A list of the Pros and Cons of facing the Bruins in round three :mosoly:

Pro: The Bruins also swept their second round matchup, and the league has generously given both teams 47 days to rest.
Con: Several key players in the series will be either retired or dead by the time it finally starts.

Con: Boston seems to have finally lived down their 3-0 collapse to the Flyers last year.
Pro: They did so by sweeping the Flyers who thought it might be a good idea to hire the Beach Boys. Not to sing the National Anthem. To take turns playing in net.

Con: The Bruins have far more personnel in their organization from Canada.
Pro: The Lightning have far more personnel in their organization named Steve.

Pro: Speaking of, Steven Stamkos has finally learned his lesson about taking untimely boarding calls.
Con: No one seems to know what the hell the rules for boarding are anyway.

Pro: Marty St. Louis will finally have someone around to get things off the top shelf of his locker for him.
Con: Zdeno Chara isn’t allowed in our locker room.

Con: Boston has chiseled veterans who know how to win championships such as Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Shaq.
Pro: Wait a minute…

Pro: The Bruins have a goaltender born in the crustaceous period just like us.
Con: He’s about eight feet wider than our goalie.

Con: The further along the Lightning get in the playoffs, the more likely their general inexperience may come into play.
Pro: Tomas Kaberle spent most of his career in Toronto, so it’s not like he knows what the hell he’s doing right now either.

Pro: The Bruins have Gregory Campbell on their team, ensuring interest in the series by the NHL front offices and the series will serve as a nice answer to their usual question of “Tampa Bay who?”
Con: Guy Boucher may get frustrated constantly answering why penalty killers Nate Thompson and Adam Hall are suddenly averaging 35 minutes a game.

Pro: Tim Thomas has been known to have a temper, doing crazy things like slamming his stick, pushing the net over, and throwing waterbottles, all of which are guaranteed to make you giggle.
Con: Zdeno Chara has been known to have a temper, doing crazy things like taking 108mph slapshots, pushing buildings over, and throwing opposing forwards into stanchions, all of which are guaranteed not to make you giggle.

Pro: The Bruins may have the only defense in the league capable of turning the puck over as much as Tampa Bay’s does.
Con: The Lightning may have the only defense in the league capable of turning the puck over as much as Boston’s does.

Pro: Fans with hearing impairments may have develop a new interest in the sport now that Andrew Ference has established himself as an absolute master of sign language.
Con: They may be immediately turned off when they see what he has to say.

Pro: The Bruins have a certified neurologist with the team at all times, and have him available to diagnose any and all head injuries that occur during the game.
Con: I work with some of the best neurologists on the planet and none of them have ever heard of a “Dr. Recchi.”