It might have been Daniel Sedin with the Game 7 prediction, but it was Tim Thomas with the line that stood out the most. The day before the biggest game of his career, Thomas laughed as he traded barbs with reporters, reminiscing about the childhood days in his driveway.

"You're saying Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, you're not saying Game 6," he said. "This is what every kid dreams about."

The stakes Wednesday night could not have been higher. The pressure cooker of Rogers Arena could not have been greater. Thomas and the Bruins were entering enemy territory –- a place where the team had not won a single game in the series. What was on Thomas' mind? Childhood dreams.

It is at the heart of that "it" quality that championship teams possess. And now you can count the Bruins among them. Yes, they execute. They focus and deliver when it matters most. Sometimes they do it in a dominating fashion, like a 4-0 shutout. But through it all, they have fun.

Shawn Thorton was quoted in The Boston Globe on the morning of the day the Bruins broke the team's 39-year drought, saying, "Pressure's five kids, no job. This is Game 7. This is fun, right? We get to play a game for a living. Just enjoy it."

Enjoy it, these Bruins will.