Keith Tkachuk is gone, Davis Payne stays and other news that you already know coming up ... now!

Blues news

• Davis Payne is the 23rd head coach in Blues history. More Payne puns for everyone! [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
• The Blues will pick 14th in the draft. [Blues]
• Keith Tkachuk is done. [Blues]
  
• Larry Pleau roasts Tkachuk. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

Hockey news

• Alexander Semin wants to get finished quickly. [Japers' Rink]
• Hockey and cartoons are a great pair. Read this. [Battle of California]
• Ryan Getzlaf wants you to know he doesn't suck, he was just hurt. [TSN]
• The Edmonton Oilers won the draft lottery. The Maple Leafs won the second pick, but have already traded that for Phil Kessel. [TSN]
• The NHL is cracking down on pregame shenanigans. [TSN]
• Coyotes news. I don't care anymore. [TSN]
• Rangers coach John Tortorella wants to see some players leave. [ESPN New York]
• Former Blue Brent Johnson will remain in Pittsburgh next season. [ESPN]

Other links

• This site is like tearing post-it notes. Click and drag to see the pretty colors. [color flip]
• This trophy is really not worth winning. [Total Pro Sports]
• Need to make your car more bad ass? Get a carstache. [Carstache]

Video

A man, a shotgun and a talking van. This spoof of bad 80s TV is little long, but pretty funny. Warning: Lot of blood (obviously fake).

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