Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading while shocked that Fred Toucher is leaving the Twitter world. Say it ain’t so, Freddy T.
-- This is basically the Bruins' playoff series against the Ottawa Senators playing out in a 15-second video from last night where Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty and Dustin Brown all look like they’re trying to avoid taking coverage responsibility for Erik Karlsson in man-on-man defense during the 3-on-3 OT. It felt like the entire Bruins team was shrugging their shoulders like that during the first round match-up vs. Karlsson and the Senators.
--- FOH (Friend of Haggs) Dan Rosen has his mailbag where he thinks the Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets make sense as trade partners for the Matt Duchene situation.
-- Kevin Bieksa couldn’t have looked more bad-ass in dropping Radko Gudas with a Superman punch during last night’s action, and he couldn’t have picked a bigger cheap-shot artist to knock on his butt. Well done all around.
-- Here are some sights and sounds from the inaugural Boston Bruins Face-Off Gala, where the B’s diehards got to get up close and personal with the B’s players.
-- Arpon Basu has Carey Price giving the Canadiens a sliver of hope at a most crucial time after Montreal’s win on Tuesday night.
-- The Florida Panthers have taken Antti Niemi on waivers after he flopped as a backup goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
-- For something completely different: A cool featurette on the new Star Wars movie that sends a lot of good vibes toward director Rian Johnson.