Fresh Links: Beat It Edition

The Bruins host the Sharks this evening at 7 PM.

• Sticktaps- Tuukka Rask was captured on video drumming for a local Buffalo band. [PuckDaddy]
• Who will shoulder the defensive responsibilities of Kevan Miller now that it looks like he'll be out for a bit? [CausewayCrowd]
• Torey Krug asserts that he's ready to step up. [PatriotLedger]
• In any case, that vaunted Bruins depth in defensemen is about to be tested. Here are the likeliest scenarios. [WEEI]
• Brad Marchand is having a frustratingly slow start this season, and makes no excuses. [ESPN]
• Zdeno Chara has been the right leader for the Bruins, setting the tone on ice and in training. [SouthCoastToday]
• Dear Milan Lucic, your best apology would have been writ large on the scoreboard. [ObnoxiousBostonFan]
• The Bruins are still unsettled after the loss of key players, but they are built for Stanley Cup contention. Don't be too surprised at this season's rough start, the long-term decisions behind it are sound. [SouthCoastToday]
• As the season progresses, Claude Julien sees a trend toward the consistency he has been seeking. [WEEI]
• Preview tonight's tilt against the Sharks here. [CBSSports]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Explaining PDO, and why this small, specific metric actually delivers. [PuckologyBlog]
• "...OHL players are used like racing greyhounds..." and the CHL lawsuit will reverberate through other amateur and collegiate leagues. [TheHockeyNews]
• Former Bruin netminder Andrew Raycroft is now at UConn... as a goalie coach. [WEEI]
• Seniors take to the ice in this 60+ beer league in Saskatoon- no bodychecking or slapshots are allowed, and beer is $2.00 per can. Good times! [HometownHockey]
• Good guy Ben Scrivens is taking a stand for mental health. [TheHockeyNews]
• Just in time for Halloween... Penguins dressed as Kiss? [TheSportingNews]
• In the Slava Voynov case, inaction was not an acceptable option for the NHL. Now let the law take its course. [YahooSports]
• Panthers strike twice, or why Ariana Grande needs to find a new favorite spectator sport.[GossipExtra]
• Just in time for Christmas, you NEED a Bruins onesie! [HockeySockey]
• Jordin Tootoo 's new book reveals when it hit him that it was time for rehab. [PuckDaddy]
• The only issue of Sports Illustrated without headlines or captions was a photograph of a certain hockey game. [SportsIllustrated]