Fresh Links: Veto Edition

It's a big game tonight in Ottawa, as the Senators host the Bruins at 7:30 in a matchup that will help determine who goes on into the postseason.

• Do or die time, the Bruins have left themselves needing a win in Ottawa- expect a playoff feel tonight. [TheHockeyWriters]


• Whatever happened to resting for the stretch and tuning up before the playoffs? Good times. [PatriotLedger]


• Tuukka Rask hopes to dodge a bit of ribbing, Zdeno Chara wants one thing for his birthday. Updates from yesterday's practice- David Pastrnak rested, Brett Connolly worked with Coach Whitesides. [TheBostonGlobe]


• Rask embraces the one bright spot in his team's current position. [MetroWestDailyNews]


• If the Bruins find themselves stymied by hot goaltenders, wait until they meet the Hamburglar! Several young Bruins played against Andrew Hammond in college. [WEEI]


• Got hopeful omens? This is the 50th anniversary of a very important win for the Bruins, coincidentally stolen by a hot rookie goaltender. Bonus: other notable events in hockey history. [TheHockeyWriters]


• Our own Zane McIntyre is a finalist for the Mike Richter Award as top NCAA Division I goaltender... [StarTribune]


• ... McIntyre has also been named a Hobey Baker finalist. [TheHockeyNews]


• Since goaltending has come to be so important to the Bruins this season, let's take a look at Eastern Conference goaltenders in comparison. [HockeyProspectus]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• As for NCAA March Madness, you actually should base your shooty-hoops picks on the strength of each school's hockey team. [SBNation]


• Chirping is not for the fainthearted, or the inarticulate. [TheScore]


• Dear Mr. Branch... an open letter to the CHL commissioner asks some pointed questions and advocates that the league simply 'do the right thing.' [HockeyInSociety]


• Did you miss the inaugural episode of Hockey Wives? Take a moment for this Cliff Notes overview. [SportsNet]


• Speaking of broadcasting, USA Network will broadcast some of the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year. [PuckDaddy]


• Canadian passengers graciously volunteered to bump their luggage to a later flight in order to make room for the Stanley Cup to fly to its destination in time for a scheduled event. [CBC]


• Hayley Wickenheiser's career has encompassed learning to pee in a cup for drug tests and the unsettling change of coaching immediately before the Sochi games that brought Kevin Dineen and a subsequent gold medal (which her son took to the Pawn Stars!)  [PrinceGeorgeCitizen]


• Players are willing to explore the prospect of 3-on-3 overime, despite the NHLPA's reservations. [OttawaSun]

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