For being the hero in yesterday's Winter Classic, Mike Rupp got the privilege to meet Canadian celebrity Dick Assman this morning. Truly a sight to behold.

Blues News

• Ian Cole's suspension frustrates the Blues. [P-D]
• More frustration. [BND]
• Cade Fairchild will be replacing Ian while he rides the press box. [STL Sports Minute]
• A preview of tonight's game from the opposition. [Howlin' Hockey]

NHL/Hockey News Mostly Winter Classic News

• The Rangers won a wild Winter Classic, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2. [WSJ]
• Weather conditions and game atmosphere were perfect for the Winter Classic, a welcome change from last year's warm and rainy affair. [NHL]
• ESPN's Classic wrap-up. [ESPN]
• Brayden Schenn scored his first career goal at the Winter Classic, but it was disappointing that his team couldn't hold on for a win. [Puck Daddy]
• Mike Rupp, who never scores, ended up netting 2 and becoming an unlikely hero. [Puck Daddy]
• I thought the penalties and the penalty shot at the end were a bunch of horseshit. John Totorella agrees, commenting that the refs must have been in cahoots with NBC to get a dramatic ending. [NY Daily News]
• The LA Times is not impressed with this year's Classic. [LA Times]
• Pluses and minuses from around the league. [LA Times]
• Carolina's boy wonder, Jeff Skinner, is skating and close to returning from the IR. [LFP]
• The Avalanche beat the Kings in the shootout, making them 7-0 in the shitty gimmick this season. [SJ Mercury]
• The Flames suck ass if they play suck-ass teams. [Montreal Gazette]
• Repeat offender Raffi Torres charged a dude and only got 2 games. What a fucking joke. [CBC]

Other Stuff

• Law and Order: Gotham City. [Imgur]
• Intense Oregon Fan is intense. [SBN]
• 30 things you should stop doing to yourself. [Mark and Angel Hack Life]

Tuesday Video

Dick Assman.

SLGT: Your home for "Fuck Detroit" and Dick Assman.

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