Fresh Links: Hardware Edition

What happens in Vegas...

• Next up, NHL Awards. Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, and Tuukka Rask will be representing the Bruins in Las Vegas. (Video, 1:43) [NESN]
• Now that the schedule is out, mark your calendars for these five Bruins games that are not to be missed. [BruinsDaily]
• That schedule involves a tough December, and the traditional "Black Friday"matinee is now an evening game. And we hope you didn't make other plans for New Year's Eve. [Boston.CBSLocal]
• It still comes down to the cost of keeping Jarome Iginla, and which current roster player(s) may have to be sacrificed to accomplish this. [CausewayCrowd]
• As the Bruins eye the cap, they will likely take a good look at these available players in Providence... [BostonHerald]
• ... and Bobby Robins is working hard as opportunity knocks. Would you expect any less of him? [ProvidenceJournal]
• There seems to be a larger change afoot in the NHL that made Shawn Thornton expendable for the Bruins. Several PBruins are champing at the bit.  Jordan Caron might be well served to be allowed a chance with another team. [TheBostonGlobe]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• It ain't hay- here's how much moola is involved at each stage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. [FoxSports]
• Just in time for the upcoming NHL draft, let's take a look back at "The Man Who Never Was."  (Video, 6:30) [TSN]
• One of this year's top likely picks, Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts, seems to be a complete marvel... [TheGlobeAndMail]
• ... and he goes first overall in this Mock Draft. [SBNation]
• Pssst... Ryan Kesler has reportedly named the Penguins as a team he'll move to... [ProHockeyTalk]
• ... so they've got that going for them in Pittsburgh, which is something. Their coaching situation is dire, and there is the sound of laughter at their expense... [Post-Gazette]
• ... as Calder Cup winning coach Willie Desjardins appears headed to the Vancouver Canucks. [TheScore]
• Here are this year's most likely Hockey Hall of Fame inductees. [DetroitFreePress]
• Goalies will find the market tight in free agency, have a look at this depth chart to see why. [TheGlobeAndMail]
• Dip into Elliotte Friedman's Thirty Thoughts. Sam Bennett, who was apparently a bit shaken about the fuss after being unable to do a pull-up at the NHL combine, received some support from a surprising source. [CBC]
• It was the Detroit Red Wings Twitter for the WIN, with these measured, sensible replies to a fan's tweet. [PuckDaddy]
• How many days until hockey, anyway? (TOO MANY!) [HowManyDaysUntilHockey]