Milan Lucic's emotional return with Boston Bruins
Milan Lucic, having rejoined the Boston Bruins, is experiencing sheer delight, and his excitement shows no signs of waning as the 2023-24 regular season approaches.
In a recent interview on the 'Dropping The Gloves' Podcast with former NHL enforcer John Scott, Lucic revealed that he anticipates tears of joy when he is reintroduced to the TD Garden faithful on October 11th, during the season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Lucic expressed,
"It's one of the games I'm looking forward to the most in my career. It might hit me with a wave of emotion where I might even tear up; that's how much I am looking forward to it because it's Boston. Because it's the fans. Because it's the Garden. Because it's the Original Six. Because I get to wear the jersey again. Because I get to represent the Bruins again. It was something that was such a big part of me that I missed so much. I think it will really hit me with a big wave of emotion."
Despite several teams showing interest in the 35-year-old, rugged winger (NHL sources mentioning the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, and Chicago Blackhawks to Boston Hockey Now), Lucic ultimately followed his heart back to where his career began in 2007.
"There was a lot of interest," Lucic explained. "It was nice to go through again. But I went with my heart and where it all started and wanted to go back to being a Boston Bruin again."
Drawing upon his own experience, Lucic alluded to the Bruins' previous bounce-back from a similar collapse during the 2010-11 season, which led to their Stanley Cup victory.
With the recent disappointment of blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Florida Panthers, the 6-foot-3, 240-pound winger hopes the 2023-24 Boston Bruins can replicate that triumphant turnaround.
"We came off an epic collapse in 2010 and won in 2011," Lucic recalled. "They had the collapse in 2023; who's to say the same script can't be written?"
Source: bostonhockeynow
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