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Chicago Blackhawks winger Adam Burish played the Steve Wilkos role on a Tuesday taping of "The Jerry Springer Show," attempting to keep the peace during girl-on-girl fights. "I did what made sense, grabbed their hands and tried to pull their hands off the others hair. However, when I finally pulled one of the girl's hands away she didn't let go and pulled the others wig right off her head and then threw it into the crowd." [Dropping the Gloves, via Deadspin]

• Eric Duhatschek writes about 10,000 words on Marian Gaborik potentially leaving the Minnesota Wild, and all of them are rather interesting. [Globe & Mail]

Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils (7 p.m. EDT; TV: CSP, MSG). Is this the night the Flyers finally break The Palin Curse through with a victory? Philly's defensive and goaltending woes have been well-documented, but are they also taking too many penalties? The Devils have won their last 12 home games against the Flyers, the longest active streak of its kind in the NHL. And over the course of two buildings, no less. Live-bloggin' fun at Hockey Prime Time tonight.

Preview: New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets (7 p.m. EDT; TV: MSG, FSOH). Obviously, the intrigue here is a battle of players trying to outplay their old teammates, as Bethany explains: "Zherdev and Fritsche are going to want to put on a show for the home crowd, and Tyutin and Backman are going to try and keep the Rangers in check."

• You know who's probably thrilled about World Juniors coming to Buffalo? Toronto. [Mirtle]

• Leahy has a Tournament of Captains thing going on over on GFH. Is Vancouver even going to make it out of pool play? [Going Five Hole]

Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators (7 p.m. EDT; TV: KDOC, RSN). Is there anything more beautiful than poetry, even when it's about the Ducks? And as much as Senators fans are bitter that their team is struggling, they are starting to come to grips with the fact that it may not have al been Ray Emery's fault.

Preview: Atlanta Thrashers at Detroit Red Wings (7:30 p.m. EDT; TV: SS, FSD). Playing the Red Wings makes you do wacky things, and Atlanta coach John Anderson is no exception after refusing to reveal his lineup for tonight's game after the pregame skate. While the focus is on Marian Hossa facing the Thrashers, it's also Mathieu Schneider's first game in Motown with Atlanta, and he's got nothing but respect for Detroit fans.

• Fans are getting tired of Zack Stortini hugging his way through hockey fights. [Two-Line Pass]

• Is the NHL to blame for keeping Sean Avery and the Dallas Stars off of U.S. national television? [Puck the Media]

Preview: San Jose Sharks at Florida Panthers (7:30 p.m. EDT; TV: CSBA, FSFL). Some injury worries for the Sharks about Joe Thornton, but the big guy should be in action tonight against the Panthers. Thomas Vokoun should be in goal for Florida.

Preview: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues (8:30 p.m. EDT; TV: FSW, FSMW). Good to see that the Kings still get top billing over Sarah Palin. Oh, and the Blues fans seem a tad conflicted on this whole Palin puck drop thing. This one is sort of clever.

• Razor on Alexander Ovechkin coming to Dallas for a game: "The guy who looks as though he was chiseled out of a glacier, had a little 'manscaping' done and then was taught to speak broken English will bring his bag of testosterone to AAC on Saturday and it will be delicious." [Razor with an Edge]

• Finally, the weather is turning cooler. This demands Dallas Stars Ice Girls frolicking on a boat:

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  1. big audio
    1. Posted by big audio Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:04 pm EDT

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    Flyers vs. Devils should be a good one. Maybe they can have a real brawl. Nothing is quite as much fun as watching two teams I despise beating the fecal matter out of each other. Which means it will probably be a snoozefest type of game, with little hitting and even less offense. Another lame shutout for Flopsie, where he'll have to make about 17 saves, and everyone will say how great a goalie he is. YAWN.
    Rangers and Columbus could be a good one too, usually because the Rangers lately have been playing down to their opponents as opposed to making their opponents play up to them.
    As for Stortini, Ian LaPerriere made a hugging gesture to him as they skated off the ice after a fight last night. Brashear is the King of the Huggies, but Stortini is right there with him, impersonating a tough guy.
  2. Deker
    2. Posted by Deker Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:31 pm EDT

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    I'm going out on a limb here.....Philly will win their first against Brody, suprising everyone and scoring more than a few goals. 5-1 or 4-2, something like that. They have to win sometime, right???
  3. Deker
    3. Posted by Deker Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:31 pm EDT

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    Wow, those girls are so beautiful, natural or not. Thank god they let a cameraman on that boat (what a great promotion whoever thought of it)! I bet there are a bunch of shots that got cut when the girls took off their tops.....where can i find that video?? Anyway, thanks for posting that wysh, give me a boost at work here.....
  4. TheTick
    4. Posted by TheTick Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT

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    Wysh, Toronto-fan is used to traveling down here to see world class hockey.
  5. Rumpelstilzchen
    5. Posted by Rumpelstilzchen Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    "Brashear is the King of the Huggies, but Stortini is right there with him, impersonating a tough guy."
    Beautiful. Brashear can also be called Head of (head) Noogies. I have to stick with my boy Stortini because we were both born in the same obscure northern ontario town.
  6. Kohzlick
    6. Posted by Kohzlick Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm EDT

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    Wysh you just got a plug on the Devils game for your interview with Kevin Smith...congrats
  7. Al S.
    7. Posted by Al S. Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:51 pm EDT

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    Hey Wysh,
    Chico just referenced the blog. He "read some website that had an interview with Kevin Smith that said he's adament in thinking all people from Jersey should be Devils fans."
  8. Kohzlick
    8. Posted by Kohzlick Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm EDT

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    thanks anna, you made some good points yourself.
  9. mitchconnor
    9. Posted by mitchconnor Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:25 pm EDT

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    ha ha, we beat you! finally. brodeur didn't have his best stuff tonight, and biron finally woke up when he needed to in the third period. and for a team playing as awfully in their own end as the flyers have, they did a nice job holding the devils to 2 shots in the 2nd period and blocking shots. that's flyers hockey.
    bring on kevin weekes tomorrow afternoon!
  10. mitchconnor
    10. Posted by mitchconnor Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:25 pm EDT

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    Oh, and the Dallas Ice Girls video must have been an attempt to turn men on while simultaneously annoying the piss out of them. I try to be open-minded about music and all, but that has to be one of the worst songs I've heard in a long time. Were they referencing Queen Elizabeth as if she were a sex object? Also: Wow, somewhat attractive women in bikinis. I've never seen THAT before, anywhere.
  11. Tacks
    11. Posted by Tacks Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    Hey was that Tom Vu in the background on the boat? Nice call on the flyers-devils game Deker.
  12. trollinnanger
    12. Posted by trollinnanger Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:21 pm EDT

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    Jerry Springer is still alive? I did not know that.
    Looking forward to your reaction on Legace.
    McCain/Palin '08

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