After a season that saw the Blues climb to second place in the Western Conference standings, the players had to pack up and head in different directions across the world. Some skaters headed to Germany, some to Sweden and some even stayed in the regional area. Thanks to modern technology, it has become very simple ...
Being tenured with one team for ten years is a rarity in professional sports nowadays. 10-year veteran Barret Jackman, who has spent his entire NHL career as a St. Louis Blue, agreed to a three-year contract extension Monday morning. Jackman is not only the longest-tenured defenseman in the NHL, but the longest-tenured athlete in St. ...
Battling back from a 3-1 series deficit is no easy task, but that is exactly what the Sharks will have to do in order to stay in the 2012 NHL playoff picture. After winning the first game of the series, the Sharks have dropped three straight to the surging St. Louis Blues. The Sharks dropped Game ...
The proud city of St. Louis has seen eleven World Series titles, one NBA championship, and one Super Bowl victory. And yet, over a span of 45 seasons, nary a Stanley Cup. David Backes did his best to help the Blues take their first step toward breaking that streak. In a violence-marred game featuring four ...
The Blues found what they have been missing for the past month. Going 4-4-5 in their past 13 games (including regular season and playoffs), the Blues received a solid effort from their entire roster to blank the San Jose Sharks 3-0 in game two of their first round series. The win is the first playoff ...
Either the Blues picked the perfect time to hit a small snag or they picked the most inopportune time to not be playing like the first overall team in the NHL. How is it that it can be either extreme? It really depends on if you are a glass-full or glass-empty kind of person. The ...
When the Director of Amateur Scouting of an NHL club heads to the NHL Entry Draft in June, he hopes to accomplish something that weekend that is a lot rarer than people may think. Select a quality NHL player in the 1st round. Every round is important; the Detroit Red Wings are proof of that. ...
After the Blues finished off a 3-2 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets Saturday afternoon, there will be a lull in their six-game road trip until Monday night when they travel to Calgary to take on the Flames. The Blues will take to the ice at the Scotiabank Sattledome six hours after the NHL Trade ...
The good, bad and the ugly columns have all been contributed too by the Columbus Blue Jackets so far in the 2011-12 season. Injuries, failure to play 60 minutes a night, an excuse book with zero room left, and just nine wins to show for. Those would be the bad and the ugly. General Manager ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets have swapped defensemen with St. Louis, sending Kris Russell to the Blues in exchange for Nikita Nikitin. The trade was announced on Friday by Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Scott Howson. When a team is sitting 30th in the National Hockey League, having won just ...
