I don't like late lunches... or long periods of time when the Blues don't play.

Blues News

• The only blues we're singing are the "why do we have to wait until Friday" blues. [Kamloops This Week]
• Andy McDonald has shed his red, no-contact jersey in practice. [P-D]
• More Elliott love. [NHL]
• Our Red Wing "friends(?)" preview the remainder of the season for the contending Central Division teams. That means everybody but Columbus. [Winging It In Motown]
• Tom Stillman is still on track to buy the Blues. [SBN STL]
• Ben Bishop (yes, a goalie) was named the MVP of the AHL All-Star Game. [Blues]
• David Backes flew 700 miles to rescue three strays. The man loves dogs. [FOX2]

NHL/Hockey News

• With the All-Star Game in the books, the trade deadline is the next big event on the NHL calendar. Who will make moves? [SBN]
• 12 names who will be trade bait for the next month. [CityNews Toronto]
• Is Jeff Carter untradeable? [Puck Daddy]
• Nobody's really worried about getting a new CBA finished. [SBN]
• The Devils and Islanders will play the first NHL game in Brooklyn during next year's pre-season. [Bloomberg]
• Conference breakdowns. [Eastern] [Western]

Other Stuff

• More sarcastic Amazon.com product reviews. [Cracked]
• I love Stephen Colbert. [Buzzfeed]
• Rally Squirrel is back. [Big League Stew]

Tuesday Video

I need one of these dog assistants.

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