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Fresh Links: Prairie Pucks Edition

The Bruins, One Point Behind The Canadiens In The Northeast And Three Behind The Pens In The Conference Face Off Against A Jets Team Tied For The Southeast Division Title. Plus, There Is Prospect, Providence Bruins, And Former Bruins News!

By Giesse
Marianne Helm

With each team tired, but hoping to gain in their divisions, the Bruins and Jets do battle in Winnipeg tonight:

  • Not everyone was happy about the Bruins' scrappiness against the Capitals on Saturday, apparently, and poor Johnny Boychuk had a bad day. [MassLive.com]
  • The Good Sportsmanship award goes to Penguins Tomas Vokoun and Brooks Orpik, who immediately waved for a trainer as soon as David Krejci fell to the ice. [YouTube]
  • The Bruins will adjust to the (thankfully) temporary loss of David Krejci, and have a number of options. Stepping up seems to be the buzzword. [BostonHerald]
  • D.J. Bean's take on where the Bruins stand in the divison and conference after last weekend's games. [WEEI]
  • And here's the scoop on the tee shirt Nathan Horton sported after the Caps game. [Boston.com]

In the world of the Providence Bruins, Bruins' prospects, former Bruins and beyond:

  • Ryan Spooner has been recalled on an emergency basis from Providence. [ProvidenceJournal]
  • Welcome Alexander Fallstrom to Providence! He has assisted on a Max Sauve goal. [@kluedeke29]
  • Koko Alert! The Spitfires' season has ended, might Alexander Khokhlachev be headed for Providence? [CausewayCrowd]
  • And in Providence Goalie watch, Malcolm Subban has good numbers. [@kluedeke29]
  • While his teammate Niklas Svedberg has joined the 30 Wins club. Oh, ...nice hashtag on this tweet, too. [@kluedeke29]
  • Bruins prospect Seth Griffith (OHL London Knights) won the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy as top scoring right winger. [BlackburnNews]
  • Typo Trivia! What error on the Stanley Cup has to do with the 1971-72 Bruins? [NHL.com]
  • Speaking of the Stanley Cup, DROP IT ALREADY (if you'll pardon the expression.) Here's a list of misfortunes suffered by the Cup. [NHL.com]
  • Remembering Tim Thomas... good times. Here's a retrospective. [NewEnglandHockeyJournal]
  • Sheriff Shane Hnidy sends his congratulations to Shawn Thornton on his new foundation. [@sheriffTSN1290]
  • The Shawn Thornton Foundation will fight Parkinson's Disease. [ThorntonFoundation]
  • Citing his wish to reunite with his family in Florida, Marco Sturm does not plan to play for Germany in the Olympics or for IIHF Cup, although a return to Köln is still on the table. (auf Deutsch.). [SpiegelOnline]