I just realized, this will be my last meaningful edition of the links for a few months. Sigh. Let's get to it, friends.

Blues news

• Blues vs. Ducks tonight. [Sporting News]
• Who are the core players on the Blues? Not Chris Mason. [STLtoday]
• Brad Boyes talks about the season, Keith Tkachuk. [CBC]
• The Blues are still heading in the right direction. Maybe. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
• Lars Eller and Jonas Junland are back with the big boys. Lars is Skeet, but what's Jonas' nickname? [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

• Roman Polak is a beast. So is Barret Jackman. [The Globe and Mail]

• According to JR's Twitter: "The St. Louis chapter of the Pro Hockey Writers Association has nominated Erik Johnson for the Masterton Trophy, which honors perseverance." [Twitter]

Hockey news

• Mike Modano knows how to make an exit. [Puck Daddy]
• The Penguins kinda close out Mellon Arena with a win. [ESPN]
• Pat Burns is out of the hospital and at home. [TSN]
• Eric Staal picks up a hat trick on free hat night. [TSN]
• From Poor College Student: North Dakota is no longer the Fight Sioux. Somewhere T.J. Oshie sheds a single tear. [ESPN]
• Results. [Yahoo! Sports]
• Games. [Yahoo! Sports]

Other links

• Answer Man shares a pretty funny site featuring awkward erections. Good stuff. [Awkward Boners]
• Broomball is the next sport that will take over the world. The last quote is golden — the man who said it will be doing the links this weekend. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
• From Poor College Student: Bring back Mitch. [Facebook]
• Tiger Woods has a new creepy commercial that is ripe for parody. Internet, do what you do. [Next Round]
• Unnecessary photo censorship. [Unreality]

Video

Pixels are going to take over the world, or at least NYC.

Mr. Broomball has the links this weekend. Go Blues.

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