Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk says he doesn't believe his team is an underdog against the Boston Bruins in their first-round playoff series -- because that label would put it too mildly.
"It's probably more spoiler at this point," Tkachuk said before Game 1 of their Eastern Conference series on Monday. "I don't even know if underdog is a right phrase for us right now, going against that talent and everything they've done this year over there." We have our hands full. We got to play very, very, very well -- if not perfect -- to win a game [in this series]."