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Blah blah shootout blah blah better luck next time blah blah. Better luck to the Bruins tomorrow at 1:00 PM as they host the Flyers.
- The Bruins were not up to the task 5 on 5. At least the Panthers were in the same boat. [MetroWestDailyNews]
- So, how did the game end up in a shootout? [TheBostonGlobe]
- A sloppy game led to the inevitable result. [BruinsDaily]
- Lack. Of. Finish. [WEEI]
- The Bruins are a team that should not be simply playing for their playoff lives right now. [WEEI]
- Check this off Peter Chiarelli's to do list: Torey Krug and Reilly Smith have new contracts. [PuckDaddy]
- The Bruins whistle past the graveyard when it comes to shootouts. [PuckDaddy]
- How ironic if the Bruins should lose the final wild card spot to a team that accumulated just enough loser points in the shootout! [TheHockeyWriters]
Elsewhere around the rink:
- Of the ten must-watch games left in the season, the Bruins are at number one against a specific opponent. [TheHockeynews]
- Meanwhile, the Panthers turn their goaltending woes into a prime promotional opportunity... [PuckDaddy]
- ...and why not? It is just more fodder for this week's potpourri of hockey news. [Grantland]
- Jaromir Jagr is enjoying his tenure in Florida almost as much as his young Panther teammates. [NationalPost]
- A former coach wins in a lawsuit against a parent who made defamatory statements after her son was cut by the team. [WashingtonPost]
- Pro hockey has gone all soft, and penalty statistics prove it. [WallStreetJournal]
- Let's celebrate Krug's new contract by examining the trends in relative sizes of NHL defensemen. [hockey-graphs]
- Stick a fork in this specific flavor of lurid speculation that inevitably crops up about player movements. [SpectorsHockey]