Palin's Carpet Burns Blues Goalie

St. Louis slumps to 4-0 loss after Palin's puck drop carpet trips up Legace

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 25, 2008 3:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – St. Louis Blues goalie Manny Legace is sitting out tonight's game with a hip injury after a brush with politics, the AP reports. The team rolled a carpet out onto the ice for Sarah Palin to drop a ceremonial puck before last night's Kings game and Legace, the first player onto the ice, tripped right over it. The Blues lost 4-0 but Legace says he won't penalize Palin by holding a grudge.

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St. Louis Blues goalie Manny Legace trips on a carpet placed on the ice for a ceremony before the start of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/The St. Louis Post-Dispatch )

St. Louis Blues goalie Manny Legace is introduced before the start of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Sarah Palin drops the first puck for St. Louis Blues' Keith Tkachuk, left, and Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Brown, right, before the start on an NHL hockey game Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Sarah Palin waves to the crowd as she walks out to drop the first puck before the start of an NHL hockey game between the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Palin's Carpet Burns Blues Goalie