Pujols just wanted to hang out with me, is all.

Blues News

• That goaltender interference penalty on Perron Tuesday night is still confounding. [P-D]
• Preview for tonight's game. [LA Times]
• Evgeny Grachev is Peoria-bound. [PJS]

NHL/Hockey News

• Claude Giroux is now the leading scorer in the NHL. [Philly Inquirer]
• The Ducks will be coming to Nashville Saturday night and their hatred for one another, incited by their playoff battle last season, will probably on display. [Nashville Scene]
• Alex Ovechkin speared somebody, yo. [CBC]
• Tampa Bay just keeps losing. How does that happen with all those good players? [Bradenton]
• The new NHL alignments will see teams slugging it out in the playoffs within their division. Will that increase the amount of fights? [Puck Daddy]
• It looks like the NHL doesn't want to make money, so they're recycling last year's All-Star Jerseys. Piping everywhere! [Icethetics]
• Sidney Crosby got hit in the head, so as a precaution, he'll sit 2 games. [SBN]

Other Stuff

• RIP Col. Potter. [MSNBC]
• If you're a fan of "The Walking Dead," there's no argument that Otis was the most talented character on that show. [IGN]
• You've probably seen this linked on Facebook one hundred times, but here it is again: St. Louis Doesn't Suck. [Forbes]

Thursday Video

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