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• Spector's dealing with site issues and Pagnotta is a busy bee, so we're going to skip the chat this week. Jersey Fouls coming up this afternoon, including one for which you'll need to play the Brass Bonanza while vomiting.

• Bangin Panger with the post of the day: a collection of what they feel are the worst fan tattoos found on the Web. This is the first time we've ever noticed the resemblance between Yoda and Danny Briere. And from the looks of things, Mike Bossy could use a spray tan. [Bangin Panger]

• April Fool's Day is pretty much hell on Earth for Web-based journalists, because there are some blogs who are damn good at chicanery. The Chief from A2Y got us good with this farewell blog before joining the mainstream media. His boss, Paul Kukla, got in on the fun with an uncharacteristic TMZ moment. Our friend Joe McDonald penned a piece about the New York Rangers retiring Denis Potvin's number. But the award for total immersion in a joke goes to Jibblescribbits, who transformed its Colorado Avalanche blog into a Calgary Flames fan blog complete with a lead story called "8 things I [heart] about Dion Phaneuf." Brilliant. Leave any other links to hockey sites with AFD fun in the comments.

• Some Winter Classic chatter, as the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers at Penn State appears to at least be in the discussion stages. We tend to agree with George James Malik: The Rangers are a lock for next year's game, and it's just a matter of whether they'll play the Boston Bruins at Fenway or at Yankee Stadium. No matter how much the Devils and Islanders kvetch, they're not getting in on the action. [Freep]

• Penguins players express their desire to keep Coach Dan Bylsma for next season. How does he not come back with that instant success? [Post-Gazette]

• Meanwhile, Sidney Crosby is now "Juice Boy" after a rigged shootout loss to his coach in practice. Finally, a Pittsburgh sports story about juice that doesn't involve the 1970s Steelers. [Tribune-Review, video from Paneech]

• The best video you'll see all day: a Boston fan climbing the down escalator after as a Bruins game lets out. Wow. [Universal Hub, via Deadspin]

• Mike Danton, the Sideshow Bob of hockey, is back in Canada and is eligible for parole. [CP]

• After their torrid start, has the marriage between Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen already on the rocks? [Slam! Sports]

• Hockey legend (and avid Puck Daddy fan) Stan Fischler states his case against the charity point: "Can you imagine if they gave out half an Oscar to the movie that came in second place in the Academy Awards?" No, but we can imagine if they gave out half an Oscar to Verne Troyer. Now if we could just find the right role ...[New England Hockey Journal]

• When all is said and done this season for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Steven Stamkos will likely have broken Brad Richards's rookie record for goals. Even if his public floggings from his coach continue unabated. [Lightning Strikes]

• Your Southeast Bill Masterton Trophy nominees: Slava Kozlov of the Atlanta Thrashers, Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes, Richard Zednik of the Florida Panthers, Cory Murphy of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Brian Pothier of the Washington Capitals. God, Pothier's road back has been arduous, but how do you not give it to Zednik? [NHL]

• The Seibu Prince Rabbits, a Japanese ice hockey team with a 37-year history, had disbanded. Liquidation of assets is being handled by an E. Fudd. [NHL]

• "YEAH! I WON A FIGHT BY THROWING PUNCHES! WHO WANTS A HUG?" [AP]

• Very interesting look at the Hall of Fame's decision to change its voting procedures in order to get more women inducted. While women clearly have been ignored by voters, do they also have an easier path to the Hall then men under the changes? [Silver Sevens]

• Larry Brooks is starting to view John Tortorella as Tom Renney with a bigger mouth, and explains why that's a good thing. [NY Post]

Phoenix Coyotes rookie goalie Al Montoya is poised to become the first Cuban-American to play in the NHL if he gets the start tonight. Unfortunately, the U.S. government embargo will force the game to be blacked out on Center Ice ... [AZ Central]

• The Columbus Blue Jackets recall Amanda Bynes from the AHL. [CP]

• The NHL defends its referees' decisions in giving Sean Avery a roughing minor for being tossed around like a rag doll by David Clarkson. [Globe & Mail]

• Finally, while we must tap the stick for the Boston Bruins's Zdeno Chara earning a Gordie Howe Hat Trick on Mr. Hockey's birthday, you know you want to see Milan Lucic's one-punch KO of Josef Melichar last night:

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  1. Sean N
    1. Posted by Sean N Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

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    Flyerssssssssssssssssssssssss should get the game vs the penguins would define classic
  2. habs1rule
    2. Posted by habs1rule Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:15 pm EDT

