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Just another day on the EDGE.(Bruins coach Mike Keenan)
Go inside the Bruins for three days with Mike Keenan as the team fights for its playoff life By Ray Slover
It's 10:30 p.m. after the game, and as one cycle of NHL life ends, another begins for Bruins coach Mike Keenan.
With a 3-2 overtime victory over the Canadiens behind him, Keenan picks up keys off his desk and joins his wife and daughter to leave the FleetCenter for a few hours away from the game that is his life.
This bit of normalcy completes a successful day at the office for Keenan, whose Bruins are in a struggle to make the playoffs. It's another day of business as usual for a man who has coached NHL teams off and on since 1984.
In all of professional sports, however, there's nothing less regular than the business of being a hockey coach. Think about it. The season is spread over six months, with training camp beforehand and playoffs afterward. There are days filled with peaks and valleys, hours of intense action and precious few stretches of family life.
It all can become a blur. Keenan, in his first season as Bruins coach and with more than 1,000 games spread over six teams, has seen it all. He has experienced the exhilaration of winning the Stanley Cup and the disappointment of being fired.
In the season's final weeks, Keenan's challenge is as difficult as any he has faced-his job most likely depends on the team making the playoffs this season. The clock is ticking, both on the season and, conceivably, his time with the Bruins.
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