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Wow, $100 million doesn't buy you much these days does it? Not only are the Devils mired near the bottom of the league this season after signing Kovalchuk to a monstrous contract, but the Russian sniper has been largely ineffectual. So far he's managed just 3 goals and 8 points in 15 games, and you can see his confidence slipping with each game that goes by. That lack of confidence was in clear evidence last night against the Sabres. With the game tied after 65 minutes and Kovalchuk needing to score in the shootout to keep his team's hopes alive, the struggling star pulled one of the biggest boners in the NHL's short shootout history. This might not dethrone Dennis Wideman's ugly shootout attempt from a few years ago, but considering the talent level of the guy making the attempt it definitely needs to get an honorable mention.

Video of Kovalchuk's Shootout Fail Below:

Just a little humor to lighten your otherwise dreary Monday morning. This video footage comes from a game that took place this past Saturday between Rask's Providence Bruins and the Albany River Rats. The game went to a shootout that culminated in a River Rats victory and a Tuukka Rask meltdown. When Albany shooter Jakub Petruzalek skated in, lost control of the puck, sauntered over to collect it again, paused for a second and then finally fired the puck past Rask you could tell that Rask was stunned and upset that the ref called it a good goal. Things went from bad to worse for Rask when Albany's Harrison Reed came in and fired the puck upstairs. The puck came out so fast that Rask thought it hit the crossbar. When the ref again called it a good goal, Rask went off slamming his stick into the boards, then hurling it across the ice. He wasn't quite done though. He then proceeded down the player's tunnel where he found a milk crate. Rask grabbed the milk crate and threw it onto the ice as well before finally making his exit.

Check out the video of Tuukka Rask losing his temper below:

Haven't had a good hockey blooper video in a while, so I thought I'd dig into the archives and see what I could come up with. This Dennis Wideman shootout attempt is a classic hockey blooper, and I can watch it 100 times in a row and laugh every time. The reaction of the announcers is priceless as well, especially the Ya-Ho at the 9 second mark. Enjoy this hockey blooper video of Dennis Wideman completely muffing a shootout attempt: