Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery wanted to do something different with his team heading into a first-round Game 7 matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins were facing the prospect of

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Florida Panthers had to wait almost a week to learn they’ll play the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Second Round, but they already had a very good idea of the kind of team they’ll face in Game 1 of best-of-7 series at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS).

Florida watched the Boston-Toronto series knowing either way, it’d be a rematch — the Panthers beat Boston in Round 1 and Toronto in Round 2 last year. Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk said he expected to see Boston, and the Bruins proved him right.