Camp is just the start. Soon there will be real games. Life is good.
Blues news
- Here is your training camp schedule. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
- Ty Conklin is a cycling pilot with badass facial hair. Someone should write a book about him. [BND]
- One of the main battles to watch at camp will be the battle for the defensive spots. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
- The Sporting News breaks down the Blues thusly: "Short on experience, long on potential."[Sporting News]
- Here are the answers from JR's chat. [JR Live]
- Jon Hamm loves the Blues. And, apparently, NHL 94. [Puck Daddy]
Hockey news
- Fear the Fin looks at Andre Lilja and wonders where he fits in with the Sharks. [Fear the Fin]
- Raw Charge wonders if Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis will be reunited this season. [Raw Charge]
- The Rangers are going to have some sharp third jerseys. [SB Nation]
- Dallas has signed James Neal. Restricted free agency is a joke. [ESPN]
- The Ducks signed Paul Mara on the same day they lost d-man Toni Lydman to double vision. [TSN]
- Jordan Staal has a foot injury that will sideline him for a bit. [TSN]
- Brian Gionta is now the captain in Montreal. If the Blues can have a robot, Montreal can have a midget. [TSN]
Other links
- I wish this were a real video game. And I got to shoot Urkel. [The High Definite]
- A list of the 20 worst TV shows to ever appear on TV. There's some awful, awful stuff here. [Heavy.com]
- Surviving prison is a lot like surviving school. Some very good advice her for kids and college students. [Uproxx]
Videos
I'll let the Answer Man set this up: I"'m afraid a dance off may settle it at the end. I promise this is happening somewhere on Tesson Ferry, Eh oh!" Seriously, Alexander Semin thinks these guys need to learn to fight.