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Fresh Links: "Buckneresque" Edition

Does YOUR family have a "Too Many Men" emergency plan? The Boston Bruins man up and vow to do better after dropping a quirky OT loss to the New York Rangers.

The Bruins Scrum
The Bruins Scrum
Bruce Bennett

<p><b> I hope you didn't have any plans for Saturday night. The Bruins once again look to close out the series with the Rangers at TD Garden at 5:30pm. </b></p/>

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<li> One take is that it was all blown calls and fluke goals. [<a href="http://causewaycrowd.com/2013/05/24/blown-calls-fluke-goals-give-the-rangers-their-first-win-of-the-series/">CausewayCrowd</a>]</li>

<li> Okay, okay wag your finger at Tuukka Rask, Zdeno Chara, and the infamous Too Many Men penalty for brain fart goals. Still, there was a great deal of good in last night's OT loss. [<a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/nhl/story/_/id/9307217/2013-nhl-playoffs-tuukka-rask-boston-bruins-say-rattled-loss">ESPN</a>]</li>

<li> A clearly emotional Dougie Hamilton manned up as the team and Coach Julien acknowledged that mistakes cost the game. [<a href="http://nesn.com/2013/05/gift-goals-sloppy-mistakes-cost-bruins-chance-to-close-out-rangers-in-game-4-video/">NESN</a>]</li>

<li> Barry Pedersen spoke about the tenor of the game, and the game-changers. [<a href="http://bigbadblog.weei.com/sports/boston/hockey/bruins/2013/05/24/barry-pederson-on-dc-the-bruins-are-going-to-need-a-lot-more-intensity-from-their-leaders/">WEEI</a>]</li>

<li> Relive the highs and lows of the game, and is Brad Richards done in New York? [<a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2013-05-23/nhl-playoffs-2013-rangers-bruins-game-4-tuukka-rask-brad-richards-rick-nas">SportingNews</a>]</li>

<li> Take comfort in these observations. The Bruins are comeback kids. Tyler Seguin's physical play and determination finally resulted in a goal. Nathan Horton's and Torey Krug's goals came on the (gasp) power play. [<a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/bruins/post/_/id/12414/three-takeaways-from-game-4">ESPN</a>]</li>

<li> Or on the snarkier side..."It looks pretty bad on TV, I bet." Does YOUR family have a "Too Many Men" emergency plan? [<a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/24/rask-chara-and-co-didnt-deserve-game-4-win-and-other-leftover-thoughts/">WBZ,CBSLocal</a>]</li>

<li> I admire that Tuukka Rask is not one to deflect the blame. [<a href="http://bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/boston_bruins/2013/05/tuukka_rask_now_the_fall_guy">BostonHerald</a>]</li>

<li> It needed to be said. "Buckneresque." Sigh. Big, bad Bruins were simply bad for key moments. [<a href="http://bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/boston_bruins/2013/05/buckley_bruins_bad_in_big_way">BostonHerald</a>]</li>

<li> This is why we can't have nice things. The Bruins' Chaos Theory. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/sports/hockey/the-bruins-chaos-theory.html?_r=0">TheNewYorkTimes</a>]</li>

<li> C'Mon, Ref! What's with the Tyler Seguin and Chris Kreider Game 3 double high sticking? [<a href="http://www.tsn.ca/blogs/kerry_fraser/?id=423843">TSN</a>]</li>

<li> A tip o' the cap to the role the AHL Providence Bruins and Coach Bruce Cassidy played in Matt Bartkowski and Tory Krug 's success. [<a href="http://www.boston.com/blogs/sports/columnists/kaufman/2013/05/bruins_bartkowski_krug_success.html">Boston.com</a>]</li>

<li> Adorable Dougie Hamilton (and his Junior Mohawk) appear in the Stanley Cup Beard Watch: The Ginger Beard Edition. #MEEP. [<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/stanley-cup-beard-watch-ginger-beard-edition-223237411.html">PuckDaddy</a>]</li>

<li> *NSFW* Pottymouths on parade. A review of John Tortorella on both the giving and receiving end of the F-bomb. *NSFW* [<a href="http://o.canada.com/2013/05/24/john-tortorella-new-york-rangers-nhl-official-fuck-you/">O.Canada.com</a>]</li>

<li> Hmmmm... is THIS the new Dallas Stars logo? [<a href="http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/05/24/the-dallas-stars-new-logo-may-have-been-leaked/">TheScore</a>]</li>

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