"It's going to be lots of fun," DeBrusk said. "It's going to be crazy."
Rookie defensemen Charlie McAvoy and forward Sean Kuraly made their playoff debut last season in the six-game first-round loss to the Ottawa Senators.
McAvoy, who played in Game 1 against the Senators two days after signing with the Bruins following the end of his sophomore season at Boston University, said he will have a greater appreciation for the playoffs this time around.
"I kind of forgot to take in everything," McAvoy said. "This year I'm going to try and have a different approach, really try and enjoy it. Because you work so hard, now I have this feeling of really what it takes to get here. You've got to go through an 82-game grind to put yourself in a good position, and we have done that. So you take a second to be excited about that."
And watch as some of your teammates get to experience it for the first time.
DeBrusk was 6 months old when his father, Louie, made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut with the Edmonton Oilers against the Dallas Stars on April 16, 1997.