Saturday Links: The Impending Lockout: Sobering to the Point of Needing a LOT More Alcohol Edition

Blues News:

• Everyone to Peoria. [Star Journal]
• David Backes pukes on airplane ride. [Twitter]

NHL Signings in the last 24 hours*:

• Shane Doan. 4 years. $21.2 million. [NYTimes]
• Milan Lucic. 3 years. $18 million. [USATODAY]
• Justin Abdelkader. 4 years. $7.2 million contract. and Carlo Colaiacovo. 2 years. $5 million. [NBC Sports]
• John Carlson. 6 years. $23.8 million. [Washington Times]
• Alexandre Burrows. 4 years. $18 million. [NHL]
• Kari Lehtonen. 5 years. $29.5 million. [Dallas Stars Blog]
• Gabriel Bourque. 2 years. $1.55 million. [The Tennessean]

*This seems excessive.

Video:

I'd much rather be part of this Lockout than an NHL lockout.