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Dave Lipscomb
Freelance writer and public relations practitioner. 20+ years in goal and long-time Blues fan.
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Possible Blues Goaltending Targets
April 29th, 2015 Although mismanaged and unfair to the point that the situation makes Mike Keenan look like a goaltending savant, the Brian Elliott situation at long last has come to loggerheads. Lou Korac recently tweeted his impression that Brian Elliott wants out. Despite logic, coaching was influenced into playing Jake Allen for the playoffs, tough...
Ray Bishop: Mask Painter to the Stars
April 27th, 2015 Renowned artist and painter Ray Bishop is known for creating some of the NHL's best-known masks. Dominik Hasek, Ryan Miller, Jimmy Howard, Al Montoya, Devan Dubnyk and a host of others all proudly wear Bishop's designs. Ray answers a few questions for The Hockey Writers readership, addressing some of the peaks and pitfalls of the...
Tough Choices Ahead for Blues
April 27th, 2015 It's easy to be a pessimist, because everyone's happy if you're wrong -- but you look prescient if you're right. After a fourth straight premature playoff exit for the St. Louis Blues, pessimists are looking like the most logical group in the room. It looked like the seas were parting for the Blues in many ways, with perennial bugaboo...
A Matter of Trust: Jake Allen Starts Game One vs Wild
April 16th, 2015 Throughout Brian Elliott's tenure with the St. Louis Blues, it's hard to argue that he's put up nothing short of world-class numbers. In most seasons, he simply hasn't played enough games to warrant Vezina discussion, although a Jennings shared with Jaroslav Halak in 2012 was probably little consolation. But if the recent announcement...
Blues' Effort Forecasts Another Early Playoff Exit
March 31st, 2015 In the post-game interview after the embarrassing 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, coach Ken Hitchcock indicated that a "lack of urgency" was to blame "(mostly) for the team's lack of drive late in the season. This is disappointing, because it's the third year in a row that fans have had to endure this. Last year's infamous debacle saw...
Motivated Shattenkirk Just What Blues Need
March 27th, 2015 Blues stalwart defenseman and early-season Norris candidate Kevin Shattenkirk is slated to return March 28, 2015 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Coach Ken Hitchcock plans to pair Shattenkirk with the reliable Barret Jackman, at least initially on the third pairing. The hope is that the last remaining handful of games during the...
