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Originally posted by spudnik
I'm sort of torn on the whole Ray Bourque saga. Of course, I'm happy that he won the Cup - it would be impossible not to be happy for him. Bringing the Cup back to Boston, though, for that rally in Gov't Center, was a bit like pouring lemon juice onto a paper cut IMO.
Growing up as a Bruins fan in the 80s and 90s, one of the things that made Ray great was that he stuck with the B's, even though he could have gone elsewhere - for a Cup or even just for more money (although the Bruins paid him very well, despite their miserly reputation). In my mind, he sort of tarnished himself by leaving (and having the nerve to say, after he'd retired, that he'd "always be a Bruin"). There aren't too many players that stayed with one team throughout a career that long. Ray may have won the Cup, but he gave up the legacy that he spent 20 years building.
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Very Well Said spudnik, I couldn't agree with you more..... I guess in the end it would have been better if he could have said, I fought for 22 years to get that cup, I never got it, but hey, at least i didnt give up on my tride and true fans Or my team.....
I guess in reality, who wouldn't want to be traded to a stacked team for a better chance at the cup........Look at the Redwings of last year and Dominick Hasek.
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