Tuesday links: How much longer until the regular season starts edition

by averagejoe on Sep 15, 2009 6:00 AM CDT

Blues news

And so it begins. Tonight, the Blues and WIlds square off at Scottrade. The puck will drop at 7 p.m. [Blues]
Signs of training camp: The new guy training to prove he belong at the top level story appears. Ladies and gents, meet Brendan Bell. [Belleville News-Democrat]
Sign of training camp: Injured guys back and ready to prove they can still play stories. Today we have Erik Johnson and Paul Kariya, who I think will have a monster year just so he can get one more big contract. [Belleville News-Democrat]
Lots of good stuff from JR about Ty Conklin's mask, white skates and the goal scoring prowess of Dancing Steve Wagner. [Morning Skate | STLtoday]

Hockey news

Kari Lehtonen is hurt, so Manny Legace actually might have a shot at playing in the NHL this season.(Thanks to Susie) [ajc.com]
TSN releases its fantasy hockey rankings. Shockingly, Sidney Crosby is not No. 1. [TSN]
Andreas Lilja is going to be out for some time. I know he's a Red Wing, but damn, PCS (post concussion syndrome, not Poor College Student) sucks. [Winging It In Motown]
Dennis Seidenberg has been signed by the Panthers. [TSN]
Marian Gaborik has a sore groin. He's day to day. Who had Day fucking 1 in the office pool? [Newsday]
The Sean Avery flow chart. Brilliant. [Rangers Report]

Other links

Google Cook Islands has an unfortunate URL. [Google]
Some sales are awesome. Others ... not so much. [Mental Floss]
The internet gave us Keyboard Cat and LOLCatz, now we having the newest meme that will confuse old people: WHOSE RESPONSIBLE THIS. I'm just trying to keep you guys ahead of the curve. [Topless Robot]
From the Hockey Prof: A collection of Bloom County comic strips, inspired by the Garfield as Garfield link. I don't get it either, but he does. [The Lost Bloom County Adventures]

Video

Oh fuck and yes: Hockey is back -- who cares if its preseason.

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You are gonna force me...

…to dig up my old Bloom County books and fire up the scanner. (Damn it. There are things which cannot be found on the internets!)

by Rich of GASL on Sep 15, 2009 8:21 AM CDT reply actions

I’m absolutely amazed that no publisher has yet gone back to “remaster” the entire BC run. Give me a complete folio, with color Sunday strips, sketches and stories from Mr. Breathed — in other words, give me something to rival the Far Side anthology.

There’s a new generation out there, kids who have never heard of Dëathtöngue. It’s time to get them acquainted.

by BleedBlue42 on Sep 15, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions