pre-game Rubber Bullet Points.

• confusing X-Mas ornament: a penguin in a Red Wings jersey.
• NHL TV ratings are up in most markets, and waaay up in some (via).
• Sean Avery's days as a Dallas Star may be over.
• Don't cry for Lover Boy, though. He's got stuff to do: like work on the development of his movie.
• ...and sit at home and stare at his Philip Starck machine gun lamp (right). "It let's you know there's a man in the house."
• EXORCISE THE DEVILS!!!