Fresh Links: NHL Fancystats Edition

Brian Ferlin joins Malcolm Subban and the Bruins in St. Louis to take on the Blues at 8:00 PM tonight.

• Unleash Malcolm Subban! Brian Ferlin debuts? Here's a game preview. [MetroWestDailyNews]


• The Panthers are only one point behind for the final wild card spot. How did the Bruins arrive at this crossroads? [TheBostonGlobe]


• Whatever reservations you have about Kevan Miller , his loss to re-injury hurts the Bruins. [BostonHerald]


• Dennis Seidenberg apparently is willing to waive his no-trade clause. [CSNNE]


• The Panthers beat the Canadiens last evening, which ordinarily would have been good news. [ProHockeyTalk]


• We've got our White Knight! Guess who is ready for action "when Claude Julien is fired?" [MassholeSports]


• Catch up with Adam McQuaid 's diary entries as the road trip continues. [Entry 5] [Entry 6] [Entry 7] [Entry 8]


• Ominous rumblings that the entire Bruins front office could be swept if the Bruins don't make the playoffs. (Update: The Bruins are now only ONE point behind the Panthers.) [TheScore]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Welcome to the NHL's new stats site! Here's an overview of this new feature. [PuckDaddy]


• Cheer up, Bostonians, you have snow removal options. Like this toilet/plow. [ProvidenceJournal]


• Or make snowballs. Lots of 'em. Here are videos of some notable efforts. [BarDown]


• Remember Andrew Ference 's little friend Maggie? If you need a dose of warmth today, watch this. (Video, 4:34) [SportsNet]


• Recapping the fun of this week in NHL news, and defining the term "plickspect." [Grantland]


• In other sporting news, the death knell is sounding for All-Star events. Can you guess why? [Bloomberg]


• Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) the brain wasting disease linked to concussions may now be tested for in living patients. [TSN]


• Devan Dubnyk credits a new training method with his newfound success in net. [NHL]