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More Bruins are arriving every day.
- This season is opportunity knocking for Zach Trotman , who will roll out the welcome mat in anticipation... [ScoutingPost]
- ...even as Seth Griffith conversely faces an uphill climb competing with a bucketful of right wingers. [ScoutingPost]
- The likelihood of Adam McQuaid being a Bruin this year hinged uncomfortably on the fates of others. He is aware that his shiny, new contract brings great expectations. [TheBostonGlobe]
- Meanwhile, Daniel Paille skated with his former teammates as he hopes for the best. Zdeno Chara , Tuukka Rask , and David Pastrnak are helping promote the World Cup of Hockey. Jonas Gustavsson seeks to be Rask's backup. [TheBostonGlobe]
- Haters gonna hate. Get off Loui Eriksson 's back already. [CausewayCrowd]
- David Pastrnak (and a Massachusetts player) merited mention in this short list of youngsters that are expected to impress in the Atlantic Division this season. [HockeyBuzz]
- Have you seen the rumors that Boston is interested in legally beleaguered Patrick Kane ? No. Just NO. [HockeyBuzz]
- The Bruins have hired Andrew Shaw (no, not THAT Andrew Shaw) as scout for the Ontario region. [ScoutingPost]
- Chris Kelly is kicking up his heels a bit and enjoying having a number of youngsters to play with this season. [PAtriotLedger]
- A lot of long-forgotten players took to the ice for the Bruins long ago, here's the story of one- Werner Schnarr. [GreatestHockeyLegends]
Elsewhere around the rink:
- Pause to remember Locomotiv Yaroslavl and their fateful final flight four years on. [Sportsnet]
- Best wishes to Raptor Jesus Rich Peverley, who will remain with the Dallas Stars organization after announcing his retirement. Bonus: Discussion of Bruins defensemen, and who is likely to be top 4. (With video) [NESN]
- Safety first! What could offer more protection while wakeboarding than full hockey gear? [BarDown]
- Another site would like to be the CapGeek heir, meet the man behind NHLArmchairGM. [TodaysSlapShot]
- The ECHL is an unusual route to the NHL, but then again, it didn't harm a couple of Stanley Cup winning Bruins players. Here are the top 10 ECHLers that made the jump. [FrozenFutures]
- Play a nostalgic game of NHL 94 online, it was way ahead of its time. [BarDown]
- Is it just me, or does there seem to be a glut of blood clot and vascular issues in players recently? Now the Lightning have lost goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to a clot near his collarbone, likely for 3-4 months. [Sportsnet]
- Cheeky Flyers fans are flocking to GoFundMe in hopes of buying the Penguins. [PuckDaddy]
- Both the Ducks and Avalanche third jerseys were leaked on the NHL international site... have a gander here here and here [PuckDaddy]
- Not all goals are equal, and based on the source of the attempt, the new adjusted save percentage tries to capture that. [InGoal]
- How metal is THIS? A Canucks jersey made of chain mail. [Imgur, via Reddit]
Joe Haggerty can kiss our ass