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 ...
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, ...
With the cancellation of the pre-season games until September 30th and the lack of talks between the NHL and the NHLPA regarding a new CBA, hockey fans are looking at all the options they can to satisfy their hockey craving during the lock-out. Some fans will turn to the KHL and other European leagues where ...
What does 49 wins in the regular season and a 2nd seed in the Western Conference get you? If you’re the 2011-2012 St. Louis Blues it gets you a trip to the Western Conference Semis and a loss to the eventual Stanley Cup champion LA Kings. When you put the St. Louis Blues 2011-2012 season ...
St. Louis Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong’s phone was busy this week. It was announced on Tuesday that the club agreed to terms with unrestricted free-agent forward Jamie Langenbrunner on a one-year, $1.25 million contract that has the potential to earn him an extra $250,000 in incentives. Langenbrunner, 36, scored 6 goals and 18 assists ...
The Blues can check off one of their biggest priorities for the summer. David Perron is under contract for another four years. The Canadian-born left-wing signed a four-year, $15.25 million contract extension. The cap-hit will be a miniscule $3.8 million per season, while the contract itself is back loaded. Perron will be paid $3 million ...
Great things come to those who wait. This is true for Blues management and fans alike, as Russian prospect and 2010 first-round draft choice Vladimir Tarasenko has a signed a three-year entry-level deal with the St. Louis Blues. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the maximum allowed amount that a 2010 draft choice ...
Playing in a division that stresses defense-first, the St. Louis Blues are on the cusp of losing the only three defensemen on their roster over the age of 29. Kent Huskins, Carlo Colaiacovo and Assistant Captain Barret Jackman will all become unrestricted free-agents on July 1. While there are bound to be some contract talks ...
The end of the season brought more joy than anyone in the Blues’ organization could have imagined. It was announced Wednesday morning that the sale of the St. Louis Blues, the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL and a “significant interest” in the Peabody Opera House, which sits just behind Scottrade Center, was approved by the ...
Once upon a time Wayne Gretzky skated for both the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues. Fast forward though to Game One of their Western Conference Semifinal Series and its goaltenders who reign supreme. Of course the similarities don’t end with Jonathan Quick and Brian Elliott. Both clubs have flourished since changing coaches this ...
