Thank you for not only being an amazing hockey player, but being an amazing person too. (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

We all know hockey players are the best players out there. The tweets below show they can not only make us laugh with their wit and sarcasm, but that they have amazing hearts too.

First we have the Senators Erik Karlsson who apparently isn’t good at cards:

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Somebody had a point scoring streak recently. No seriously…he couldn’t believe it either. (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

This weeks’ edition brings tweets from some of our favorites and while we don’t like to post the same guys…well other guys need to step up to their level.

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Someone was still watching hockey even on his night off… (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

There are a couple of things that make hockey fans happy. For one, we like to watch hockey games. We also like to eat while watching those games. Apparently those things are important to hockey players as well.

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With all the bad news we’ve been getting on the CBA front, we need some cute in our lives. Thank God for these hockey players on Twitter.

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We all have Olympic fever right now. Admit it – you find yourself watching sports you only watch once every four years. (Water polo anyone?) Well hockey players are just like us. Between preparing for next season (whenever it may be), attending CBA negotiating sessions or getting married (anyone noticed how many hockey players got married this year?), the boys are also watching the Olympics.

How do I know? They tweet about it of course!

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"Wait, what?" (credit:bridgetds, flickr.com)

Like the moon follows the sun and the summer follows the spring, once again the whispers (well, at least the twhispers of TSN’s Bob McKenzie ) are hinting that Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan has made it back to the trade block.  It’s not entirely surprising seeing that Ryan spent of most of this past season in then-coach Randy Carlyle’s doghouse, taking in the view from the third line.  When Carlyle left, Ryan found the pep in his step and GM Bob Murray decided to keep him.

But things have changed–namely the Rick Nash Sweepstakes. As mentioned by Sean Gentille of The Sporting News, Murray realized that the demands Nash is making on his suitors are ridiculous and shrewdly decided to offer up the versatile young American.  Ryan is younger than Nash, had better puck possession skills last season and most importantly sports a cap hit of $5.1 million until 2015 to Nash’s $7.8 million until 2018.  Seeing as the Ducks failed to make the postseason this year and how desperately other teams around the league are salivating for what Ryan can offer, Murray obviously knows now is the time to act.

The question remains: what will be better for Bobby Ryan? A new adventure? Or the devil you know?

Photo by Greg Hickman/ Flickr

The quarterfinal round of the World Championships saw several powerhouse nations eliminated from competition. First Canada was bounced by the Slovakian squad. Later the same day, Finland sent the United States packing. The defending championships move on to play Russia tomorrow to see who will get a shot at the gold.

For most of the game, the Americans held control in spite of the Finns striking first on the scoreboard. Forward Jesse Joensuu scored the first goal of the game in the second period, but there wasn’t a lot of time for the home fans to celebrate. Kyle Palmieri tied the game just 21 seconds later and the US took the lead on Bobby Ryan’s goal early in the third period.

The Finns kept coming and tied the game when a Jussi Jokinen pass deflected off of Mikko Koivu’s skate and past Jimmy Howard. To make it even more dramatic, the game winner came from Jesse Joensuu with just 9 seconds left in regulation time.

“I’ve watched the World Championships on TV for 18 years, and to be here now is fantastic,” said Joensuu. “Those were my first goals on the national team. Nice to get them now.” (Quote Source: NHL.com)

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Don't look at me like that, Bobby Ryan! I'm sorry I've neglected you!

Due to illness, I’ve been seriously slacking on Team USA news. I apologize profusely.

Let’s make up for this with capsule recaps of the past three games!

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(Photo: Francis Larrede/flickr)

Well, it was a strong start but an exceedingly weak finish for Switzerland, but at the very least, they made it out with a ticket to Sochi for the 2014 Olympics.

Granted, it’s a ticket with the lowest ranking they’ve managed to receive since 1997 (ninth place, the very last team) after falling to 11th today. The Swiss lost their last round-robin game against the U.S., 5-2, after scoring first and carrying much of the play in the first half of the game. Ivo Ruthemann and Morris Trachsler were the only Swiss goalscorers, while five different Americans — Bobby Ryan, Paul Stasny, Cam Fowler, Alex Goligoski, and Jeff Petry — got on the board, putting the Swiss out of commission. Reto Berra made 19 saves on 24 shots, and Jimmy Howard stopped 25 of 27.

Switzerland was certainly hoping to become a legitimate contender at the Worlds, but unfortunately the numbers and the consistency were sorely lacking. Nothing left to do now but look forward to next year. As for the U.S., they play Finland in the quarterfinals tomorrow morning at 11:30 a.m. EDT on NBC Sports Network.

Kari Lehtonen Photo by Bridget Samuels/ Flickr

The defending gold medalists had a tough weekend at the World Championships. They looked unbeatable until falling 5-3 to Canada on Friday. Looking to right the ship against the Americans on Sunday, they were shut out 5-0. To make matters worse, the Finns lost goalie Kari Lehtonen to injury in the game against the USA.

Lehtonen left the game with just about 7 minutes to play after a Bobby Ryan fell on him in the crease. No exact word on the injury except the old stand by “undisclosed lower body injury” tale.

Sunday’s game was also notable for another bad reason. Defenseman Anssi Salmela was ejected from the game following a nasty hit on Alex Goligoski:

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