Jeff Ponder

Blues Clinch Division Title in an Undesirable Way

Jeff Ponder | April 2, 2012

If you walked into the St. Louis Blues locker room Saturday night, you would not have guessed that they had clinched the Central Division title just minutes after stepping off…

Brian Elliott Making a Case for Starter

Jeff Ponder | March 28, 2012

St. Louis Blues Head Coach Ken Hitchcock will have a hard decision to make on April 8. The day after the Blues’ last game of the season, Hitchcock will have…

Behind the Numbers: Power-Plays No Longer Rule the Game

Jeff Ponder | March 24, 2012

The “New NHL” is not so new anymore. After the player lockout in 2004-05 saw an entire season canceled, the NHL’s front office made an effort to change the game…

St. Louis Blues Hitting a Skid

Jeff Ponder | March 23, 2012

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…

Jaden Schwartz Receiving Big Opportunity

Jeff Ponder | March 18, 2012

The anxiety has subsided as the nerve-racking part is already in the bag for youngster Jaden Schwartz. Schwartz played in his first NHL game Saturday in Tampa Bay. He also…

St. Louis Kid Gets a Crack at Professional Hockey

Jeff Ponder | March 12, 2012

St. Louis is not your typical hockey hotbed. Players such as Cal Heeter are looking to disprove that belief. Heeter, born in St. Louis Missouri on November 2, 1988, was…

St. Louis Blues Defense is a Scout’s Dream

Jeff Ponder | March 9, 2012

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…

T.J. Oshie Up for a Pay Raise This Summer

Jeff Ponder | March 7, 2012

When Blues GM Doug Armstrong signed T.J. Oshie to a one-year contract extension in late June, it was meant to be a show-me-what-you-can-do contract. 65 regular season games later, Oshie…

St. Louis Blues Boasting a Strong Penalty Kill

Jeff Ponder | March 4, 2012

The St. Louis Blues finished up their longest road trip of the season to this point with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks Saturday night. On the six-game…

Nashville Predators Wheeling and Dealing at Deadline

Jeff Ponder | February 27, 2012

If you were Predators GM David Poile, you would have a sense of urgency too. The Predators were arguably the biggest buyers at the seemingly quiet NHL trade deadline today,…

What You Can Expect from the St. Louis Blues on Deadline Day

Jeff Ponder | February 26, 2012

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…

The St. Louis Blues Have to Win in Central Division Match-ups

Jeff Ponder | February 20, 2012

The Blues have been dominant against every division in the NHL… except their own. The Central Division is arguably the best division in the NHL at the moment. If the…