I was going to dedicate Mikey Monday to a hilarious trove of photos of Mike & Niklas Backstrom challenging Kaner & Toews for Bromance of the Millennium.  Then I saw this:

Marilyn Denis is a Canadian talk show host.  That should be my job!  She had Cabbie on the Street (Cabral Richards) on today with a piece about NHL players and Valentine’s Day, including Ovi, Bobby Ryan and Corey Perry.  [Video, skip to 9:00]

Mike home-makes his Valentines...

The general consensus is it’s the thought that counts, with Mike pointing out he’s not going to buy you bling or brand names.  Says the man in the white Lamborghini rocking the Kanye West shades.  But maybe it’s because he has no one to buy for: “I haven’t bought one in a while.  I struggle.”

... when he has one.

Almost a straight face Mike, almost. Better than Brooks at least, who just cracks up completely.  In the end, they all offer Marilyn a rose.  Probably because she is rocking some seriously hot blue heels.  We think even Teemu Selanne would buy flowers for those kicks.  Definitely Ovi, who has Valentines “all over the place.”

Adorkable.

All this Valentine’s talk, and no one is paying attention to the Caps game tonight vs. the streaking Coyotes (won their last four).  It’s on Versus at 8 PM.