SAY WHAT - 'GOING TO BE A TOUGH BATTLE'

SUTTER ON FACING THE BRUINS:

HUBERDEAU ON A BIG TEST TONIGHT:

"That's how it gets you ready for playoffs. It's a big homestand for us and we're playing a really good team. It's a big test, I'd say, for our team and it starts tonight against Boston. It's a huge game for us. We need to get these points right now real bad."

ON WHAT THE BRUINS DO WELL:

"We know what kind of team they are. This year, they don't lose too many games. They're on a back-to-back, so we've got to take advantage of that and get on them early. It's going to be a tight game, but (we need to) play our game and play in their zone as much as possible. They don't like to play defensively, so I think we've got to create some room to go in front of their goalie"

ON EMULATING BRUINS' SUCCESS:

"It's about us. The way they play is different than us. For us, we don't have many games left and we need to get climbing the standings. It's important. Even their goalie is scoring goals, so we've got to make sure we take care of that."

HANIFIN ON STARTING CRUCIAL HOMESTAND:

"Yesterday was kind of a reset for us. Coming into this homestand, we've got three huge games here coming up and we've got to take advantage of these home games and put ourselves in a position where we're in a good spot in the next few weeks. I think everyone in here definitely has that belief and we're excited, and we're ready to make a push here in the last few weeks."

ON CHALLENGE OF PLAYING THE BRUINS:

"They don't have many holes in their game this year. They've got a real good D core, they've got four lines that can all contribute and play hard and their top players all play hard, too. And they've got great goaltending. So, it's going to be a challenge tonight, but I think our group's definitely excited for this homestand.
"They've been good for a long time. They've got great leadership who've gone through some serious battles for a long time. Guys like Bergeron, Marchand... You know it's going to be a tough battle tonight. Some of their younger guys have stepped up lately in the last few years and have progressed in their games as well. Good hockey team and it's going to be an exciting game tonight."

ON DEFENDING BRAD MARCHAND:

"He's a competitive guy, that's part of his game and he's always been like that. But you've just got to play those guys hard and try to frustrate them and that's the whole gameplan against those guys. He's not as big as some of the other guys, but he competes really hard, he's good in front of the net, he's got good hands and likes to have the puck on his stick a lot."