Fresh Links: Stepping Up Edition

In Bruins news you can use:

• In the absence of Shawn Thornton, other Bruins will need to step into leadership roles, just as they will be called upon to fill Jarome Iginla 's skates on ice. [CausewayCrowd]
• Bruce Cassidy keeps churning out defensemen, and after a Calder Cup run last season, David Warsofsky, Zach Trotman, and Joe Morrow are ready to challenge for a spot with Boston. [BleacherReport]
• Bruins prospect Anders Bjork will follow in his father's footsteps to Notre Dame. [UND]
• The Bourque family broke ground on an arena to serve Endicott College and the North Shore community. [Boston.com]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Only Doug Glatt days until Bruins hockey. It's HILARIOUS! [HowManyDaysUntilHockey]
• The results are in, and each NHL team's best franchise player is decided. For Boston: Bobby Orr. Um, no, make that Ray Bourque... [ESPN]
• Clark Kent and Superman have NOTHING on Ochocinco, who has just realized that he can not only play football, but can also stop a puck. Former Bruin Hi I'm Chad Johnson should take 85 as his number with the Isles. [@NYIslanders]
• Former Bruin Jon Rohloff is in the party filing suit against the NHL for his concussion injuries, and this filing is not error-riddled. [PuckDaddy]
• Meth shaped like a Canadiens logo? Apparently drug dealers have a thing for the Habs. [PuckDaddy]
• Kevin Hayes is still available... #FreeHayes! [ProHockeyTalk]
• 'MERICA! Did you know that OYO LEGO sports figures are made right here in Acton, MA? [Boston.CBSLocal]
• During WWII, hockey helped recycle key materials for the war effort, and before enlisting, Bruin Frank Brimsek won some hardware. [GreatestHockeyLegends]
• Here's another look behind the curtain: five ways that an NHL official commands respect. [HuffingtonPost]
• Former BU goalie Kieran Millan has hung up his skates. [NESN]
• Peer into the crystal ball with Miss Cleo, child, and tell us what you see in the NHL's near future. The Bruins have been quiet. TOO QUIET! [HockeyBuzz]
• The question is not if, but how bad John Scott will be this season "playing hockey" for the Sharks. Hey, there's a "highlight reel" for him! [FearTheFin]
• One... More... Time... Two nineteen year old USHL players are alleged to have recorded and distributed video of sex acts involving a fifteen year old girl. As if that's not bad enough, get a load of their defense attorney... [SportsIllustrated]