Fresh Links: Winter of Our Discontent Edition

The Oilers host the Bruins this evening at 10:00 PM.

• Here are the details for tonight. Malcolm Subban may be making his NHL debut in his natty pads. [MetroWestDailyNews]


• The Quiet Man. Don't assume Malcolm is as brash as his brother. He brings an athletic style to the crease. [Faceoff]


• Yo, FroYo! Matt Fraser , whose initial burst of productivity in Edmonton has tailed off a bit, is likely back in the lineup. [EdmontonJournal]


• Kevan Miller has returned to Boston for evaluation, and will miss the rest of the road trip. [TheBostonGlobe]


• What strategy will the Bruins adopt to salvage this season and also move forward- buy or sell? [Boston.com]


• Inconceivable! The calls to trade Zdeno Chara are increasing in volume. [SportsNet]


• Got cap space? Need a defenseman and a two-way center? [WEEI]


• It's official, the Bruins are sliding down the slippery slope of decline. [KuklasKorner]


• Cam Neely ominously noted that up until recently, management has believed that the "...our team’s compete and effort level has always been there." This has now changed. [TheBostonGlobe]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Celebrating the trades that DIDN'T happen. A bunch of dodged bullets, here. [Grantland]


• On this day in history in 1970, a Canadian college sent an all-black forward line out on ice for the first time. [ColorOfHockey]


• The new secret weapon in the NHL? Figure skating coaches! [LastWordOnSports]


• BTW, if you're not following this comic about a figure skater playing hockey at a fictional Massachusetts college, you're missing all the fun. [OMGCheckPlease] And follow Eric Bittle on Twitter! [@OMGCheckPlease]


• The world's longest hockey game has ended in Sherwood Park, AB, raising funds to purchase an imaging machine for The Cross Cancer Institute. (With video) [EdmontonJournal]


• Hockey "fans" behaving badly: Despite a zero tolerance policy against it, First Nations families report continuing issues with harassment at Regina Hockey events. [CBC]


• Your good friends at Pennsburgh explain it all for you: Every team's top scoring lines graphed. The Bruins should not be surprised who drives their scoring bus. [Pennsburgh]


• Dig into Thirty Thoughts for the week. One Subban hopes for his NHL, as another logs long minutes covering for injured teammates. [SportsNet]