Fresh Links: Combine Edition

<p><b> Whew! That was close...  </b></p>
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<li> It is official, Claude Julien remains the Bruins coach, and his assistants will be retained. Maybe management is hoping his second-worst season as a Bruin will be followed by a cup just like his very worst season? [<a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/06/04/claude-julien-return-bruins-coach-for-season/cuCn8hJnGra0s6Aw0OQsBI/story.html">TheBostonGlobe</a>]</li>
<li> And pssssst.... Julien and his system never were the problem to begin with. Pretending he might not return was laughable.  [<a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/boston_bruins/2015/06/claude_julien_s_back_of_course">BostonHerald</a>]</li>
<li> At the NHL Draft, the best strategy appears to be to select the best player available, rather than trying to fill your team's specific open position slot. [<a href="http://bigbadblog.weei.com/sports/boston/hockey/bruins/2015/06/04/picking-in-middle-of-first-round-guarantees-little-for-bruins-and-everyone-else/">WEEI</a>]</li>
<li> Player review: Adam McQuaid . He was bounced all over the lineup, even as the Bruins seemed oblivious to the speed at which their vaunted core was breaking down. [<a href="http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Ty-Anderson/Boston-Bruins-Year-in-Review-Adam-McQuaid/141/69079">HockeyBuzz</a>]</li>
<li> There is a sordid, sad history of biting in the NHL. Bruins have been on both the giving and receiving ends.  [<a href="http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/13013333/andrew-shaw-carries-nhl-unsavory-biting-tradition-flem-file">ESPN</a>]</li>
<li> Congratulations, Boston, on being named the most successful sports city. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/upshot/boston-and-pittsburgh-americas-most-successful-sports-cities.html">TheNewYorkTimes</a>]</li>
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<p><b> Elsewhere around the rink: </b></p>
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<li> At the NHL Combine, 120 candidates will try to impress potential employers and NOT vomit after fitness testing.  [<a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/boston_bruins/2015/06/combine_solid_testing_grounds_for_draft">BOstonHerald</a>]</li>
<li> The Combine has evolved over the years, and this year is no exception.  [<a href="http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/the-evolution-of-the-nhl-draft-combine/">SportsNet</a>]</li>
<li> Have a look at some present NHL players' completed questionnaires from draft. The NHL wants to know candidates' ambitions aside from just hockey, you know...  [<a href="http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/how-nhl-stars-answered-draft-questionnaires/">Sportsnet</a>]</li>
<li> Local boy Jack Eichel will be the key to a Buffalo Sabres rebuild, and it all begins in adjusting the team's grey matter. [<a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/06/04/jack-eichel-play-critical-role-buffalo-rebuild/KhYlV9y6eZic2UWGTKk0VJ/story.html">TheBostonGlobe</a>]</li>
<li> It looks like a "Coach's Challenge" will be developed and implemented. [<a href="http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/nhl-coachs-challenge-a-virtual-certainty-after-nhlpa-edict/">TheHockeyNews</a>]</li>
<li> And filling the big pair of empty shoes in Detroit for the Red Wings will be Grand Rapids Griffins coach Jeff Blashill. [<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/jeff-blashill--as-expected--set-to-be-named-detroit-red-wings-head-coach--report-231315822.html">PuckDaddy</a>]</li>
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