Bruin's hope to build on success

Canada.com - The Boston Bruins are hoping to use their surprise playoff appearance as a springboard to future success. The Bruins pushed the Eastern Conference champion Montreal Canadiens to seven games, but were eliminated Monday with a 5-0 loss in the Eastern Conference quarter-final.

"They did battle right to the end," head coach Claude Julien told the Boston Globe. "Whether it was done properly or not, you never question these guys' effort, because they gave everything they had. Everything. That's been the identity of this hockey club -- the character, resiliency, and everything else.

"I know that nothing I could tell them after the game would matter. But maybe in a few days from now, maybe in a week or so, they'll realize what they accomplished.