Jim Montgomery and the Bruins try to “stay in the moment.”
It’s a mantra that both Boston’s bench boss and his players have echoed time and time again during a record-setting regular season.
Montgomery harped on the need to not get caught up in the future ahead of Sunday’s Game 7 showdown against the Panthers.
But frankly, how could you not?
A crushing defeat on Sunday would stand as an embarrassing black eye for a Bruins team that posted 65 wins from October to April. But it also might mark a heartbreaking final chapter of a fruitful era for this Original Six franchise.