Wednesday Linkorama

Tough break (no pun intended) for Denver University as they found out that their 4th leading scorer might be done for the season.

Bad news out of the DU locker room today. Junior wing Anthony Maiani, who blocked a shot with his right index finger last week against North Dakota, will have surgery Tuesday to rebuild the ligaments and bones in the finger. If he doesn’t have surgery soon, he risks losing the bone and future use of the finger. [Denver Post]

DU is also having a power outage from their top players the past four games. DU's top line also has 45% of their points this season.

DU’s postseason stats sheet explains its 2-2 playoff record, including the two unenthusiastic wins over WCHA last-place Michigan Tech. Rhett Rakhshani, who leads the team with 50 points, has just two points (one goal) in four playoff games. He has a minus-1 rating. Linemate and fellow senior Tyler Ruegsegger has just one point, an assist, and is even. The final member of that line, sophomore Joe Colborne, has two points (one goal) in the four playoff games, and is minus-1. [Denver Post]

Patrice Bergeron is concerned about his fellow teammate Marc Savard.

Meanwhile, Bergeron's Bruins teammate Marc Savard is slowly recovering from a Grade 2 concussion he suffered March 7 in Pittsburgh, the result of a blindside hit by the Penguins' Matt Cooke. The Bruins have come to the realization that they will be without their top playmaker for the remainder of the season, which is a crushing blow to a team fighting for a postseason berth.

Savard remains at home, and the only moving around he's been doing is going to the hospital for examinations; according to coach Claude Julien, Savard has made little progress.

"He's still far behind," Julien said. "When we say 'better,' it's marginal; it's not a big, big step right now. But it's nice to know at least it's going in the right direction, and for him, that's important. Right now we can't even be considering him as a guy coming back soon."

Even if there was a possibility Savard could return this season, the Bruins aren't about to sacrifice his well-being. This isn't the first time he has suffered a concussion. [ESPN.COM]

Here is Husker Mike's take on the fire storm left by Patrick Reusse's rumor that miraculously appeared during the Final Five.

KSTP's Patrick Reusse (1500 AM in Minneapolis) raised a bit of a stir this weekend by tweeting about rumors that Minnesota was thinking about firing Don Lucia and hiring UNO head coach Dean Blais. For what it's worth, it would be hard to blame Blais for returning to his alma mater, but it wouldn't be good for UNO after only one season. While it's still a rumor at this point (Lucia still has a job), the rumor mill was running quite strong in Minneapolis this weekend at the WCHA Final Five. Trev Alberts was asked about the situation, and felt flattered that that UNO's hockey coach was the subject of these rumors. Until Lucia is actually fired, it's just speculation, but it's pretty clear that it's more than just "internet idiots" talking about it. (Yes, I'm looking at you SpamMania. Before you start labeling people as "idiots", at least get your source straight. The idiot might turn out to be the guy in the mirror...)

Cornell Senior Goalie Ben Scrivens is on Hot Streak at the Right Time [Slap Shot Blog]

UND Fighting Sioux goalie Brad Eidsness was on yesterday with Dan Hammer on AM 740 out of Fargo, ND. [Click to listen to the podcast]