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Teams no one wants to be traded to, Toews does something amusing, and 29 old sports rules.

"Smash the Blues!" - all Dallas players
"Smash the Blues!" - all Dallas players
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

BLUES NEWS:

  • Robb gives us a piece "In Defense of Patrik Berglund". I like Berglund. [SLGT]
  • Blues get a hard workout after the loss on Tuesday, Chris Porter can officially rejoin the lineup, and Petteri Lindbohm has been recalled from the Wolves.  [Lou Korac/In the Slot]

HOCKEY NEWS:

  • Six games last night. Unfortunately, no meteor in Chicago. [NHL.com 2/18/15]
  • Seven games tonight. [NHL.com 2/19/15]
  • The Canadiens lose their second defenceman, Alexei Emelin, in three games...a mere 20 seconds into the game against the Senators. [Puck Daddy]
  • Jonathan Toews does something amusing. Yes, it's true, a parody PSA about getting up during game play.  [CBS Eye on Hockey]
  • Five teams no one wants to be traded to, according to their agents. [Puck Daddy]
  • In an SPHL game between the Peoria Rivermen and the Fayetteville Fire Antz, Antz defenceman Tyler Sheldrake got himself suspended for the rest of the season and playoffs. He kind of went crazy. [Puck Daddy]

OTHER STUFF:

  • According to a lot of tweets by Norm MacDonald, Eddie Murphy was supposed to play Bill Cosby in the Celebrity Jeopardy sketch on Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary show. [The Concourse / Deadspin]
  • Can Lance Armstrong get away with everything? [Gawker]
  • 11 of the greatest class pranks. [Mental Floss]
  • Deadpool casting secrets. [Nerdist]

VIDEO:

John Green gives you 29 early sports rules.

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