Hockey was played last night. Now, if only it were a real game.

Blues news

• T.J. Oshie will be on the Wednesday radio show broadcasting LIVE from O.B. Clarks. [Blues]
• Chris Kerber is chatting. Check back daily for this. Larry Pleau talked Tuesday. [Blues]
• Excitement for the Blues is back. For those who didn't give up on the time (most of the people on this site) it's kinda bittersweet. Instead of die-hards packing the house its assbags who still think Paul Kariya is good. Oh well, at least the team is good. [Stltoday.com]
• You may have heard, Andy Murray is given an extra year. [Stltoday.com]
• With a goal, assist and fight in the 3-1 pre-season win, Derek Armstrong is making a case to make the big club. Sigh. [Belleville News-Democrat]
• Pre-season story: Surprising player attempts to prove he's not a fluke. Meet Brad Winchester. [Belleville News-Democrat]
• Chris Mason is getting a bobblehead. [OurSports Central]

Hockey news

• Hockey was played last night. [Scores]
• Bret Hedican is calling it quits. I remember him when he wore the Blue Note. [StarTribune.com]
• The Coyotes, without its coach, won a split squad game. This team is a sideshow, which is a shame because I kind of like some of the players. They could be quietly decent. [TSN]
• Jonas Gustavsson has a heart procedure. Not good times. [TSN]
• Andrei Markov is NOT the Canadiens captain. [TSN]
• ESPN looks West. [ESPN]
• And East. [ESPN]
• Should the Predators go after Phil Kessel, and if they should, what should they offer. [On the Forecheck]

Other links

• Kanye West is the newest internet meme. [I'mma Let You Finish]
• Holy shit its Green Man! [College Humor]
• Is the word the name of a cheese ... or a font. [Cheese or Font]
• If you printed the internet ... well, you'd be a fucking dork. A dork with a lot of porn. [CreativeCloud]
• This guy doesn't really look like Peter Griffin, but he thinks he does. [BBC]
• Smartest man ever? Smartest man ever. (From Classic17) [Jalopnik]

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