It was ten years ago today. The year was 2005, the month was July, the date was the 22nd, and the NHL had been absent from our lives for 310 days. The Bruins were coming off their previous season in which they lead the Northeast with 104 points yet lost to the Canadiens in the first round, and were going into a season with Mike Sullivan as their head coach, and Mike O'Connell as their GM. Joe Thornton had yet to be signed to a three-year, $20-million-dollar extension. He'd also yet to be traded to San Jose.
Bruins Summer School: The Modern-Day Era
