Cuthbert and Phaneuf: The Photographic Evidence

For the past couple of months now we've been reading rumors of a relationship between Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf and actress Elisha Cuthbert. Now it seems as if we've got some serious photographic evidence via that paragon of journalistic integrity, Hollywood Tuna:

So it looks like Elisha Cuthbert gets passed around the NHL more than a hockey puck. Here she is with Dion Phaneuf from the Calgary Flames. Now I'm not 100% sure that's him since his face looks like it's taken more beatings than Lindsay Lohan's ...

Yowch, feel the snark! Hollywood is a rough place.

Though the folks at HT don't seem to be completely sure that it's Phaneuf that they've captured walking beside Cuthbert, the hockey braintrust here at FanHouse is happy to confirm their suspicion -- that's certainly Phaneuf in this blowup.

As other have noted, this would mean that Cuthbert has completed something of an NHL dating hat trick, progressing from Rangers bad boy Sean Avery, through Habs defenseman Mike Komisarek and now to Phaneuf, the highest paid of the three.

As far as I'm concerned, we're very happy that Cuthbert has decided to cut a swath through the NHL. In fact, we're just waiting for the moment she gets hitched to a hockey player and starts dishing to the press much like Willa Ford, aka Mrs. Mike Modano.

HT: The Big Lead.

Elisha Cuthbert Photos

Actress Elisha Cuthbert during The Rock Party at the Viceroy on April 25, 2008 in Palm Springs, California..Gap Presents GQ Lounge - The Rock Party .Viceroy.Palm Springs, California United States.April 25, 2008.Photo by Alexandra Wyman/WireImage.com..To license this image (15750007), contact WireImage.com

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 23: Actress Elisha Cuthbert arrives at the premiere of Screen Media Film's "Trailer Park Boys: The Movie" at the Laemmle's Sunset 5 Theater on January 23, 2008 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 23: Actress Elisha Cuthbert arrives at the premiere of Screen Media Films premiere of "Trailer Park Boys: The Movie" at the Laemmle Sunset 5 on January 23, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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