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Blues news

• Blues vs. Carolina Hurricanes ... TONIGHT! Here's a preview. [Blues]
  
• Mason and Conklin have mutual respect ... for now. [Blues]
• Stop me if you've heard this before, the Blues are battling injuries. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

Hockey news

• Wings, Caps and Avs all were winners last night. [Yahoo! Sports]
• Other action for Wednesday not involving the Blues. [Yahoo! Sports]
• So I know we should be building up hate for the Hurricanes, but this story about Eric Staal is pretty cool. He donated a bunch of equipment for underprivileged kids. [Canes Country]
• The Lightnings "naked shootout" has caught on ... and gotten some kids in trouble. [Raw Charge]
• If Dmitri Kulikov gets to spend the whole season in Florida, Alex Pietrangelo should be a lock in St. Louis. [Litter Box Cats]
• Former Blue Ryan Johnson went head-first into the baords and had to leave the ice on a stretcher. [ESPN]
• How are teams coping with injuries to key players. I guess T.J. Oshie and his incredible disappearing appendix don't count. [ESPN]
• As Carnie previously reported, piggie flu hits the NHL. [TSN]
• How do you get two hernias in your groin? You know what, I don't want to know. [TSN]

Other links

• A collection of some of the dumbest lyrics in hip-hop. Enjoy. [Snacks and Shit]
• Here's some art we can all enjoy -- bacon art. [Stupid Idiot]
• Some of the most bizarre, specific dating sites. [Lemon Drop]

Video

This video is just pretty cool.