One of the favorites in the Eastern Conference will provide a stiff test for the young team.
The Utah Hockey Club is ready to open training camp in less than 12 hours from now, and so are 31 other teams around the league.
Today, we conclude our countdown to camp by previewing the final three teams Utah will face, beginning with the Boston Bruins.
This is a familiar team to Utah general manager Bill Armstrong, who led the St. Louis Blues against the Bruins in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.
While the style of play may have changed a bit from the days of Bruce Cassidy, current B's head coach Jim Montgomery has still stuck to those principles of a deadly transition game combined with a physical ground-and-pound style.
If it sounds familiar, the Vegas Golden Knights employ the same method.
While the Knights may have the marginally better transition game, the Bruins have the far superior 5-on-5 play, as well as a deadly power play led by David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand.
You can expect Pastrnak to threaten the 50-goal mark this season, and Marchand will be doing his thing getting under the skin of his opponents.
Since Bill Armstrong wants consistency to be the key point in the progress of this rebuild, getting to play against a strong team like this will be a good measuring stick.
It'll provide a measuring stick of the maturity and accountability of this young core and will have a profound impact on how it can develop in the future.
And who knows? They might just be able to pull off an upset -- or two.