I think the biggest issue for the New England family is that, unlike the New York families, they split their power between both Boston and Providence. While the New York families have operations in other states or areas, with them being based in one city, its harder to catch them. With the power base being split, it leaves them susceptible to getting busted twice as much. Like Joe said though, they'll rebound. With the Bulger trial going on they might even try to keep a lower profile since that sort of case might cause havoc.