A home win? What is that? Now let's get a road win again tonight.

Blues news

• Blues win! At home! Exclamation points! [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
• Were the Flames star-struck? Who knows. I'm just glad they lost. [Vancouver Sun]
• Brett Hull is, and always will be, the man. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
• Some quotes throughout the day — did you know the Blues told Brendan Shanahan he was traded in a five-second phone call? [Belleville News-Democrat]
• Here are some pictures from last night. [Blues]
• The Blues are back in action tonight, taking on the hated Chicago Blackhawks. [CBS Sports
• Patrick Kane will play tonight against the Blues. [Chicago Breaking Sports News]

Hockey news

• Here are your results for last night. [Yahoo! Sports]
• Eight games tonight, but really one worth watching. [Yahoo! Sports]
• FIGHT! Everyone loves a good throw down, here are the Puck Daddy Top-10 of the aughts. No love for the Cam Janssen/Aaron Downey fight? [Puck Daddy]
• What's ailing the Sharks? For once it's not being in the playoffs. [Fear the Fin]
• The 12 Days of Christmas gets a Vancouver makeover. [Nucks Misconduct]
• Canadiens goalie Jaroslav Halak might be on the move. [TSN]
• Gary Bettman tells the Board of Governors they won't have to cover the Coyotes' losses. That means, of course, they will. [TSN]
• Guess what? The Canadian media loves Sidney Crosby. [TSN]
• More notes from the first day of the BOG meetings. [ESPN]
• Brian Burke will carry the Olympic torch. [ESPN]
• Michael Leighton, who is not that good, has been claimed off waivers by the Flyers. [ESPN]

Other links

• This map looks pretty accurate said every one of my neighbors. [Pic
• You've heard of Letters to Santa, well this is Letters to Walken, as in Christopher Walken. [Letters to Walken]
• The year in viral videos. Enjoy. [Videogum]

Video

Donut King knows who he wants to take over the Blues when Andy Murray gets fired: this guy.