Let’s face it, the Bruins are coming off a high from their Winter Classic victory over the Blackhawks at Notre Dame on New Year’s Day. But they’re quickly returning to reality as the red-hot Calgary Flames come to TD Garden Thursday night.
Don’t believe me? Well, let Bruce Cassidy explain.
“You get two points. But it’s more than just an average game in front of 80,000 people on national TV with two historic franchises,” the third-year Bruins coach said. “I’ve said it before, everybody wants to see a good hockey game and we just wanted to be — and I’m sure they [wanted to be] too — on top.