Fateful Flight

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