For the small but vocal subset of Bruins fans who were hoping their team tanked this season and joined the chase for top prospects Gavin McKenna or Keaton Verhoeff, we have some heartbreaking news for you.

The Bruins might actually be pretty good.

Don’t get me wrong. It would be wise to hold back a piece of your heart before throwing it all on the bandwagon.

Every game in this current seven-game win streak that has them at 11-7 has been a battle – even Tuesday’s 5-3 win over Toronto when the Maple Leafs looked disinterested to start and then lost Auston Matthews in the middle of the game. Three of their seven wins have gone to extra time. They are about to embark on one of their toughest stretches of the season – road games in Ottawa on Thursday and Montreal on Saturday, a home contest

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