With T.J. Oshie expected to return to the Blues’ lineup Saturday night, a roster spot had to become available. Matt D’Agostini, a former 21 goal-scorer, was the odd man out. It was announced Friday morning that the Blues traded D’Agostini, along with a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2015, to the New Jersey Devils in ...
Some general managers like to build their team with a lot of offensive punch (Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks), while others prefer to build their team with a strong goalie tandem (Boston Bruins or Los Angeles Kings). Finally, some GMs prefer to build their team with a very deep defensive corps. Two months into the ...
It’s amazing what a few weeks can do to a hockey team. Rewind the tapes back to March 6. The Blues were in the midst of a stretch where they had 2 wins in 7 games, achieving just 5 out of a possible 14 points. Most notably, the team lost a heartbreaker in Los Angeles ...
Ladies and Gentlemen: this is Barret Jackman. At 6 feet tall, weighing a robust 205 lbs, Jackman is the epitome of the term “defensive-defensemen”. During this current lockout shortened season, Jackman has been, statistically, the Blues best overall defenseman. In fact, Jackman is the only Blues defenseman to have positive numbers in both the HARO ...
Former Head Coach Andy Murray was run out of town for shuffling the Blues’ lines too much as it was believed that he was throwing a wrench in the team’s chemistry. By Gum, it’s working for current Head Coach Ken Hitchcock. All season long, Hitchcock has stuck to his guns and, for the most part, ...
Sometimes, a trip down memory lane is all a team needs to improve their play. Last season, the Blues posted 109 points to finish third in the league. Unbelievable goaltending and a steady defense led the way for the Blues, who had only made the playoffs once since the lockout going into the 2012 post-season. ...
99 : My Life in Pictures, by Wayne Gretzky. Foreword by John Davidson. Edited by Dan Diamond. (1999, Toronto: Total Sports. Hardcover. 240 pages. ISBN 978-1-8921-2919-2) On April 19, 14 years will have passed since Wayne Gretzky, holder of 61 NHL records and known as ‘The Great One’ for numerous reasons, played a competitive NHL ...
What a difference a calendar year can make. At this point one year ago, St. Louis Blues right winger Chris Stewart had registered 13 goals in the first 59 games played of the 2011-12 season. He had posted a total of 16 points, averaging .27 points-per-game. Stewart was seeing third line minutes, splitting time between ...
While Blues fans consider their team the good guys, lately they have resembled one of Batman’s greatest villains. Known for his grudge against crime and assertive political views, Harvey Dent was Gotham City’s greatest District Attorney. However, a powerful event shook his life, turning Dent to a life of crime and deceit. He was rightfully ...
The Columbus Blue Jackets have learned that the best way to get to the top is to take tidbits from teams that have grown into Cup contenders. The Jackets did this in a very literal sense. The central Ohio team traveled south to find an organization to mirror. The St. Louis Blues, last year’s Central ...
