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Blues News
- Fire the fucking assistants first, but whatever. Payne fired. Hitchcock hired. [Blues]
- Rutherford's take. [P-D]
- Wysh's take. [Puck Daddy]
- A tale of the Blues and BJs. Yeah, did you expect the BJs to dump their coach first? Fat chance! Blues. [The Star]
- Scott Burnside is all about this coaching change. [ESPN]
- If you have ESPN Insider (hahahaha), here's an article that I want you to copy-paste in the comments regarding more possible changes in the Blues organization. ESPN believes that Payne is only the beginning. [ESPN]
- The Blues will finally have a lengthy homestand, but they will be tested by some of the best in the NHL. Yes, Toronto is somehow elite this year. [SBN STL]
NHL/Hockey News
- Along with the hiring of Hitchcock, CBC dishes its 30 thoughts on the last week of NHL news. [CBC]
- Ethan Moreau was fined for leveling Chris Kunitz with a nasty boarding call. Was it enough of a punishment? [Puck Daddy]
- Darren Pang and former enforcer Georges Laraque got into a Twitter fight over Wayne Gretzky and it was adorable. [Puck Daddy]
- The Blue Jackets are a beautiful disaster. [Puck Daddy]
- Scores from last night. [NHL]
- Some teams are surprisingly good (Toronto, Ottawa) while others are surprisingly bad (Columbus, Boston). Will that remain the same going forward? [SportsNet]
- Ticket prices: Dallas is the least expensive place to see hockey, while Toronto is the most difficult. No shock here. [Bizjournals]
- Mark Messier completed the New York Marathon over the weekend for the first time in as many tries. [NHL]
- Gary Bettman thinks that losing a season to lockout was worth it and offers up optimism for sad basketball fans. Unless you're in one of the many markets without any stars (i.e. most of them). Then you're always sad. [CBS Sports]
Other Stuff
- 9 Drivers That Nobody Complains About. [Cracked]
- Drunk Rick Perry was an all-time classic on SNL last Saturday. [FoD]
- The popular costumes from this past Halloween. [Visual]
Monday Video
Doesn't this apartment look like Seinfeld?
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