Tonight the Bruins host the Devils at 7:00PM in their season home opener. NESN will broadcast- join us here for the game day thread!
- Which is happier- home opening night or (cross your fingers!) news that Patrice Bergeron should be back in the lineup? The Boston Globe
- Claude Julien, who was also a defenseman and Oshawa General in his youth, paused to reflect on his memories of Bobby Orr. Bonus: David Pastrnak's confidence showed in dogged puck battles against Dustin Byfuglien. The media are enjoying the new press room at Warrior Arena. The Boston Globe
- Brandon Carlo and Zdeno Chara are the defensive pairing that is leading the Bruins and the numbers support this. (With video of Julien and Bergeron speaking about Bobby Orr) NESN
- So far, so good three whole games into the season... a detailed look at what the Bruins need to address and what has worked so far. Fox Sports
- Winning is a home-grown effort for the Bruins, and they cannot suffer losing on home ice like last year and still expect to make the playoffs. Boston Herald
- Celebrating 50 years of Bobby Orr. (With interview videos) TSN
- No more Pooh third jersey? The Bruins will reportedly go with a variant of the Winter Classic jersey going forward. @MickColageo
Elsewhere around the rink:
- It is early, but the first NHL Power Ranking shows the Bruins just out of the Top 10. Sportsnet
- Paul Stewart is not happy with the Coach's Challenge. No, siree. Not one bit. All the cameras in the world won't fix the inherent problems with the aptly named Rule #69, Goaltender Interference. Hockeybuzz
- Good news- Don Sweeney is NOT on this list of five NHL GMs circling the drain. The Hockey News
- What could be better than Jaromir Jagr's Halloween costume on his new Instagram? A bonus picture of Erik Karlsson's! Bar Down Or take a look at Dion Phaneuf's. Bar Down