The Bruins opened a very exciting home-and-home set against Detroit on Friday, and even though it's an out-of-conference series, it's still important to see how the B's stack up against the skilled Red Wings.
Detroit has been a mainstay atop the NHL over the past several years, and employs a skilled attack that is the very opposite of the Bruins' on-ice strategy. Boston is on the rise as one of the elite teams in the league, however, and the Red Wings are prepared for a tough series.
NESN's Bruins insider Doug Flynn got the scoop from Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom, who already views Boston as an elite team and is expecting a tough matchup throughout the weekend.
To hear more from Doug, check out the video above.
