The Bruins suffered an unfortunate first round loss to the Montreal Canadians last year in the first round of the playoffs.

The '07-'08 season was a hot and cold season at times, especially with the loss of Patrice Bergeron and Manny Fernandez. Yet, on a good note, the team's captain, Zdeno Chara, had one of his best career seasons scoring 17 goals and 34 assists.

The Bruins have many great names to offer along with Chara such as Marco Sturm, Marc Savard, Phil Kessel, David Krejci and All-Star goalie Tim Thomas who has improved since first coming to the Bruins.

At the end of the season, the Bruins ranked 14th overall in the NHL and there is a great chance for this team to become a top five team assuming the rookies continue to grow and team chemistry continues to build between players.

But only time will tell what will happen so until the drop of the puck on that night of September 22nd vs. the old time hockey rival the Montreal Canadians, all we can do is wait with the anticipation of the new NHL season. ARE YOU READY?