Fresh Links: Adieu, Les Irritants Edition

<p><b> The Rangers (sadly, not the Bruins) advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. </b></p>

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<li> This is it. VOTE FOR PATRICE BERGERON!! #NHL15Bergeron. DO IT NOW, DO IT OFTEN! No mercy for Malcolm Subban's brother! [<a href="http://covervote.nhl.com/#/ballot?intcmpid=bos-partner-ea-cover-vote-dl&navid=DL|BOS|home">NHL</a>]</li>

<li> Trade Brad Marchand? No, just NO. [<a href="http://causewaycrowd.com/2014/05/29/boston-bruins-trade-targets-brad-marchand/">CausewayCrowd</a>]</li>

<li> Besides, the answers the Bruins seek may be down the highway in Providence. [<a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/05/30/shinzawa-with-adam-jones-bruins-hold-the-answers-down-in-providence/">Boston.CBSLocal</a>]</li>

<li> Speaking of the PBruins, Kirk Luedeke's Prospect Report is up. In the spotlight: Joe Morrow, the Dallas Stars acquisition. [<a href="http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=720986&navid=DL|BOS|home">Bruins.NHL</a>]</li>

<li> Got fans? The Bruins do... a look at fan loyalty statistics. [<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpassikoff/2014/05/28/the-most-loyal-fans-in-hockey/">Forbes</a>]</li>

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<p><b> Elsewhere around the rink: </b></p>

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<li> No, Canada. The Rangers advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. [<a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/Canadian+Stanley+drought+continues+Rangers+eliminate+Habs/9890451/story.html">TheProvince</a>]</li>

<li> Alain Vigneault's strategic retreat in Game 5 allowed Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers ultimately to regroup for the win in Game 6. The lesson may have been learned in 2011. [<a href="http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/28/with-lundqvist-av-is-nipping-potential-meltdowns-in-the-bud/">ProHockeyTalk</a>]</li>

<li> Just for laughs, get a load of these beer league team names and sweaters... [<a href="http://www.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?The%2bbest%2bhockey%2bjerseys&id=453359">TSN</a>]</li>

<li> ...and then have a whole bunch more! [<a href="http://www.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?More%2bof%2bThe%2bBest%2b%2bJerseys&id=453437">TSN</a>]</li>

<li> The NHL Combine has begun today in Philadelphia, here's the event blog. [<a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/blog.htm?id=3025">NHL</a>]</li>

<li> What is the actual capacity of the Stanley Cup? [<a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2014-05-29/stanley-cup-playoffs-what-can-you-fit-in-the-stanley-cup-volume-beer-wings-chips-mms-monopoly-cake">TheSportingNews</a>]</li>

<li> More numbers crunching: Calculating the dollar value of a home team goal. [<a href="http://tba.seatgeek.com/sports/whats-a-home-team-goal-worth/>TBA.Seatgeek</a>]</li>

<li> Violence in the playoffs is sadly part of the attraction, but at least the ire behind it is genuine. [<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/playoff-violence-is-a-collision-of-dark-human-nature-and-deep-grudges/article18901711/">TheGlobeAndMail</a>]</li>

<li> Take a retrospective look at Mike Milbury in this photo gallery, warts and all. [<a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0806/nhl.mad.mike.milbury/content.1.html">SportsIllustrated</a>]</li>

<li> An analysis of pro sports teams on Twitter, and their "Klout" influence scores. The takeaways? There was a reason the Jets were the last NHL team to be on Twitter. And the Bruins are LEADERS, and therefore follow almost no one. [<a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/101714566">CNBC</a>]</li>

<li> NBCSN had record breaking viewership this month. [<a href="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2014/05/29/nbcsn-posts-most-watched-primetime-month-in-its-history-699001/20140529nbc03/">TheFutonCritic</a>]</li>

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