Thursday Links - Set Sail

BLUES NEWS:

• Jori Lehtera is listed as a "game-time decision"  after a trip to the hospital during Tuesday's game. [StL Today]

KNOW YOUR ENEMY--THE BUFFALO SABRES:

• If you want to know anything about that terrible team up north (no, not the Maple Leafs), go here: [Die By The Blade]

HOCKEY NEWS:

• Three games last night. [NHL.com 11/18/15]
• Nine games tonight, one to watch at 7pm Central. [NHL.com 11/19/15]
• The LA Kings have suspended minor league goaltender Patrik Bartosak after his arrest on 12 counts of domestic-related charges. [Puck Daddy]
• Minnesota Wild forward Nino Niederreiter will not face discipline for his hit on Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta that ended with Maatta in the hospital overnight. [CBS Eye on Hockey]
• After his overnight hospital stay, Olli Maatta will be out 3-4 weeks with an upper body injury. [Puck Daddy]
• The Blue Jackets have made up some pretty cool game-day posters. (S/T to @JDandTurkelton) [Blue Jackets]
• Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic has requested a trade to a western--preferably Canadian--NHL team due to family concerns. [CBS Eye on Hockey]
• The USHL's Omaha Lancers will wear some sweet Star Wars-inspired helmets during Saturday's game against the Waterloo Black Hawks. [CBS Eye on Hockey]
• A Finnish goalie with a temper…I am shocked!  [Puck Daddy]
• The University of North Dakota FIGHTING SIOUX!!! will now be called the Fighting Hawks.  blegh. [Puck Daddy]

OTHER STUFF:

• China's ghost cities. Best comment: "So…China has cities that look like Detroit, but cleaner?" [NPR]
• 14 vodkas ranked…let the taste testing begin!! [Adequate Man/ Deadspin]

VIDEO:

Alexander Skarsgard and Jack McBrayer join Greenpeace on a mission to the Arctic, but Alexander has another reason for the trip… (the first in a series of "episodes"):

Hoosier Blue's next scheduled shift at the Links Factory is tomorrow.