Fresh Links: Blue Note

The roster challenged Bruins host the Blues tonight at 7:00 PM on NESN, and it is the NHL TV FREE game to boot!

• The Blues come to Boston gunning for a victory, and are accompanied by their dads to cheer them on. Expect Tuukka Rask to face off against Carter Hutton tonight. Fox Sports
• Recalled form Providence, Peter Cehlarik sees a very specific way that he can help tonight. And Danton Heinen will also need to step up. Boston Herald
• Hey Bruins, you might want to cut out spotting opponents the first goal. Bonus- David Backes pinpoints another trend that disrupts the team momentum early in recent games. Boston Globe
• Does an injury to Anders Bjork make the team more likely to pursue a trade, or is making no move simply hoarding assets? Bonus- two affordable options for the Bruins happen to both be Austrian players. The Hockey Writers
• Backes was not too keen on the hit that took him from the Ducks game. He should return to play against his former team tonight. Bruins Daily
• Menawhile, in Providence, review the weekend that was in AHL All-Star action for Austin Czarnik and Rent-A-PBruin Jordan Binnington in Utica. Providence Bruins
• Returning from coaching the AHL All-Star game, Jay Leach confessed that he misses working with former bench boss Kevin Dean, who was promoted to Boston. Times Union
• The Maple Leafs are eating into the Bruins’ cushion in the standings. Current standings: Atlantic Division #2, Eastern Conference #2, and NHL overall #4. NHL

Elsewhere around the rink:

• In a feel-good story, Mike Fisher is dusting off his skates for another Cup run with the Predators. On The Forecheck