The Rookies Shall Save The Blues

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Rookies. Not Just Around to Have Their Balls Shaved. First-year forward David Perron scored two goals for the St. Louis Blues as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 4-3. That's back-to-back losses for the boys from Hockeytown, who gave up four second-period goals after going up 2-0 in the first. Henrik Zetterberg also saw his 17-game point streak come to an end. As for the proud Perron, well, his testicles were simply beaming.

The Pricey is Righty. The Montreal Canadiens went into Toronto and did what most everyone does there: beat the Leafs. This one finished 4-3 in overtime with Mike Komisarek notching the winner 35 seconds into the extra frame. Rookie goaltender Carey Price made 37 saves for the Habs and prompted this quote from the aforementioned Komisarek: ""Pricey made some huge saves." You might be interested to know that this particular style of name modification originated in the hockey rinks of Canada, as evidenced by the life and times of Jonesy.

Send Your Favorite Players to Atlanta. No, not for the urban sprawl and police brutality, but for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game! Fan balloting opened yesterday. Go ahead; make Jed Ortmeyer's dreams a reality.

Penguins Finalize Arena Plans. Pittsburgh's new NHL digs will be ready for the 2010-11 season and will be designed by HOK Sport, which might design every new stadium in the world. The monopolists have decided on 18,500 seats. Seems reasonable. If Sidney Crosby ever leaves they can use them to make a really big fort.

Sean Avery is an Innocent Man, Says Sean Avery. He didn't do it. Sean Avery didn't make a cancer-related comment to Maple Leafs forward Jason Blake, who was recently diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, a rare but highly treatable form of cancer.