Tee Time

No hockey for you, Bruins fans!

• If you have any appetite for it, here are five observations from Saturday's loss to the Senators. FORE![WEEI]


• In the end, Claude Julien simply could not make a silk purse from the sow's ear.[TheBostonGlobe]


• But no worries, Claude, if you were to become available, it is likely the Senators would come calling.[OttawaSun]


• To be fair, previous management made moves that hamstrung Don Sweeney as well. Now, in hindsight, take a bittersweet look at the Bruins' remaining core and the season that was with Kirk Luedeke...[Scouting Post]...and lend him your ears for a podcast. (Audio, 52:19)[ScoutingPost]


• The Bruins needed to either develop their young talent or make the playoffs, and ultimately accomplished neither.[WEEI]


• The Atlantic division was decidedly weak, and this Bruins team still could not crack into the playoffs.[WorcesterTelegram&Gazette]


• Don Sweeney needs to take a hard look at his roster, cut his losses on some players, and look ahead toward a few of these free agents.[WEEI]


• And the Bruins may need to move a key player... or two. (Google translation from Swedish)[Svenskafans]


• Cheer up, at least the Providence Bruins will be playing for the Calder Cup![ProvidenceJournal]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Distract yourself with these three iconic hockey cartoons. (With video)[TheHockeyNews]


• The teams appearing on players' no trade lists are increasingly the Canadian ones. Here's why.[NationalPost]


• Who can blame him for wanting to go home? But we will all be sorry to see Pavel Datsyuk leave.[LastWordOnSports]


• And number-one-Kazakh-goalie Anton Khudobin will also be headed back to play for the KHL.[InGoal]


• InGoal crunches the numbers on Vezina candidates, and most of the ususal suspects are in the lineup.[InGoal]


• The owner of the proposed new NHL Las Vegas franchise has certainly charmed the local media. Honeymoon period![SinBin.Vegas]


• Meet the face of Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition- he's a good Canadian boy and also an Oilers fan, thanks to his three sisters.[Macleans]


• If you can bear to watch, the NHL has partnered with Showtime for a behind-the-scenes series on the Stanley Cup Playoff teams.[PuckDaddy]


• Who deserves the Selke Trophy? One Bruin and one former Bruin are in the mix! [LastWordOnSports]


• University of Regina engineering students have designed a clever tool to help players who must practice solo. (With video)[CBC]