All Time Greatest Boston Bruins

[@christosnikitakis6675]

Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, John Bucyk, Ray Bourque, Brad Park. Also, Eddie Shore, Cam Neely, Gerry Cheevers.

[@jeffreygnoza7057]

Being from Danvers Massachusetts my hometown Ray lives there and he is the best person you'd ever want to meet always helping charities kids Thumbs up on your choices

[@bruinsdiehards]

Yeah Ray is just an amazing human being

[@cndngal27]

I agree with your list , and I know Mt Rushmore only has 4 faces but Chara is so high on my list , honourable mention to Thomas.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Chara was high on my list too

[@Seeker22000]

Can't argue that list. Hard to leave out Bucyk, Park, Chara, Moog, Cheevers, O'Reilly, Neely, Middleton, Cashman ..... Honorable mentions I suppose. Nothing wrong with cheering for your dad, lol. Just caught a video of the Bruins vs Minnesota. A fight filled affair and the very last fight was your dad. I forgot just how short he was, he was one of the few who could stare Stan Johnathan eye to eye, lol.

[@bruinsdiehards]

He is one of the shortest to ever play the game

[@wrongsaidned7402]

I 100% agree. But, One could also make an argument for Terry O’Reilly. His numbers weren’t spectacular. But, he defined what a Boston bruin was long after he had finished playing. Plus he coached them to a Stanley cup final.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Taz was a warrior

[@TheFoolintherainn]

Great video! Agree on all top four players. Surprised if anyone would leave Bergeron out. Part of putting them up on Mount Rushmore is the russsssh! we get from watching them versus memories of the older guys! Favorite all-time Bruin has to be Bobby. HOWEVER looking over their careers, I'm tempted to put Bergeron as 1A This is going to end up as a comparison of hockey eras. Bergeron absolutely belongs in the top 2. Going nose to nose with Bobby, Bergeron's 19 year career, nearly 1300 games to Bobby's decade in Boston with a career total of around 550 games wearing black & gold and of a few games with the Blackhawks. Bergeron going up against esposito? Esposito got his cups when there were only 12 -14 teams in the league. Lotsa blood 😬 But there's a big difference on the targets they're shooting at Goalie gear has been totally revolutionized. It's funny I saw a bar chart showing the average goals per team over the past hundred years, when Bergeron was coming up, goalie gear was getting bigger -one of the lower years of average goals per team Bobby came up when average team goals were relatively low also. But that was pre-expansion Bourque played when all time average goals per team was at its highest since the 1940s. Different games. Ray bourque had a Different era than the others He definitely belongs in the top 4 totally agree with your top four, thinking of putting Bergie further up after looking over his entire career, the league he played in. Now, if you want trouble? start asking about the top 5-20 players in Bruins history? Those could be some spicy conversations! Wish we were able to see more pre-75 black and white highlights. very fuzzy difficult to see. Leafs last playoff cup memory is black and white and fuzzy! I almost feel bad.. NOT! 😆 I had to - You're a bear 🐻 sitting among the leaf 🍁 pile that's your Christmas gift 🎁

[@darcywest8140]

Why is everyone forgetting Cam? He scored at will and only didn't when he was injured.

[@bruinsdiehards]

@@darcywest8140 not forgetting him at all. I just don’t think he is top four or even top five

[@bruinsdiehards]

@@TheFoolintherainn but Espo played less teams wouldn’t that mean better competition?

[@darcywest8140]

Tough to say, those were different times what with goons and refereeing etc. ​@@bruinsdiehards

[@bruinsdiehards]

@@darcywest8140 yeah my dad said it was very tough but each era is different

[@Chapin-eg3nm]

Good list. I agree. My favorite player is Neeley

[@bruinsdiehards]

Awesome

[@nore8141]

I agree with all your choices. ❤❤❤

[@bruinsdiehards]

You have good taste lol

[@REP7288]

Good 🐻 stuff, Court! Going on 57 seasons and counting as a 🐻 fan…. Orr (2), Espo (2), Bourque and Cheevers (2). Honorable mention: Bergy(1), Bucyk (2), O’Reilly and Neely. (Cups with Bruins 🐻 as a player)

[@bruinsdiehards]

Great picks

[@stephenaube9556]

Orr ,Bergeron ,Espo Bourque

[@lukeconverse6632]

Totally agree

[@johnbrowne2170]

Orr, Bourque, Esposito, Neely. I wouldn't object if Bergeron was picked over Neely.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Patrice is my favourite. Neely was a great player as well

[@GetOffTheLawn]

I would agree with that. Bergeron/Neely tough choice but I think Bergy wins out.

[@angushiltz4880]

Great list. Mine would be slightly different though. I'd have Milt Schmidt up there over Esposito. Schmidt not only had some great years as a player (interrupted by WW2) but also put together that great Big Bad Bruins team as GM.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Very valid points

[@1timothy2v1]

Orr, Shore, Bourque & Espo

[@christosnikitakis6675]

Park, Bucyk, Cheevers. You took all the good ones.

[@jonathanschadenfreude9603]

ya cant argue with those choices. Today i remember good ole hal gill!

