Fresh Links: Not Again Edition

The Bruins shuffle on to host the Carolina Hurricanes in a dreaded manatee at TD Garden tomorrow at 1:00 PM.

• This assessment may be grim, but it is short and sweet. [Boston.com]
• But it was 1-0... and then spiralled down into more of what we saw in Toronto. [TheBostonGlobe]
• Here are takeaways from the game, and the road trip in general. Why was Alexander Khokhlachev called up? [WEEI]
• At least the Bruins kept their cool, but at what cost? [NHL]
• The Bruins need the best from their best at a time like this, and are not getting it. [WEEI]
• Is it injuries, or something more sinister holding back the Bruins? Bob McKenzie opines. (Audio, 8:27) [TSN]
• Ooooh, that big meanie! Here's how Milan Lucic became the NHL's bête noire. [NationalPost]
• Hide your mikcrates no more: A serene Tuukka Rask benefits the Bruins. [TheHockeyNews]
• Marc Savard well understands former teammate Nathan Horton 's postition, and priorities. [TheHockeyNews]
• Here's your cartoon for today- enjoy a sardonic laugh on the Bruins. [WEEI]
• How about some good news about David Pastrnak ? [ProvidenceJournal]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• In other NHL action, the Wild and Lightning came out on top. Skip the Bruins part, if you'd like. [ProHockeyNews]
• One take on the state of the Bruins, plus other observations around the NHL. [TheScore]
• This Milwaukee Admirals event urged people to ...get behind... screenings promoting men's health. [TheHockeyNews]
• Well wishes to Ottawa GM Bryan Murray, who would like to spare others what he could likely have avoided with a screening procedure. [PuckDaddy]
• An ode to sick, sweet flow. The best salad around the NHL- including a former Bruin. (Video, 1:43) [SportingNews]
• A look at domestic violence: As in the Varlamov and Voynov cases, professionals have mandate to report, and it is problematic that some victims who are foreign nationals may not speak English. Might repeated concussions and hockey fighting play a part? Resources are also listed. [PuckDaddy]
• Narrative! Myth busting such terms as "intangibles," "pedigree," and "character." [CorsiHockyeLeague]
• It isn't the money, it is that it is cheap and lazy. Why to hate advertising on jerseys. [ArcticIceHockey]