ST. LOUIS -- For hockey fans whose teams have been bounced from the Stanley Cup playoffs, the offseason begins a long, arduous exile away from their favorite club and its players.
Fortunately, there's Twitter.
To help those suffering from Blue Note withdrawal, here's a look at what some of the Blues have been up to since April:
Brian Elliott kissed a fish.
Always kiss the first fish of the year.... #lakewisco pic.twitter.com/DrIte4XZ4N
— Brian Elliott (@KidElls1) May 15, 2015
He also saved a group of stranded boaters.
"We don't know what's wrong?" "Did you hit any sand?" "Yeah...?" #thatsprobablyit #2manybeers #towboat #goodkarma pic.twitter.com/coY35G3Pbf
— Brian Elliott (@KidElls1) May 16, 2015
David Backes helped out a good cause.
A pleasure to meet @JoshBkelley at @5_Acres #Uncorked event today. Amazing musician and animal lover. #mandolinrain pic.twitter.com/joqY9z1VgU
— David Backes (@dbackes42) May 17, 2015
Chris Butler tried to figure out the NFL, and couldn't. (You're not alone, Chris.)
Paul Stastny watched the finale of Mad Men, along with pretty much everyone in America.
The Best in a long time....Don Draper and Roger! #EndOfAnEra #MadMen
— Paul Stastny (@PaulyWalnuts26) May 18, 2015
Alexander Steen got serious.
And Vladimir Tarasenko couldn't stop doing this:
GIF: Tarasenko goal pic.twitter.com/UomIMVPhc3
— Stephanie Vail (@myregularface) May 10, 2015
(He had four goals and three assists during the World Championships, per the Blues' website.)
But the most-confusing-post-of-the-offseason award goes to Ryan Reaves, who tweeted this on May 10:
When the liquor takes over pic.twitter.com/vzDZoYtZuj
— Ryan Reaves (@rreaves75) May 10, 2015
(Reaves is obviously joking, but let's admit he overlooked a disturbing feature of the video: Why is the kid wearing a Winnipeg Jets shirt?)
Happy offseason.
You can follow Elisabeth Meinecke on Twitter at @lismeinecke or email her at ecmeinecke@gmail.com.
