Wednesday links: So now the NHL decides to reject cap-circumventing deals edition

by averagejoe on Jul 21, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

How come the league couldn't have done this last offseason with the Blackhawks and Marian Hossa. We could be living in a world where the Hawks are still cupless, but no, the NHL finally decides to address the issue that's been festering for years too late. Good job, NHL.

Blues news

Mandi Schwartz, sister of St. Louis Blues first-round pick Jaden Schwartz, is still fighting cancer and still needs a stem cell donor. [NHL]
Matt McIlvane has a two-way deal with the Peoria Rivermen and the Bloomington Prairie Thunder. [Pantagraph]

Hockey news

So this happened: The NHL decides to finally close to long-term contract loophole after allowing teams like Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago and Vancouver to exploit it and has voided Ilya Kovalchuk's mega-contract. [TSN]
Maybe, just maybe, Lou Lamoriello should have shut it mouth. [Canes Country]
The Devils might be levied with a cap reduction for violating Article 50. [Jewels From The Crown]
If you like reading legal jargon, here's how the NHL decided to void the Kovie Kontract. [From the Rink]
Jason Spezza talks about trade buzz. Really I just needed a non-Kovie story for the links. [TSN]
A look at some of the NHL's unbreakable records. [Puck Daddy]

Other links

A hockey blog tries to find the most hipster city in America. Good friend Nate lives in one of the cities and plays concerts in another. Draw your own conclusions, friends. [Behind The Net]
Playboy is launching a safe for work website. Kinda defeats the point of Playboy, eh? (Hat/tip to Milo). [Yahoo!]
A graphic look at Craigslist. [NextRound.net]

Video

~~Gallagher thinks he may be the only person to find this video funny. It made me laugh, so that's two. Language is foul.~~ And I can't work copy and paste. Anyway, I found this video a few days ago and it made me laugh. Bugs rapping was too funny. Then I found out Jay-Z wrote the lyrics. Great story, eh?

More media voting later on today. Come back and vote. Also, Gallagher ~~comes out of the closet~~ writes a fan letter to Matt Walker.

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Sounds like somebody was trying to sirsumvrent the law.

(best if read in GOB’s voice. Bless you, Arrested Development.)

by haveblue on Jul 21, 2010 7:13 AM CDT reply actions

Everything reminds me of a tune these days:

Clicky POP!

Let's go Blues!!!

by Milo. on Jul 21, 2010 7:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Safe-For-Work Playboy, eh?

I remember watching Letterman on a regular basis around the time when he had his heart attack (this would be in the mid 90’s). He bitched a lot about having to drink decaffeinated coffee around then. One time, he compared it thusly: “It’s like scotch without the alcohol . . . WHAT’S THE DAMN POINT?!”

That’s an apt description for Safe-For-Work Playboy.

St. Louis Game Time . . . I need another beer.
And I can also write things in 140 characters or fewer.

by Donut King on Jul 21, 2010 7:27 AM CDT reply actions

I don't follow your logic

I mean, everybody buys playboy for the articles right? :p

Joe, it’s not polite to make me think I’m going nuts because my groggy mind struggles to figure out why it feels like Wednesday and the links say it’s Tuesday. :)

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige

by Dan. on Jul 21, 2010 9:01 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions