Now obviously, we’ll likely see some youngsters achieve the milestone of making their debut as a member of the Boston Bruins and that shouldn’t be sniffed at; in fact, we remain hopeful that a Jack Studnicka, Oskar Steen or maybe even Axel Andersson make that breakthrough.
However, given that the core pieces have been with the team for so long now, there’s a group of players that can elevate themselves on the tally of most prolific in franchise history.
Whilst it’s hard to envisage Ray Bourque, Johnny Bucyk or Bobby Orr‘s records falling, Phil Esposito‘s fourth overall points total is now within catching distance of at least two current Boston Bruins players should they maintain somewhere close to their recent seasons’ performances to the end of their contracts.