For the NHL Central Division, the Stanley Cup playoffs have been a mixed bag of results, to say the least. The Chicago Blackhawks looked to be in cruise control when they took a 2-0 series lead over the Minnesota Wild, but they were beat in nearly every area of the game in a Game 3 ...
The lockout is over and it is time for the St. Louis Blues to pick up where they left off. After seeing his team record one of the best records in franchise history, recently re-signed GM Doug Armstrong has brought nearly the same band back together. With just a few minor changes, the Blues will ...
After months of inspiring emotions ranging from hope to rage to indifference, the NHL and NHLPA have finally come to terms on a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement, which will save the 2013 NHL season. According to various sources, the season will be between 48-50 games, and will be written in a condensed format to ensure ...
This week we’re taking a look at Minnesota Wild hockey and the state it’s in. Literally and figuratively. And arguing that Minnesota should reap what it grows and sows, so to speak, and keep its own players. The ones who play shinny hockey in the basements of our Minnesota homes, shoot pucks at garage walls ...
So as it goes, after 82 games, the San Jose Sharks have made the post season and once again will take on the St. Louis Blues. Ask old school Sharks fans about playing the Blues in the playoffs and they will bring you back over a decade to the 1999-2000 NHL season. The eighth seeded ...
In the era of in-depth analysis, sabermetrics and advanced statistics, more and more fantasy experts are talking about the magical fourth season for NHL players. Most of you would ask, “What is exactly the magical fourth season?” Well, roughly speaking, offensive players make big jumps in their production in years two through six. In the fourth ...
The Blues have been rolling and it may be thanks to a change in the atmosphere of the locker room.
Since Ken Hitchcock has taken over the coaching duties, the St. Louis Blues have moved up in the standings with a balanced offensive attack and all-around strong defense. The penalty-kill has improved dramatically and the power-play has shown signs of life. One problem of the Blues’ game still seems to linger on. Games that ...
Since being hired on November 6th, Ken Hitchcock and the St. Louis Blues are off to a 4-0-1 record, beating some of the best the league has to offer in Chicago and Detroit. Along the way they have amassed 14 goals, and only given up 4. And perhaps more impressively they haven’t given up a ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist As we prepare to close the book on the first month of the NHL season, there have been some real surprises this year, and just as many non-surprises. We have had the Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers get off to rousing starts, and we have had teams ...
