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Yes, yes, I know, two straight games of Minnesota Wild drinking games. This is my feature, so you're going to have to deal with it. The Wild are my favorite team, and I actually don't have to work and can watch them on national TV. It's going to be weird, listening to announcers verbally fellate Sidney Crosby instead of talking about how great hockey in Minnesota is. It will be a change of pace. Not necessarily a good change of pace, but definitely different.

This game will feature two of my least favorite alternate sweaters. The Penguins baby blue number is just part of an alarming trend in the 2000s to put baby blue anywhere possible. Why baby blue? Why not green or orange or black? Is it because of North Carolina? With all respect to Dave, screw North Carolina. Oh, and the other alternate is the Wild's red. But Ryan, you say, their regular jersey is red! It didn't used to be though. It was green and awesome before. Their alternate was a flaming red piece of crap. They turned the piece of crap into the main jersey, and now green is the alternate. Hockey uniforms make me angry. Don't even get me started on breezers.

DRINK

...if Greg Zanon blocks a shot. Drink while shouting "Zanon!" to make it even more fun.

... if James Sheppard does anything that makes you think "oh yeah, this guy is a top prospect!" Frankly, you should finish the bottle if that happens. I'm a little bitter

... whenever Kris Letang looks like he knows what's up. Yeah. Kris Letang knows whats up. http://penguins.nhl.com/v2/photos/mugs/8471724.jpg

... while you contemplate which is more intimidating, an adjective or a flightless Antarctic bird.

Drinking player of the week : Clayton Stoner

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- Clayton Stoner has heard all the jokes.

- Clayton grew a faux hawk so the douchey factor would counteract the awesome factor of his last name. Now he can live a normal life.

- Stoner has played eight games with two assists, making him far more effective than Martin Skoula ever was.