BOSTON - The year was 1919.
Eighteen games into a scheduled 20-game NHL season, the Toronto Arenas suspended operations, leaving the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators left to play in an NHL Championship. On Mar. 6, the Habs defeated the Ottawa Senators and advanced to play the winner of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association in the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals. Thirteen days passed before the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans finally began the series.
With the series tied after five games (including one tie), the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals was canceled because of the Spanish Flu epidemic.
Bruins Using Intrasquad Tilt To Stay Sharp
Will divide into two teams and scrimmage on Thursday night to stay sharp in midst of 2nd longest break before Finals in NHL history


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Cassidy talks upcoming scrimmage