Halak has five. Elliott has five. The Blues are playing team defense. I like it.

Blues News:

• DAVID BACKES WAS IN HOUSTON AND DIDN'T TELL ME!? [OzarksFirst]
  
• St Louis' success measured by the monetary amount of lobbyists gifts? I only have one problem with this - does this mean more bandwagoners? [Puck Daddy]
  
• No Steen. No Mac. Still sad. [KMOV]
  
• Fun. Another missed deadline in another attempt to buy the Blues. Raise your hand if you're tired of this. [Post Dispatch]
  
• I disagree with the title of this article. There was a little rust last night for that team. [Post Dispatch]
• Have fun all you roadtrippers to Nashville! Meet up with these people. Try not to get kicked out. [On the Forecheck]

Central Division Happenings:

• Christopher Columbus! The Blue Jackets won! [Washington Post]
  
• Clock issue with Columbus. [CBSSports]
  
• Suter ain't signing. [USATODAY]
  
• Jimmy Howard + Broken finger = ________ [Detroit Free Press]
  
• Of course the Wings took a team trip to play broomball. Why wouldn't they? [MLive]
  
• Who is Andrew Shaw? [CSNChicago]
  
• Chicago, they are struggling. They also haven't recorded a shutout this year. [NHL]
  

Other Stuff:

• Laugh, monkeys, laugh. [Down Goes Brown]
  
• Nostalgia: 90's edition. True story, you can find some of these outfits worn in Milwaukee not ironically. [Fuck Yeah Ugly '90s Clothes!]
  

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