Wednesday Links - Lemon Eyes

BLUES NEWS:

• Hildy explains why things need to change...and resigns us all to the fact that they won't. The only solution...alcohol. [SLGT]
• Buffa says if Hitch is fired, Army should be fired with him. [SLGT]
• The Blues are headed west for their longest road trip since early November and hoping to play a little better than they have been of late. David Backes will play after missing 2 practices and Kyle Brodziak will play against the Avalanche. [In the Slot / Lou Korac]

KNOW YOUR ENEMY--THE COLORADO AVALANCHE:

• For info on the Avalanchers...Avalanchees? Avalancheseses...anyway, go here: [Mile High Hockey]

HOCKEY NEWS:

• Eight games last night. [NHL.com 1/5/16]
• Five games tonight...one to watch at 9pm in Colorado. [NHL.com 1/6/16]
• Finland won gold at the World Junior final in OT. YAY! The Russian team will be personally flogged by Vladimir Putin upon arrival home. [Puck Daddy]
• The Florida Panthers are doing things. [NHL.com]
• The Wild and the Blue Jackets score goals 2 seconds apart, one was just a tad easier than the other. [CBS Sports Eye on Hockey]
• Wild forward Mikko Koivu was taken to hospital after a hard fall into the boards. Ouch! [Puck Daddy]
• NoDak hockey fans aren't taking too kindly to the use of the new nickname "Fighting Hawks" during games. [Puck Daddy]
• Watch this short documentary "Playing for Pevs" about Rich Peverley and the Dallas Stars team after his collapse on the bench in March 2014. [Puck Daddy]
• This guy is almost 90 and still plays hockey three times a week. Overachiever! [Deadspin]

OTHER STUFF:

• What was David Bowie doing at your age? [Sup Bowie]
• How bad science saved lives in Victorian England. [Mental Floss]

VIDEO:

One of my favourite songs right now, "Lemon Eyes" by Meg Myers:

Hoosier Blue returns tomorrow. Donut King has Friday's links. And I return Saturday.