Fresh Links: Hort Attack Edition

<p><b> The Bruins face the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight. Old friend Nathan Horton, who is still recovering from off-season surgery, will not be playing.  </b></p>

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<li> The Bruins' first line (David Krejci, Milan Lucic, Jarome Iginla) have been the scoring leaders for the team, and have worked hard to develop chemistry after the loss of Nathan Horton. (Video, 2:29) [<a href="http://nesn.com/2013/11/david-krejci-says-his-line-with-milan-lucic-jarome-iginla-is-playing-some-good-hockey-video/">NESN</a>]</li>

<li> The second line (Patrice Bergeron, Loui Eriksson, Brad Marchand) is now beginning to find its legs. [<a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/nhl/story/_/id/9973044/boston-bruins-second-line-starts-come-together">ESPN</a>]</li>

<li> The measured development of Torey Krug has been a balance of letting him play to his strengths while coaching him calmly on mistakes. [<a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=691347">NHL</a>]</li>

<li> Here are your three stars of the week- 2Us, 2Ks, 2Guesses who is #1... [<a href="http://causewaycrowd.com/2013/11/13/causeway-crowds-boston-bruins-three-stars-week/">CausewayCrowd</a>]</li>

<li> Tuukka Rask remains unfazed by his large contract and success. As for accolades, as Shawn Thornton put it, " Not that he needs it, but he deserves it." [<a href="http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/hockey/bruins/dj-bean/2013/11/13/money-aint-thing-tuukka-rask">WEEI</a>]</li>

<li> The schedule gets tougher going forward, and Chad Johnson should be getting the nod in relief soon. [<a href="http://bigbadblog.weei.com/sports/boston/hockey/bruins/2013/11/13/chad-johnson-ready-for-more-work/">WEEI</a>]</li>

<li> Tonight's game marks the end of this homestand, and Adam McQuaid remains day-to-day. [<a href="http://bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/bruins_insider/2013/11/bruins_prep_for_columbus_then_for_hitting_the_road">BostonHerald</a>]</li>

<li> Marian Gaborik is looking for his lost scoring touch. He can find it... tomorrow! [<a href="http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2013/11/14/gaborik-is-struggling-to-regain-scoring-touch.html">ColumbusDispatch</a>]</li>

<li> The Ottawa Senators are already in preparation to host the Bruins tomorrow night, and are running breakout drills. [<a href="http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/11/13/maclean-drills-breakout-plan-into-ottawa-senators-heads">OttawaSun</a>]</li>

<li> Dana and Daniel Paille got to hang with Elton John on Tuesday! [<a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2013/11/14/fans-elton-john-include-bob-kraft-and-bruin-daniel-paille/qYPkDceJh6XSH6JGc9MAuL/story.html">TheBostonGlobe</a>]</li>

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

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<li> March& was pleased to hear of his former mentor Ted Nolan's appointment as coach of the Buffalo Sabres. [<a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/bruins/post/_/id/14135/marchand-lauds-new-sabres-coach-nolan">ESPN</a>]</li>

<li> Let's all pull for Steven Stamkos! Team Canada is not ruling him out for the Olympics. [<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/opinion/2013/11/canada-can-still-name-injured-steven-stamkos-to-olympic-roster.html">CBCSports</a>]</li>

<li> These two Toronto youth summer hockey teams can play. And the Black Aces and Black Mafia are sending alumni on to bigger things. [<a href="http://colorofhockey.com/2013/11/13/black-aces-players-coach-hope-nhl-futures-are-in-the-cards/">ColorOfHockey</a>]</li>

<li> The Maple Leafs have shot themselves in the foot, and Nazem Kadri can expect to hear from Brendan Shanahan. [<a href="http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/leafs-not-making-life-easy-for-themselves/">Sportsnet</a>]</li>

<li> Some pop singer channels her inner Noureen DeWulf, as she must clearly know more about goaltending than Robin Lehner. [<a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/13/singer-keshia-chante-calls-ottawa-sens-goalie-robin-lehner-an-idiot">TorontoSun</a>]</li>

<li> A pair of despicable crooks are about to face justice after bilking millions from NHL retirees and Long Island police officers. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/men-arrested-massive-fraud-case-targeted-nhl-players-article-1.1515505">NewYorkDailyNews</a>]</li>

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