It's Tuesday. Let's do this.
Blues news
- News you may know if you visit this site, the Blues have trimmed the roster down to 30. [Belleville News-Democrat]
- I know it's been said, but how did the Blues go from No. 6 in the west to potentially on the outside looking in? Did three other teams get that much better? [Fox Sports]
- To paraphrase the announcer on NBA, the defensive competition is heating up. [Stltoday.com]
- Hockey news
- Bad news if you're going to the Islanders/Kings preseason game in Kansas City: John Tavares won't be playing. [KC Star]
- So some guy got his ass beat in a fight, so now fighting is bad. Sigh. Gotta love snap decisions. [SI.com]
- Evgeni Malkin, like Alex Ovechkin, is going to play in the 2014 Olympics -- even if the NHL won't let him. [TSN]
- The Coyotes have a new assistant coach, no word on the head coach's status. [TSN]
- Pascal Morency is suspended for leaving the bench and trying to fight Dion Phaneuf. [TSN]
- Oh ... this is still going on. [TSN]
- The Oilers have goalie issues. [The Copper & Blue]
- Chemmy does some actual research about the value of the Phil Kessel trade. It's interesting, and a good read. [Pension Plan Puppets]
- No word on the Versus/DirecTV deal, and no word on the NHL Center Ice/Time Warner negotiations. Gotta love the NHL and it's trouble with TV contracts. [Puck Daddy]
Other links
- So, this is the world's most insensitive tattoo. [Sade]
- Don't believe in global warming? What if I told you it fucked with your beer. Now do you care? I thought so. [Atom]
Video
I don't know how Cross Check Raise knew I was a fan of hot dogs, but this video hits close to home. Hot dog buns shouldn't come in packs of eight while dogs come in packs of 10. This man is a hero.
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