Fresh Links: Chuk'd Edition

In Bruins news you can use:

• The Johnny Boychuk trade hurt. "He was upset, I was upset; I’m still upset," Chiarelli said. [MassLive]
• The move did not immediately improve the Bruins, and it was not a move the Bruins wanted to make. BONUS: Links at bottom of this article to the entire season preview. [TheBostonGlobe]
• It's a roll of the dice for future gain. The short term ain't pretty, though. [TheBostonGlobe]
• Let's talk ourselves down from the precipice, here: However sad, it was the right move. [TheHockeyWriters]
• Counterpoint: A skewed vision of who is "core" is hamstringing personnel decisions. And draft picks as a return? Historically the Bruins have not done well with those... [CausewayCrowd]
• A return to Boston is not entirely out of the question according to Boychuk. [TheScore]
• In any case, what's done is done, and now the pressure is on the Bruins' defensive corps to step up and fill big shoes. [HockeyBuzz]
• And don't forget, on Saturday we got to see David Pastrnak play, and Patrice Bergeron scored a hat trick despite the Bruins' loss to the Red Wings in the skills competition (Video, 4:41) [NHL]
• The balance of right vs. left shot players has always seemed to loom large for the Bruins. Does it even matter? [TheBostonGlobe]
• Under Claude Julien, "the defense never rests" and offense springs forth from it. [TheBostonGlobe]
• This Bruins' season outlook is the first I've seen since the Boychuk trade. In a weaker Eastern Conference, the Bruins can still hope for a return to the finals. [Sportsnet]
• Simon Gagne remains in the mix, and that's good enough for him for now. [ProHockeyTalk]
• Whatever that minor issue was that took David Krejci out of Saturday's game, don't worry your pretty little heads about it. [ProHockeyTalk]
• Bergeron was named the most underrated player in the NHL by Malcolm Subban 's brother. [NESN]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• It was a tough summer for RFAs, and not just Torey Krug and Reilly Smith, as GMs appeared to be in the driver's seat. [SportsIllustrated]
• Good news for the Jets and bad news for Michael Hutchinson, as Peter Budaj arrives in town after requesting a trade. [TSN] Wait a minute, the Jets just put Budaj on waivers, and Ilya Bryzgalov was released by the Wild?!?! [@SportsnetSpec]
• Grit and truculence have taken a hit in the NHL: In Toronto, both Colton Orr and Frazer McLaren were placed on waivers. [Sportsnet] Meanwhile in St. Louis, Paul Bissonnette, hampered by a groin issue, was gracious after being released by the Blues. [@BizNasty2.0] The Flyers will go enforcer-free for the first time since the 70's, having waived heavyweight Jay Rosehill. [CSNPhilly]
• Kris Letang is a fortunate man, and he's honest enough to voice some concern for his future. [PuckDaddy]
• Give credit where due. The Bettman has has changed NHL hockey, for the better. He may be the best commish in pro sports. [Sportsnet]
• In ...breaking... news: Malcolm Subban's brother is not beyond using guerrilla tactics to his advantage at the opponent's netfront. [TheScore]
• Connor McDavid is now taking his sartorial clues from Don Cherry? [PuckDaddy]