Friday Links - Drunk Art School

It's a late game, it's a California team…

BLUES NEWS:

• Paul Stastny (I swear I'll learn to spell his name without google)  is still trying to find his glass slipper line. The line shuffling has been tough on him and hopefully soon he'll find his spot. Most recently he's been on a line with Jori Lehtera and Vladimir Tarasenko during practice. Might be a good place for him until Jaden Schwartz returns. [In the Slot / Lou Korac]
• Is this the start of a SLGT book club? Hildy has a review of a manga style graphic novel The Hockey Saint. Cool. [SLGT]
• Beyond Checkerdome Episode #67 is now up and ready for a listen. [SLGT]
• Here's some fancy new wallpaper to dazzle your computer screen. [d-two.net]

KNOW YOUR ENEMY:

• Check out the folks over at Anaheim Calling for some info on the Blues California opponent, the Ducks. [Anaheim Calling]
• And for info on all three California teams, there's the Battle of California. [Battle of California]

HOCKEY NEWS:

• Two games yesterday with final digits. [NHL.com 1/1/15]
• Eight games tonight. Only one to care about, though it's a late one. [NHL.com 1/2/15]
• Here's another "once seen cannot be unseen" injury picture. Flyers Michael Del Zotto took a skate blade to the neck from former Flyer and current Avalanche player Daniel Briere. [Puck Daddy]
• Oilers Keith Aulie has been given a two game suspension for the illegal check to the head of Flames Matt Stajan. [CBS Sports Eye on Hockey]
• BOOOOOOO! Refs stopped a potential goalie fight between Bruins Tuukka Rask and Maple Leafs Jonathan Bernier on Wednesday night. [CBS Sports Eye on Hockey]
• Try your hand at the Hardest Hockey Quiz EVER. I got 40% through pure luck. Donut King got 24%. (S/T to our Swedish correspondent @erderuft, AKA Marcus E. Pettersson) [Sportsnet]
  

WINTER CLASSIC:

• Coolest moment not seen on TV at the Winter Classic. [Puck Daddy]
• Karl Alzner wore sunglasses during the game and looked, according to him, the opposite of cool. I may have to agree. [Puck Daddy]
• Niklas Hjalmarsson says not delaying the game was dangerous. He could've just worn sunglasses. [Puck Daddy]
• Alex Ovechkin takes a puck to the throat and keeps going…because he's a hockey player. [USA Today / For the Win]

OTHER…STUFF:

• Let's watch a video of stuff being smashed…for science! [Nerdist]
• A Granite City man had a turn signal lever removed from his arm 51 years after the initial accident.  Until ten years ago he had no idea it was even in his arm! [Huffington Post]
• Didn't get around to making a New Year resolution? Here's 14 you can take from fortune cookies.  #9 is mine. [Huffington Post]

VIDEO:

Switching video themes midweek . . . here's Jenna Marbles on what girls have in common in the fall.

And a tutorial on how to make balloon art while drunk.

And we're back to our regular schedule. J-Mill has your weekend. So send him stuff:

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