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With both Adam McQuaid and Dennis Seidenberg on the mend, the call has gone out to Providence to send up a defenseman.

The Boston Bruins, currently atop the Eastern Conference, host the St. Louis Blues at TD Garden tonight at 7pm.  

• Former UVM Catamount Kevan Miller has been called up, possibly to make his NHL debut. [MetroWestDailyNews]
• A stiff westerly wind will blow into town, a team built very much on the same model as the Bruins. [BostonHerald]
• Injuries to Adam McQuaid and Dennis Seidenberg have combined to test the Bruins depth at defense. Young players stepping in present a challenge, and Tuukka Rask and Zdeno Chara have had to pick up the slack. [TheBostonGlobe]
• So how's realignment treating the Bruins so far in the new Eastern Conference? [BruinsDaily]
•  Tuukka Rask 's "sparkling play" ensures he will not be overlooked as a candidate for the Vezina again this year. [NHL]
• Here's what the Buffalo Sabres see in GM candidate Jim Benning. [SabreNoise]
• Don't be fooled by his "baby face," Ryan Spooner is working on his consistency, assertiveness, and aggression. [MetroWestDailyNews]
• Welcome back, Vladimir Sobotka! Revisit this vintage interview by Naoko Funayama, with David Krejci translating and Blake Wheeler offering the one word he knows in Czech. [YouTube]
• Enjoy the Jack Edwards call of the week, Milan Lucic 's breakaway goal in OT against the Blue Jackets, and a few more for good measure. [BruinsDaily]

Elsewhere around the rink: 

• The USA Hockey Sled Classic is underway in Colorado Springs, they will be streaming online if you'd like a look. [USAHockey]
• Got narrative? Dig into the "crazy tales" of the season so far. [TheGlobeAndMail]
• Sean McIndoe bravely reassesses his right and not-so-right predictions for the NHL season so far. [Grantland]
• Lessons were learned after the watershed JFK assasination that led to subsequent sensitivity in professional sports leagues' game postponements and cancellations after national tragedies. [Trentonian]
• Meet Stéphane Waite, and see why Carey Price is happy to have him in his corner. [MontrealGazette]
•  Rick Nash has a new perspective on head injury, and calls for players and the NHLPA to take responsibility for themselves. [NYPost]
• The Reading Royals for the WIN!  Get a load of their ugly Christmas sweater jerseys. [PuckDaddy]
• Jose Canseco was pulled over (and then laughed at) while transporting goats. Check out the diaper fail. [HuffingtonPost]