Coming off a rough 48-hour stretch that included an embarrassing 6-1 loss on home ice and a teammate-on-teammate fight in the very next practice, the St. Louis Blues were in desperate need of something to go their way on Tuesday against the Florida Panthers. A good bounce of the puck, an early power play, or anything that resembled positive momentum to get the crowd into it would have been a welcome sight.
Less than six minutes into the game, St. Louis got exactly that when defenseman Robert Bortuzzo (who was involved in the donnybrook on Monday) routinely dumped the puck in to the right corner of Florida's defensive zone. As it sailed toward referee Tim Peel, he was unable to get out of the way in time, and the puck caromed right off his groin, miraculously finding the back of the net as Panthers goalie Robert Luongo failed to corral it:
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Calling all clueless husbands, overwhelmed wives, out-of-touch dads, and procrastinating sons. Paging all Christmas trees, menorahs, kinaras, and aluminum Festivus poles. The holidays are here and it’s time to give the gift of getting through it—AKA booze. So whether you’re giving, getting, or just treating yourself, we're here to help, compiling our favorite holiday baubles and bottles so you can get back to doing what you do best: Drowning hints about grandkids and the house down the street that just went on the market with the sweet, sweet nectar of the gods.
Cruzan Hurricane Proof Rum
FacebookPinterestThe only thing better than good rum is a great cause, and Cruzan’s new Hurricane Proof packs both into a single expression. Bottled at a whopping 137 proof as a nod to the wind speeds of a Category 5 hurricane, with every case of Hurricane Proof sold, Cruzan will contribute $1 to the Island Spirit Fund, dedicated to restoring the island of St. Croix in the wake of Hurricane Maria..

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Icon SportswireAtlanta United have a had a historic year. In only their second season as an MLS club, the team matched the highest regular season points total in MLS history, had the highest total home attendance ever, and served as the springboard for striker Josef Martinez, who smashed the regular season goal-scoring record with 31. They were the best team with the best fans all season long, and that bore out in the playoffs as well, where the Five Stripes waltzed to their first-ever MLS Cup (and Atlanta's first ever professional sports title since 1995).
But while Boston has the Duck Boats and the Warriors have trolling LeBron, Atlanta United forged their own—and undeniably Atlanta—championship tradition by taking the MLS Cup to an actual, honest-to-goodness strip club…
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