Fans of the Boston Bruins have developed a love-hate relationship with forward Jimmy Hayes. To be frank, a lot of the fans love to hate him. The Bruins brought in Hayes because he was everything Cam Neely and Don Sweeney wanted: A tough, gritty, big-bodied, physical player that happened to be from the neighborhood.
Sounds like a plan for success, right?
It certainly hasn’t been. The 6’6″ Hayes has found himself being out-played and out-muscled by much smaller players this season. Until Sunday, Hayes was working on a 35-game goalless streak stretching back nine months.