"I know a lot of guys may have the Olympics in their heads a little, which is normal. But somehow we have to find a way to steal two points from Florida. They're in the same boat. I don't know who is going to be in the lineup for them and they have another game left. It's more like a mental game but we'll do our best to make this happen."
"It's an emotional event and I think it's a good thing to have a day in between. Guys were excited for a good practice and hopefully for a good game (Wednesday)."
"They dragged us in for some stupid penalties. We gave them life, we gave them hope, we gave them momentum. That's something we have to learn from and move on."
One game remains before a three-week Olympic break as the Bruins aim to recover from a blown four-goal lead in the Stadium Series loss to Tampa Bay. The Florida Panthers sit nine points behind the Bruins, with four teams separating them and Boston in the standings. Boston holds a five-point lead over the closest team outside the playoff bracket, the Washington Capitals. Boston will be without top centermen Elias Lindholm and Pavel Zacha, while the Panthers' Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell are all listed as questionable. Monday served as a travel day with no practice to decompress. Stupid penalties in the previous game gave the opponent life, hope and momentum and remain a primary issue to correct. The immediate objective is to treat the matchup as a one-game mission to secure two points before the break.
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