Bruins Expect Wild’s Arena To Be ‘Buzzing’ After Quinn Hughes Trade

The Boston Bruins know they could be entering a tough environment on Sunday.

Boston is set to conclude its three-game road trip on Sunday against the Minnesota Wild. On Friday, Minnesota pulled off a blockbuster move to acquire Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks.

Hughes is set to make his Wild debut against the Bruins, and head coach Marco Sturm expects the building to be buzzing for Hughes’ debut.

“They made a pretty aggressive trade last night, so we just have to make sure we’re going to be ready to go tomorrow, because that building will be buzzing,” Sturm said on Saturday.

Boston is 2-0 on its road trip, beating the St. Louis Blues and the Winnipeg Jets. Yet, even though the Bruins will have a winning record on the road trip, Sturm said the focus is still on beating Minnesota, as the team isn’t happy going 2-1 on the road trip.

“We still have a job to do tomorrow,” Sturm said. “I think that’s one of those standards and culture, we want to stay with it.

“It’s been around for a long time – we want to stay focused on practices just like today. Even if you win a few games, things shouldn’t change.”

The Bruins are 19-13-0 and in third place in the Atlantic Division. Puck drop between Boston and Minnesota is set for 6 p.m. ET with pregame coverage on NESN beginning at 5 p.m. ET.