to see Jeff Gorton get it, but I think it would be much more beneficial to bring in some new blood. Gorton has an excellent grasp on the scouting/drafting department, and so far I think he's done a tremendous job with the younger players. But I also think we need someone who has not been in this organization, someone who can bring a new perspective. Not only that, I think it would help with how the fans, as well as other players perceive this team. You bring in someone new, and it just might alleviate the stigma this organization has built up in the past few years. My fear is that if Gorton gets it, no matter how capable he may be, the perception will be that it's just more of the same from the Bruins, since he worked under O'Connell.