The Boston Celtics & the Bruins in the 2009/2010 Season

The Celtics

The Boston Celtics is arguably one of the most organized, focused franchises in the NBA right now, which is particularly poignant as many other teams focus on clearing their rosters for the 2010 free-agent pool. Even with some of their best players well into their 30s, the team as a whole is determined to win another championship next season, particularly with the return of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.

More than that, the addition of free-agent Rasheed Wallace means that their quest for an 18th Boston championship banner is looking better than ever. Wallace has signed with the Celtics for three years, and even though he is older, his experience and gritty style of playing means that he adds to the team’s roster of clutch, play-off performers. Last year, he averaged 7.4 rebounds per game with the Pistons and he sunk more than 100 three-point shots last year.

The Celtics franchise have been pretty quiet in the offseason; the only other addition to the team in the offseason was Sheldon Williams. He was selected fifth in the 2006 NBA draft and hasn’t show much thus far; however, the Celtics got him cheap and are betting that he can resurrect his career in Boston.

There are a few other players the Celts are pursuing, to finish rounding out what looks to be a talented, but more importantly, experienced team that’s poised to give the NBA hell again this upcoming season.

The Bruins

With a mere seven weeks until the opening of the upcoming NHL season, the Bruins are a bit less organized than their courtside brethren. They are making strides through the acquisition of Derek Morris and the departure of PJ Axelsson; and since there is only a bit less than $2 million on their cap hit, they are pretty close to having to wrap it up, in terms of adding any new talent to the team.

However, they have some momentum, with the pairing up of Morris with Zdeno Chara, making the blue-line that much better. Chara led last season with 11 power play goals and averaged close to 30 minutes on ice at a time for each game. He will continue to be one of the team’s most valuable players.

The Bruins also have hope in All-Star center Marc Savard, who was one of the top 10 players in the NHL last season with his 88 point total, which also put quite a shine on the team last season. He also got an impressive 63 assists and was actually one of a very select few players that suited for every game (all 82 of ‘em) last year.

With a number of power-play options, as a result of experience and natural ability, look for the Bruins to make their case as a team to be among the top NHL stand-outs next season.

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