What’s the second best reward behind winning the Hart Trophy as League MVP? EA Sports has an answer for you. The NHL video game series has already proven to be one of the best sports gameplay simulations in history, but they have added a twist within the past two years to get fans even more ...
There are many terms that could describe the Blues’ 2013 season. Unpredictable. Exciting. Depressing. Uplifting. Gut-wrenching. But there is one word that can describe many players on the roster: inconsistent. Brian Elliott, the NHL’s second star of April and the Blues’ workhorse in the playoffs, has been accused of inconsistency this season. He started the ...
The prototypical Blues fan can speak up yet again. Since Brett Hull left for the Dallas Stars during the summer of 1998, fans have been calling for a sniping forward that will come up with the big goal when needed. The team cycled through the late Pavol Demitra, as well as 40-goal scorers Scott Young, ...
You can’t win if you don’t score. The old adage can sum up the last three games of the St. Louis Blues’ Western Conference Quarterfinal matchup with the Los Angeles Kings. After winning Games 1 and 2, both by the score of 2-1, the Blues posted five goals in the next three games. The Kings ...
In just two seasons with the St. Louis Blues, Brian Elliott has worn two different masks. No, I am not talking about the masks that protect his face. Elliott was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the ninth round, 291st overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Hockey’s Future explained that Elliott’s low selection was ...
The tides had to turn at some point. In Tuesday’s opening series matchup between the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings, it was the Kings who were finally on the losing end. After going 0-7-1 in the last eight meetings (regular season and playoffs), the Blues came up with a solid effort against the ...
In a rematch of their Semifinal Series in 2012, the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings will meet up in the Quarterfinals to kick off the 2013 playoffs. After losing to the Kings in a four-game sweep one year ago, the Blues will look to get revenge on the reigning Stanley Cup Champions. Both ...
Saying that St. Louis Blues Captain David Backes has had a slow start to the 2012-13 season is an understatement. Through the first 15 games of the shortened season, Backes accumulated two goals and nine assists, helping the Blues get out to a 9-5-1 start. While these numbers are by no means at perennial level, ...
With the expansion of the outdoor game from one game to six, hockey fans may think that thriving hockey markets would get their first crack at the blockbuster event. Those fans would think incorrectly. TSN hockey analyst Darren Dreger revealed Tuesday night that the NHL has opted to hold five additional outdoor games ...
The Blues made quite the splash Monday night in the trade market when they acquired defenseman Jay Bouwmeester from the Calgary Flames. Sending away prospects Reto Berra and Marc Cundari, as well as a conditional 2013 first-round draft selection, the Blues assured that they will have a steady defense for the stretch run to the ...
