Fresh Links: Reilled Up Edition

<p><b>The Boston Bruins meet the Sabres in Buffalo tomorrow night at 8pm, coverage by NBCSN. </b></p>

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<li> Reilly Smith has something happily in common with Gregory Campbell, and Smith has earned his second line spot. [<a href="http://www.masslive.com/bruins/index.ssf/2013/10/boston_bruins_forward_reilly_smith_has_earned_time_on_second_line.html">MassLive</a>]</li>

<li> Chad Johnson may well get the nod in net tomorrow, but that doesn't mean the Bruins underestimate the Sabres. [<a href="http://bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/boston_bruins/2013/10/chad_johnson_to_get_a_shot">BostonHerald</a>]</li>

<li> Zdeno Chara took 30 stitches to close a gash in the Colorado Avalanche game on the 10th, and continues to heal. Jordan Caron is likely to be the healthy scratch on Wednesday against the Sabres. [<a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/10/21/goalie-chad-johnson-set-make-bruins-debut/yxqlyVQxFvSBggEov6A3KP/story.html">TheBostonGlobe</a>]</li>

<li> Sadly, it is still all about Milan Lucic for the Sabres in this week's "Wednesday Night Rivalry" game (and this NHL promotion has been dubbed "the hottest new brand in sports" by Forbes...) [<a href="http://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2013/10/21/113112/ryan-miller-buffalo-sabres-host-milan-lucic-boston-bruins-on-wednesday-night-rivalry">WNYPapers</a>]</li>

<li> The Bruins' player rotation has been necessary so far, and has even brought benefits. [<a href="http://www.enterprisenews.com/answerbook/pembroke/x1372978209/Expect-Bruins-coach-Claude-Julien-to-keep-rotation-in-motion">EnterpriseNews</a>]</li>

<li> Godspeed former Bruin and Hall of Fame defenseman Allan "Snowshoes" Stanley. [<a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/hall-of-fame-blueliner-former-ranger-allan-stanley-dies-at-87">Examiner</a>]</li>

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<p><b> Elsewhere around the ice: </b></p>

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<li> Mind over goalposts... Ryan Miller is reaping benefits from a new mental focus. [<a href="http://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/sabres-goalie-ryan-miller-seeing-personal-results-from-new-approach/ ">BuffaloHockeyBeat</a>]</li>

<li> Boston is supposed to be Tampa Bay's greatest rival? Not so fast, there... [<a href="http://www.rawcharge.com/2013/10/21/4864124/tampa-bay-lightning-most-hated-rivalry-sun-sports">RawCharge</a>]</li>

<li> Roster Watch... who is trending up or down for Team Canada, and other observations on players around the NHL. [<a href="http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/edmonton-oilers/Hockey+World+Sold+Subban+less+Nash/9061522/story.html">EdmontonJournal</a>]</li>

<li> It looks line the Department of Player Safety is reaching a level of consistency. [<a href="http://causewaycrowd.com/2013/10/22/department-player-safety-finally-showing-consistency/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=Hot%2BTopics">CausewayCrowd</a>]</li>

<li> Lest we forget what's at stake... a sobering slide show of NHLers whose careers were cut short by concussion. [<a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1103/nhl-careers-ended-by-concussions/content.1.html">SportsIllustrated</a>]</li>

<li> What are YOU watching tonight? The Battle of Cole Harbour? The debut of Freddie Hamilton (older brother of Bruin Dougie Hamilton) with the Sharks? [<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/puck-daddy-viewing-guide-cole-harbour-orgasm-edition-220736745--nhl.html">PuckDaddy</a>]</li>

<li> Are the better NHL teams getting better and the lesser ones getting worse? One man crunches the numbers for you. [<a href="http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklund/Are-the-Better-Teams-Getting-Better-AND-The-Lesser-Teams-Getting-Worse/1/55025#.UmaFzPmshcY">HockeyBuzz</a>]</li>

<li> Elliotte Friedman offers his 30 Thoughts, and weighs in on how the "loser point" has changed the game. [<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/opinion/2013/10/30-thoughts-playoff-chase-begins-early-in-nhl.html">CBCSports</a>]</li>

<li> Read an excerpt from "The Game" by Ken Dryden about a day with the Stanley Cup. [<a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9793466/the-game-new-chapter">Grantland</a>]</li>

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