Fresh Links: Buffalo Chips Edition

The Bruins bowed to the Sabres and their backup goalie, in overtime.

• It took them a while to warm to the task, and then the Bruins didn't finish. [Boston.com]
• A third period lead was blown, but Chris Kelly had a great game. What went right and wrong for the Bruins. [WEEI]
• The Bruin Olympians were tired, and Ted Nolan's Sabres showed some of the same pluck his Team Latvia did. [TheBostonGlobe]
• Take that, fans. Get a load of the Bruins ticket price hike. YEOWCH. [Boston.com]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Thank goodness the regular hockey season is back! [Grantland]
• Is it time to trade Phil Kessel? [PPP]
• Enjoy a long hockey read about the origins of hockey, waaaay back when the first sticks were fashioned by the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia. [Reddit]
• With all the angst about the cost of John Tavares ' injury at Sochi, at least his salary will be taken care of. [@LavoieRenaud]
• Evgeni Malkin was in a tough spot representing Russia at Sochi, some NHL/KHL rivalry hurt the team. [TribLive]
• I'd brown bag it if this parent decorated my lunch bags! [Imgur,daleberto]
• Martin St. Louis has requested a trade... [SportsIllustrated]
• ... his likely destination: New York. [TheFourthPeriod]
• A quick primer on why gap control is key to defensemen. [BackhandShelf]