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    Une, Habs win the Stanley Cup, ...Now thats really foolin.
  3. JOJO
    3. Posted by JOJO Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    Crosbys a Punk ass
  4. bobbybrown
    4. Posted by bobbybrown Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    some one got a tampa bay lightning tattoo!??!?!?!?
  5. Lola
    5. Posted by Lola Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:58 pm EDT

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    AFD Fun: I can't believe I fell for a blog's AFD joke.
    http://www.defendingbigd.com/2009/4/1/818003/roman-turek-to-return-to-the
  6. Anthrax Jones
    6. Posted by Anthrax Jones Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:42 pm EDT

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    George Parros looks like Snidely Whiplash.
    The video of the girl going up the down escalator was brilliant, especially with the Lone Ranger theme song. The only way that's better is if you speed that baby up and throw some Yakety Sax on in the background.
  7. John
    7. Posted by John Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    I'd sell my soul to watch the Rangers vs Bruins or Devils at Yankee Stadium.
  8. The Bog
    8. Posted by The Bog Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    Your Whalers reference intrigues me. If its some sort of Whaler/Hurricanes mash up, I will probably die a little inside.
  9. Big Ern
    9. Posted by Big Ern Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8805/puckdaddy1.png
  10. Wyshynski
    10. Posted by Wyshynski Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:21 pm EDT

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    @ Big Ern --
    That's pretty funny right there. I'm especially fond of "Video of Good Things Crosby Has Done."
  11. Xerxes
    11. Posted by Xerxes Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:07 pm EDT

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    Flames in first place in the northwest?.....april fools
  12. Hockey Blog Adventure
    12. Posted by Hockey Blog Adventure Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:01 pm EDT

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    Rangers/Bruins at fenway PLEASE!
    That escalator goes up to outside the away dressing room, it's possible that the fan was trying to go there. Except I saw this while I was leaving and at least one security guard was called over.
  13. Got Stanley?
    13. Posted by Got Stanley? Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:11 pm EDT

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    if Mike Danton is the Sideshow Bob of hockey, then who is Smilin' Bob?
  14. Phil Wood
    14. Posted by Phil Wood Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:03 pm EDT

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    Milhouse strapped to the net a bad tattoo? Really? That's a pretty classic icon. Bad would only matter on size and where.
    Nice punch by Lucic - his look of utter distain after such a short fight must have been "you hit me with your glove in my face then don't even have the decency to put up a struggle when I hit you with fist? Loser."
  15. Mark
    15. Posted by Mark Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:16 pm EDT

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    Fu** the Habs.
  16. LordStanleyx2
    16. Posted by LordStanleyx2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:58 pm EDT

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    I love that Parros is just fizing his hair, 'I know the mustache is ok, but does my hair still look alright.?'
  17. Dynamo38
    17. Posted by Dynamo38 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    I didn't know Tom Selleck played for the Ducks. Zing!
  18. Saro G
    18. Posted by Saro G Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:46 pm EDT

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    Anything referencing The Simpsons from seasons 3-8 is top notch in my book, including the Milhouse tattoo.
  19. Sobu
    19. Posted by Sobu Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:31 pm EDT

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    Whinnie the Pooh and Hockey go together like Chcolate and peanut butter.
  20. kstewy16
    20. Posted by kstewy16 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    Is it bad that I watched the entire video of that girl trying to get up the escalator and laughed the entire time?
  21. Dew God
    21. Posted by Dew God Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:23 pm EDT

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    The Bruins announcers make it seem like Lucic is the next coming of Ogie Ogelthorpe. Give me a break, the guy faught Josef Melichar, who doesn't fight. Have Lucic fight an Eric Godard, Riley Cote, or Georges Laraque and then we'll see who comes out on top.
  22. B S
    22. Posted by B S Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:13 pm EDT

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    is it just me, or is Yoda's thumb twice as long as it should be, and he's wearing a bicycle helmet?
  23. The Bog
    23. Posted by The Bog Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    Milhouse tatoo is not bad, in any way. The Mighty Pigs logo would have also been acceptable.
  24. digitalgypsy66
    24. Posted by digitalgypsy66 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:43 pm EDT

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    Lucic is such a tough guy going after uber-soft Josef Melichar.
  25. no sleep 'til st. petersburg
    25. Posted by no sleep 'til st. petersburg Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:13 pm EDT

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    Great AFD stuff on this Ranger blog today.......Samuel Averus, are you reading?
    http://rangerland.net/

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