Tuesday links: Giving up on scoreboard watching edition

Blues news

• The Blues are not good at home. [Belleville News-Democrat]
• Good news: We aren't the only ones who don't know why the Blues are putrid at home. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
• Roman Polak is upset that he had to miss Sunday's game. [Belleville News-Democrat]
• Blues sparkplug T.J. Oshie is one of several sophomores who is not slumping in his second season. [sportsnet]
• Ian Cole is going to Peoria. I doubt the nightlife will be as good as what he had in South Bend, but I may be wrong. [Peoria Journal Star]

Hockey news

• Monday's results. Wings beat Penguins. [Yahoo! Sports]
• Tuesday's games. I'm not going to do scoreboard watching with the Blues now eight points out. [Yahoo! Sports]
• Jeff Carter is hurt, snapping his consecutive game streak at 286 games. [ESPN]
• The NHLPA is considering an interim head shot rule. [ESPN]
• Taylor or Tyler — who goes No. 1? [TSN]
• The Sharks are trying something new this year — choking BEFORE the playoffs start. [Fear the Fin]
• A look at the faceoff circle and the guys who are good at taking draws. No Mike Eastwood? [Behind the Net]
• The Islanders lack size. Side note: I will link to anything that takes a shot at Adam Creighton. Fuck that guy. [Lighthouse Hockey]

Other links

• Life is depressing and kids need to learn that. The best way to teach them this lesson? Depressing books. [10 Zen Monkeys]
• I'm not trying to open a can or religious worms, but I found this guys description of the flier pretty funny. [27bslash6]
• Who knew a magazine could do so much damage? (Ads may be a little not safe for work) [Nothing Toxic]

Video

EDIT: Looks like I forgot the video. My bad. I'll do two tomorrow.

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