Curiosity kills the cat, they say. But a healthy amount of curiosity isn’t a bad thing necessarily.
After a long four-month stretch between games, the red-hot Bruins will resume their rivalry with the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden Tuesday night.
The core players remain from their first matchup, but the Bruins and Leafs brought in marquee defensive upgrades at the trade deadline. Hampus Lindholm has seamlessly fit into a top pairing role with Charlie McAvoy as Toronto native and former Flames and Kraken blue-liner Mark Giordano provided the Leafs with some needed versatility on the back-end.