Wearin' o' the Green

Begorrah! The Bruins prepare to meet the Ducks tomorrow evening.

• It was not all work for the team yesterday, as they took time out to enjoy the beaches. But clearly they will need to recharge and steel themselves for a tough pair of games.[BostonHerald]


• Bygones! Matt Beleskey knew Brad Marchand as a junior player, and, well, let's just say all has been forgiven...[TheBostonGlobe]


• The Bruins' chances for a good position in the playoffs hinge on stealing some points from the Ducks and/or the Kings.[WEEI]


• Fluto Shinzawa was a featured guest on the Marek Vs. Wyshynski podcast this week, speaking about Brad Marchand .[PuckDaddy]


• Number 4 Bobby Orr is on the move temporarily, thanks to construction near the TD Garden entrance.[Boston.com]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Raptor Rich Peverley didn't wish to disrupt the game in which he collapsed. Going forward, he is striving to help others who find themselves in a similar serious situation.[ESPN]


• The new and improved NHL website is hemorrhaging page views because they dropped all the groaner puns used in the headlines. NO, REALLY! [TheElbow]


• What sort of people make the best hockey officials? Do they tend to host or to crash parties? Paul Stewart explains.[Hockeybuzz]


• What might have been... Sean McIndoe looks at five situations in which NHL draft sands shifted and a few now famous players' fortunes turned on the results of a single game.[TheHockeyNews]


• That's the ticket! The Bettman asserts that NHL teams do not tank- nay, they rebuild.[NationalPost]


• It is all over but the announcement, baby! Las Vegas will get an expansion team, and plans are being made for the expansion draft.[TheGlobeAndMail]


• Among the Hobey Baker nominees are two with ties to Boston, one of whom speaks fluent Mandarin.[NCAA]