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• Kirk Luedeke observes that the Bruins continue to be the most ungrateful guests in the NHL, having left every host team to wallow in defeat so far.[ScoutingPost]


• Other quick notes from Saturday show Claude Julien reining in David Pastrnak, Matt Beleskey battling for his goal, and the return of Joonas Kemppainen.[WEEI]


• In case you missed it on Halloween, the Bruins topped the Panthers in part because of their league-leading power play.[HockeyBuzz]


• The Bruins success has come from keeping their game simple, not cute. The results have been simply marvelous.[TheBostonGlobe]


• Brad Marchand was especially fiesty this weekend, and we all know how good he is when he plays on the edge.[BostonHerald]


• Time to get on board with the "Re-sign Loui Eriksson" bandwagon. He is earning it.[WEEI]


• There is good news here in this advanced statistics snapshot around the NHL for the Bruins, who remain high atop Team Save Percentage (SVP%) and team Corsi.[TheHockeyWriters]


• Here are the short takes from the Providence Bruins' weekend- from the sublime through the mediocre and ultimately closing with the profane.[ProvidenceJournal]


• Kirk Luedeke is on the beat and offers his prospect summary from this weekend, notable for the return of Malcolm Subban.[ScoutingPost]


• Pepperidge Farm remembers... a time in which fans and media had more casual access to the Bruins. One Vietnam veteran reminisced about having his Playboy signed by the team on a shared commercial flight.[TheBostonGlobe]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Stanley Cup of Chowder has been honored as an SB Nation featured blog for the month on the strength of additional coverage on the blossoming NWHL and CWHL in Boston.[SBNation]


• Adieu, Grantland. Sean McIndoe reflects on the demise of the site, and has compiled a couple dozen of his favorite posts (with links.)[DownGoesBrown]


• Stan Fischler has a few nice things to say about Claude Julien and Zdeno Chara among a passel of other observations, which include his reasons that the Penguins should (gasp) trade Sidney Crosby. [TheHockeyNews]


• A cloak of secrecy and inconsistency has hampered the vaunted NHL initiative to prevent and treat concussions.[TSN]


• The Coach's Challenge still doesn't seem to be working well. Maybe it is time to cut to the chase and simply give Toronto the final call.[PuckDaddy]


• Here's an accessible and fun primer on Advanced Statistics that we can all enjoy without our calculators.[Vice]


• The nascent Division I Arizona State Badgers men's hockey team is learning on the job in this first season.[NewYorkTimes]


• Perhaps the possibility of not being able to make a backyard rink for the kids to play hockey on will finally jolt people into action on climate change.[TheHockeyNews]


• Your filthy hockey gear is a danger to your health, and to society. Clean up your act, players![Deadspin]