Charlie McAvoy and Marco Sturm are carrying the same message into Game 2 against Buffalo: forget the opener fast and get back to work.

That was the clear theme around the Bruins on Monday after Boston dropped Game 1, 4-3.

Nobody in that room sounded rattled.

The focus was on what comes next.

Sturm didn't frame it like a team searching for answers.

He framed it like a team that already knows where it slipped and has no interest in dragging that into the next puck drop.

“There are always areas to improve. But again, overall, we were really detailed. I liked our structure. There were a lot of good things,” Sturm said. “Again, we lost the game, so that means we did something wrong. That’s something, we touched on it today, and try to improve tomorrow.”

Lindholm gave the cleanest quote of the day.

“This time of year, you have to have a really short memory. Take the good, and then move on.”

That line says everything about where Boston is mentally right now.

The Bruins believe there was enough good in Game 1 to carry forward, even with the final result stinging.

McAvoy echoed that same approach from the blue line.

The Bruins aren't talking about overhauling anything.

They're talking about sharpening details and making sure one loss doesn't grow into two.

Marco Sturm urges Bruins to reset quickly after Game 1 loss

This is the push inside the room ahead of Game 2: absorb the lesson, drop the frustration, and play freer.

It's not about pretending Game 1 didn't happen.

It's about refusing to let it sit on the bench with them.

That matters in a playoff setting, especially on the road.

Buffalo got the win, but Boston still showed stretches where its structure, puck movement, and push off the rush looked dangerous.

The Bruins also know panic usually makes things worse this time of year.

A chasing team gets loose in its own zone, starts forcing pucks, and opens the door to more trouble.

Instead, Sturm seems to want his group grounded.

“There’s not much to say usually after losses. But today, guys know me, I always get to the point right away today – even so I feel better. I think these guys feel better, too, after watching,” Sturm said. “It’s a long series, we’re ready for a long series, we want to play a long series. That means yesterday was yesterday. Today is today. It’s actually sunny here in Buffalo. We’ve got to enjoy that, regroup, recharge and go back at it tomorrow. I liked our attitude.”​

His players are speaking with the same voice, and that usually tells you the room is locked in behind the coach.

You could hear it in the tone as much as the words.

This wasn't a group sulking through an off day.

It was a team trying to clear its head before the next fight.

Game 2 now becomes a test of whether that mindset holds once the puck drops.

The Bruins are all selling the same movement: short memory, quick reset, and a harder push in Buffalo.