Excerpt from ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun article:

Josh Gorges could feel it in practice Monday. The Montreal defenseman felt an air of electricity among his teammates as they prepared for Boston.

The fourth episode of Habs-Bruins, circa 2008-09, goes down Tuesday night in Boston.

“I was looking around and watching guys practice. Guys had a lot of life and a little more energy than you usually see, especially on a Monday morning,” Gorges told ESPN.com on Monday evening after arriving in Boston. “I even talked about it with Mike Komisarek on the bus from the airplane here in Boston. I told him, ‘Tomorrow is going to be a great game. I’m excited to play these guys.’

“You like playing against teams that are playing well and at the top of the standings. It’s a challenge. This is going to be an exciting game. I think both teams will be jacked up.”