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Blues news

• In case you missed it, here's the Blues' opening-night roster. [Blues]
• Jeremy Rutherford will be taking questions at 1 p.m. today. [JR Live]
• Dan O'Neill writes about Alex Steen by comparing him to some Mizzou football player I don't give a fuck about. Great lede, Dan. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
• Dan O'Neill previews the NHL. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
• The Rivermen are going to be a pedophiles dream — they will be very young. [PJ Star]
• From Brad, although he didn't send a link and made me find it on my own — thanks, boss: Do you know T.J. Oshie? Good here's a list of seven players you should know since you're one ahead of the crowd. [SB Nation]
• Fanhouse raves about Jay McClement. I gotta say, the sourcing for this article is incredible. That guy from Game Time sounds smart AND sexy. (Note: This is just beginning of the Silent Jay love-fest here today). [Fanhouse]
• From SubSym: The Blues get a PHT preview. [Pro Hockey Talk]

Hockey news

• Tonight's games. [Yahoo! Sports]
• A look inside the Bruins' media guide.[Stanley Cup of Chowder]
• Shawn Horcoff is the newest captain of the Oilers. [The Copper & Blue]
• Habs fans are happy with Carey Price. Some of them, at least. And, apparently, Jaroslav Halak is now hanging out with Obi-Wan. [Habs Eyes On The Prize]
• If at first you don't success, try and try again. The NHL is keeping hope alive of a return to Winnipeg and Quebec. [TSN]
• The Canucks have traded Darcy Hordichuk to the Panthers for Andrew Peters. [TSN]
• Kirk Maltby has been sent to the AHL. Well, that's one less old guy on the Wings. [TSN]
• Sheldon Souray will be taking a few trips on the Hershey highway. [TSN]
• The Devils are hurting, cap wise. Maybe signing Ilya Kovalchuk wasn't the best move. Do you still trust Lou? [Puck Daddy]

Other links

• Designers love to hate things. There's some good, quality hate here. [Your Logo Makes Me Barf]
• How much would you spend to have a day to just do whatever the hell you want in an abandoned sky-high building? The possibilities are endless. I'd probably start with an epic game of hide and seek. [WebUrbanist]
• A collection of inappropriate Halloween costumes. I hate Halloween and I hate kids, but I do love kids dressed like jackasses — easy to mock. [Huffington Post]

Videos

From the apporpiately named jeepnut, some Army guys take apart and reassemble a jeep in under four minutes. I can't change my tire that quickly.

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