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BOSTON — Pro sports are an increasingly player-driven culture, and it makes sense. Players are clearly the most valuable asset of any organization, a fact that’s proven every payday.

Their historic season ended with a thud.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Brad Marchand arrived in the collective consciousness of the North American hockey-watching public a dozen years ago. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, he was an impactful player, notching 11-8-19 totals in 25 games. But it was in the highly contentious Final against the Vancouver Canucks that he…

But they might not be invincible.

The Bruins beat the host Montreal Canadiens, 5-4, to win their 65th hockey game on Thursday and finally found out who their first-round playoff opponent will be on Monday.

Setting records is not enough for the 2022-23 Boston Bruins. They apparently have to do it in dramatic fashion.

BOSTON — The Bruins notched their 61st victory of the season. They can only hope that it wasn’t a costly one.

If anyone thought the Bruins were going to mail it in for the final seven games since clinching the Presidents’ Trophy, they are sadly mistaken.

The Bruins simply cannot lose these days.

BOSTON — The Bruins haven’t exactly been playing like Stanley Cup favorites the last couple of games, but their goalies have been there to make sure they didn’t pay the consequences for it.

The Boston Bruins, as you’ve come to know and love them this season, are back.