Cam Neely

TODAY CAM NEELY AGREED TO JOIN THE FRONT OFFICE OF THE BOSTON BRUINS…
HIS OFFICIAL TITLE IS VICE PRESIDENT…
BUT IT’S NOT REALLY CLEAR WHAT EXACTLY HIS JOB IS…
WE DO KNOW THAT IT INCLUDES WORKING WITH BOTH GENERAL MANAGER PETER CHIARELLI…AND OWNERS CHARLIE AND PETER JACOBS…
NEELY ADMITTS HE WAS NOT IMPRESSED WITH THE DIRECTION THE BRUINS HAD BEEN HEADED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS…
HOWEVER OWNERSHIP SOLD HIM THAT THE BRUINS ARE NOW SERIOUS ABOUT WINNING…
TALK ABOUT GOOD FAITH!!!
BOSTON HAS FINISHED LAST IN THE NORTHEAST DIVISION THE LAST 2 YEARS…AND HAS NOT BEEN TO A CONFERENCE FINAL SINCE 1992…
IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 THE BRUINS PULLED OFF ONE OF THE WORST TRADES IN NHL HISTORY…
JOE THORNTON TO SAN JOSE FOR MARCO STURM…WAYNE PRIMEAU AND BRAD STUART…
THORNTON HAS GONE ONTO WIN THE HART AND THE ART ROSS TROPHIES…
AS FOR THE BRUINS ONLY STURM REMAINS…
BY THE END OF THE SEASON BOSTON GENERAL MANAGER MIKE O’CONNELL WAS OUT OF JOB …
LAST SEASON THE BRUINS POINTED A FINGER AT HEAD COACH DAVE LEWIS…
AS A RESULT CLAUDE JULIEN IS NOW BEHIND THE BENCH…
SO WHAT MAKES NEELY BELIEVE THE BRUINS PLAN TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN RE-ARRANGE THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC???
TO START WITH…ALL THOSE EMPTY SEATS…
LAST SEASON THE BRUINS WERE 25TH IN NHL ATTENDANCE…
NO QUESTION BOSTON IS A GREAT HOCKEY MARKET…
BUT THE FANS IN THAT CITY HAVE HAD ENOUGH…
BRINGING NEELY BACK INTO THE FAMILY…IS A MAJOR STEP IN REGAINING SOME MUCH NEEDED CREDIBILITY…
IN THE OFF SEASON THE BRUINS ALSO ADDRESSED THEIR GOALTENDING PROBLEMS BY ADDING MANNY FERNANDEZ…
AND THE TEAM HAS SOME VERY GOOD YOUNG TALENT IN PATRICE BERGERON…PHIL KESSEL…ZACH HAMILL AND MILAN LUCIC…
BUT THE REAL QUESTION REMAINS…WILL OWNERSHIP STEP UP AND SPEND THE MONEY WHEN IT REALLY COUNTS…
THERE’S A REASON THE BRUINS HAVE NOT WON A STANLEY CUP IN 35 YEARS…AND NOBODY SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER THAN CAM NEELY…