[@bruinsdiehards]

He was big lol

[@LucicPower]

Giraffes can't fight

[@jonathanschadenfreude9603]

@@LucicPower tell your wife that

[@LucicPower]

@@jonathanschadenfreude9603 I told your sister

[@AndrewCapobianco2014]

Espo, Marchand, Tim Thomas, Terry O, Orr, Bourque & Z wilcards - Krejci, Cheevers, Bucik,

[@pjfpuck8]

starting hockey in 67 becasue of Orr i am partial to the older players, obvious picks aside I like the players who have longevity with the team but in order of game play ORR 1- Espo 2- Nifty3 Bourgue 3- Neely-4 Bergeron 4i think those picks have had the greatest impact on the Bruins in their careers it is a great and honored list to say the least. you could pick a rushmore by decade and stil have it be impressive

[@bruinsdiehards]

@@pjfpuck8 yes you could

[@MrStkrdknmibalz9799]

I have no problem with the list, and considering I witnessed his entire career even going back to that dark season where they traded Big Joe and Patrice was one of the very few bright spots while having his breakout season...I was hoping for Bergy being the final and "controversial" pick...but for any current B's fans young or old, I think they'd have a tough time arguing against it. And I would add we're all pretty fortunate to have such a recent Bruins legend, he rounds out the list perfectly, in my opinion. I'd say he redefined what a modern day two-way/Selke winning forward should be.

[@bruinsdiehards]

@@MrStkrdknmibalz9799 I would agree

[@Two_Buck]

Those are all great picks. If there was a fifth spot I would have to put Neely.

[@sandyfaiella236]

Great podcast. Seems like you need to do a top ten list. Seems to me if Neely hadn’t gotten hurt he’d be the fourth Bruin. Rick Middleton deserves a mention and I grew to be very fond of Brad Park after he shed the stench of being a NY Ranger.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Yeah my dad played with Ricky and Parkie. Yeah maybe in the offseason I will do a top 10 and will get a great conversation around it

[@bruinsdiehards]

@@sandyfaiella236 thank you for the kind words

[@grantyoung5920]

Can't argue with those picks. I'm sure others will have their favorites but there's been a lot of great players in Boston so it's a personal choice after Orr and Bourque

[@bruinsdiehards]

@@grantyoung5920 100% agree. The list is crazy who has played in Boston

[@thomasstark789]

Shore, Orr, Bucik, Bourque

[@rodcraven3282]

Eddie Shore has to be there, 14 years a Bruin, 4 Hart Trophies, All Star appeareances but they didnt start till later in his career. The only blemish would be his hit on Ace Bailey which almost cost Ace his life. Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and Terry O'Reilly, he opitimized what it meant to be a Boston Bruin. Ray Bourque desrves to be there, Patrice Bergeron, Milt Shmidt, Cam Neely, Rick Middleton, Johnny Bucyk. So many great Bruins, anyone of those belong on a Mount Rushmore of legendary Bruins hockey.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Yeah this franchise has had some amazing players

[@derekgreen7319]

Patrice Bergeron is probably a top 3 all time favorite player of mine.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Yup

[@jonathanho77]

Where does Eddie Shore fit?

[@bruinsdiehards]

You tell me?

[@bruinsdiehards]

Top 10 for me but not top 4

[@rickr9740]

Old Time hockey

[@thomasstark789]

Shore is on the mountain. Without shore the franchise doesn’t get off the ground. He was the most dominant player of his era.

[@deputyduffy]

@@thomasstark789 Agree, Shore was the best player in his time. He won the Hart 4 times and led the B's to 2 cups.

[@DAkingory]

All time greatest Boston Bruins. Just forget the first 50 years even happened. For those few of us with no recency bias, any combination of Eddie Shore, Dit Clapper and Milt Schmidt would take the places of Espo and Bergy. What is great about this debate though is that the Bruins have so many correct answers to choose from.

[@bruinsdiehards]

I knew not everyone would agree but that is what makes this fun

[@rickr9740]

I would replace Bergeron or Espo with Neely. He dominated play when he was on the ice and as with Orr, his playing longevity was cut short due to injury. (I think he still hates Ulfie)

[@bruinsdiehards]

I’m sure he does. Heck half of Neely teammates hate him

[@wrongsaidned7402]

I love Cam. But, I couldn’t put him in Esposito’s spot. Had he stayed healthy he might’ve been greater. But unfortunately that didn’t happen

[@bruinsdiehards]

@ yeah Espo was unreal

[@RobertFornaro]

Perfect, you had to have Patrice

[@bruinsdiehards]

Yeah I can’t not have it

[@Joel-gh3qn]

My picks are the same with Bourque in the 2nd Spot over Espo. Just slightly.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Nice.

