The Bruins closed out 2018 with a gutsy win in Buffalo to establish a little momentum heading into the 2019 NHL Winter Classic. Now they hope to start the new year off with a bang.
The Blackhawks are far removed from their decade of dominance. An aging core coupled with the recent firing of longtime coach Joel Quenneville and a plethora of youth has them in a rebuilding phase. Yet, they’d like nothing more than to knock off their Original Six foes at historic Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
The Winter Classic might have lost some of its allure and the exhaustion of another outdoor hockey game featuring the Blackhawks might be overbearing to the casual hockey observer.