The Boston Bruins’ historic 2022-23 season and their compelling playoff performance to date inevitably draws attention.

Many like to analyze in detail how the leaders of the Massachusetts club managed to build such a solid group brick by brick… over such a long period of time.

Since winning the Stanley Cup in 2011, the Bruins have never finished a season under .500. At a time when parity in the National League is tremendous and the salary cap is a major handicap, it’s nothing short of phenomenal.

On Wednesday night’s “JiC,” Jean-Charles Lajoie and Tony Marinaro discussed exactly the differences between the paths Boston and the Canadian have taken in recent years.

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“What I like about the Bruins culture is that it’s shaped by not vegetating at the bottom of the rankings for five years when Lajoie first came out. It doesn’t cultivate defeat to try to better reap victory. This latter approach, whatever organization uses it, annoys me. The Bruins start each season with a clear and stated goal of winning 82 games. In September, this club is not wondering if it will be in the playoffs. He wonders how he’s supposed to stay up late.

“And you have to achieve that in Montreal. You have to reach a state where you say to yourself, “We’re going to be there and we’re going to stay up as late as we can.”

Marinaro took the ball and threw flowers to President Cam Neely.

“A lot is said about him, but I can tell you if the team had chosen a path other than winning at all costs, he would have come into the dressing room and reminded everyone that things don’t work in Boston not.”

For JiC, this famous Bruins winning culture has positive repercussions that even reach the organization’s young prospect development department.

“It’s not true that they always pick the best players. They pick like the other teams, but as the hopefuls progress through their system, scheme and culture, those who are smart enough to figure it out and get on the bandwagon enjoy bright black and yellow careers. I’m not convinced that Brad Marchand and even David Pastrnak would have had as much success anywhere else…”