The Bruins host the surprising Senators tonight at TD Garden, 7PM:

• Claude Julien sees benefit in a team-first resilience and depth which has allowed the Senators to win despite losing star players to injury. [ESPN]
• Brad Marchand has been sucessful at net front, the Senators fight through injuries, and Aaron Johnson, Jay Pandolfo, and Lane MacDermid project to be the healthy scratches. [TheBostonGlobe]
• Tyler Seguin has soundly answered the call to improve his two-way game. [BostonHerald]
• Brad Marchand is having a terrific season, and could be looking at competing for Canada in the Olympics. [TheHockeyWriters]
• In praise of Dennis Seidenberg, and his talent with a racket... [ESPN]
• Seidenberg spoke with Toucher & RIch about the penalty kill, Tuukka Rask, and Dougie Hamilton. [WBZ,CBSLocal]
• Sure, the third line has struggled a bit, but is it fair to lay it all on Chris Bourque? [CausewayCrowd]
• Milan Lucic spoke with Gresh & Zo about the non-call in Florida, Dougie and the Muppets, and Nathan Horton. [WBZ,CBSLocal]
• The Bruins have managed to win quite nicely thus far without unnecessary opponent beat-downs. [MassLive]
• Still no news on the Rask re-signing front. [ESPN]
• And Daniel Alfredsson 's name keeps coming up in trade rumors. [TheHockeyNews]

Miscellany:

• It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights, it's time to tease the rookie with a little photoshop. [WEEI]
• Willie O'Ree continues to make a difference through the NHL's Hockey for Everyone initiative. [GlendaleStar]
• And for you Monty Python fans, here's a clip of the Black Knight... [YouTube]