[@sandwhich17]

Hear me out, 1:52 Mike Milbury. He even beat a fan with their own shoe

[@jeffreygnoza7057]

Bobby got screwed by his agent I don't think he would have Left boston

[@bruinsdiehards]

100% agree

[@bostonwarrior4824]

I know this is like getting onto a whole other topic but, Bruins could use a offensive guy like Orr nowadays. Imagine him playing with McAvoy. Be a legit Stanley Cup contender for sure. I mean hampus is ok but, I think is the Bruins never replaced krug properly. Like they could use an offensive guy especially maybe on the left side. Lohrei you don’t know what you’re going to get with him I mean he’s inconsistent. I would just be that much deeper. I guy I miss is orlov a few years ago he was really good

[@bruinsdiehards]

Orr is one of the greatest players of all time so yes it would awesome to have a player like him right now

[@LeoBond]

Pretty good list, but the one you got wrong wasn't Bergeron, it was Bourque! I know, I know, not a popular take, but I was born in 1975 and raised a Habs fan. During those late 80s/early 90s playoff matchups between Boston and Montreal, it was never Bourque that we feared. NEVER! It was always that b*stard Neely! That jerk was always the reason the Habs didn't get out of the Adams Division! Thankfully the year I graduated high school was the Habs year: 1993! I got the last laugh among all the hockey fans in my class, and most of them were Bruins fans. What a great year! Never even had to see most of those clowns again after laughing in their faces. It was wonderful! The only reason I'm following Boston now is for Marchy, who might not make the top 4, but in many ways I think he probably should. Being from Nova Scotia myself, I cheer for Team Halifax: Sid, Nate, and Marchy! All I want is for all 3 to share in Olympic Gold and to end up in the Hall of Fame. That's what it's all about!

[@deputyduffy]

Neely has lost a lot of his popularity that last couple of years for obvious reasons.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Agree to disagree as there is no wrong answer. Everyone list could be verh different as everyone’s opinion is different.

[@bruinsdiehards]

He wasn't popular with his teammates when he played as well

[@tomlynchsr2075]

Agree on Patrice. Did you say your Dad played for the Bruins?

[@bruinsdiehards]

I did. His name is Bobby Lalonde

[@tomlynchsr2075]

@@bruinsdiehards That's awesome. I just looked him up and see the facial resemblance. "The Flea" - that's great!!

[@bruinsdiehards]

@ the flea? Never heard that nick name before

[@tomlynchsr2075]

@@bruinsdiehards www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/lalonbo01.html

[@JohnnyD603]

YOu said your dad played for the bruins? I've been trying to figure out who he was by your face. Lol tell me it wasnt sweeney😂

[@bruinsdiehards]

Bobby Lalonde

[@31carrier]

ok ORR yes its sad there was no romm for Cam Neely, Rick Middleton,

[@bruinsdiehards]

@@31carrier I would take Ricky over Cam. Ricky was so underrated and should be in the Hall of Fame

[@31carrier]

@@bruinsdiehards yes should be in HoF i also left out Joe Thorton and Adam Oaks no they do not belong on mount rushmore for bruins but two i will never forget for being so good

[@bruinsdiehards]

@ loved Oates when he was a Bruin

[@SuSpEct63]

Orr Bourque Bergeron Marchand

[@darcywest8140]

If we could come up with another mountain to chisel faces on I'd have to add Brad. (poetic eh?) ...and O'reilly and Oates and Neeley and hey while we're at it why not Iginla!!!

[@bruinsdiehards]

@@darcywest8140 no Chara?

[@seanoneil1749]

Orr, Bergeron, Espo, Neely over Bourque then Shore

[@mattbcameron]

I would have cheevers before Chara.. maybe.. just thinking out loud

[@zoso4rune504]

Is this something you can actually do. If you are going to do this, you almost to have to do a synopsis for each generation. Reason being is because players like Milt Schmit, Dit Clapper and Eddie Shore are going to always be off the lists, because they are out of are memory. There is no one alive today that can remember them play. I got to see my first Bruins game back in 1974 at 10 years old. Before watching the whole video, I am guessing One player is going to make your list, maybe two, but you could easily fill in all four Rushmore players from that team alone. Esposito, Hodge, Bucyk and Orr. and maybe for some comic relief we can throw in Sanderson.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Well everyone’s list is going to be different besides Orr and Bourque.

[@deputyduffy]

The first 3 are a given it's the 4th one that's a toss up. For me it's Eddie Shore. Shore was the best player of his time. (Bergy never was) He also put the Bruins on the map and if you say old time hockey... It's Eddie Shore

[@bruinsdiehards]

I truly don’t think there is a wrong answer here given how many great players played for the Bruins

[@jamescarnevale3312]

Greatest Bruins of all time: O'Reilly, Wensink, Jonathan & Cashman.

[@bruinsdiehards]

I have a soft spot for Wensink as he was always so kind to me as a kid

[@batsbats611]

Orr Shore Bourque Chara fighters O'Reilly Johnathan Miller Thornton

[@jadenlukacovic4484]

Who is your father? That played for the Bs.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Bobby Lalonde

[@ronpicard2277]

Too many great Bruins to pick 4.

[@bruinsdiehards]

Still fun to think back

[@ronpicard2277]

@@bruinsdiehards I went to my first game in 1960. My 4 would be Orr Espo, Cheevers and Bourque. with Sanderson close.

[@bruinsdiehards]

@ I wish I got to watch Orr play

[@ronpicard2277]

He was just an amazing player.

[@mikemike-z4q]

ORR Oates cheevers chara