Boston Bruins Feel Empathy Towards Boston Red Sox Collapse in 2011

The Boston Bruins know exactly how the 2011 Boston Red Sox feels when it comes to having a collapse. Just two years ago, the core of the current Bruins team had a 3-0 series lead over the Philadelphia Flyers and lost the remaining four games, even though in the seventh game they held a 3-0 lead.

In an article on ESPNBoston.com, Andrew Ference of the Bruins said,

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“We knew what needed to be done here but really only we, the coaches and our management could know that, not anyone else,” Ference pointed out. “Sure people wanted heads to roll then and they probably want the same with the Sox now. But only they truly know what needs to be done. Maybe blowing it up there is the answer? I don’t know. But all I know is it helps to block the outside out in times like that and really examine the problems and dig down deep to learn what truly is wrong. Only they can do that and no one else.”

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This quote is definitely for the players who have been taking the blame for the fall of the Red Sox this September. John Lackey and Carl Crawford so far have not been worth the money, and it shows that failure happens to even good players. You need to be able to get over these failures to become a Championship team.

The Bruins won the Stanley Cup this past summer, and hopefully the Red Sox can make it back into the playoffs in 2012. It is sad to see the Red Sox not win a postseason game since 2008 and miss the playoffs for the second straight year. I can see why Terry Francona might not be coming back as the team's manager.

Ference has the right idea, and maybe this is the right thing for the Red Sox to blow this lead so that they can change into a championship ball club. They need to look at everything that went wrong, fix it during the offseason and start anew in 2012.