Exceptions for the 2025-26 Bruins season were low after the team missed the playoffs the previous year. Boston far exceeded expectations to prove the doubters wrong by getting back to the postseason in just the first year under head coach Marco Sturm. Sophia Jurksztowicz & Kasey Hudson look back at what made the Bruins so successful this season before being joined by WEEI Bruins writer Bridgette Proulx to help break down the plans for James Hagens in the postseason. Plus, the ladies preview which team the Bruins could face in the first round of the playoffs.

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