Blues Should Check With the Blue Jackets About David Jiricek Stephen Ground | November 19, 2024 When the St. Louis Blues drafted Adam Jiříček 16th overall, the media couldn’t help but draw comparisons to his older brother, David, drafted sixth overall two seasons prior. At the…
6 NHL Players to Know for Your Daily Puckdoku Game Stephen Ground | November 8, 2024 NHL fans are becoming addicted to a viral, daily online game called Puckdoku. Each day, a new grid of nine squares is released, with each column or row corresponding to…
Top 10 NHL Backup Goaltenders Stephen Ground | November 1, 2024 *Article was updated in Oct. 2024 Backup goalies in the NHL are tragically underappreciated. It’s hard enough for a team to find a starting goaltender that they can rely on…
Shattenkirk Trade Was Key to Blues’ Success Stephen Ground | October 26, 2024 The St. Louis Blues’ 2019 Stanley Cup victory seems in hindsight like the culmination of 10 years of sustained success. But a closer look at the decade shows that the…
Top 10 Nicest Current NHL Jerseys Stephen Ground | October 16, 2024 In sports, uniforms are sometimes taken for granted. With enough time, even the nicest jersey or sweater can begin to feel boring and routine. But over time, great sweaters become…
5 NHL Records That Will Be Broken Stephen Ground | October 4, 2024 The NHL is notorious for having many of the most unbreakable records in sports. This is due somewhat to the evolving rules, speed, and athleticism of the game, and in…
Ranking the NHL’s 32 Starting Goalies – Preseason Update Stephen Ground | September 29, 2024 There’s no argument: we’re in a golden age of goaltending in the National Hockey League right now. But it’s a world of haves and have-nots. The gap between the greats…
Every NHL Team’s Worst Contract Stephen Ground | September 28, 2024 *This article was updated before the 2024-25 season In the modern NHL, contract and salary cap management may be more critical than ever. The flat cap era is finally becoming…
The Day the Stanley Cup Was Stolen Stephen Ground | September 21, 2024 There are few objects in sports that inspire such reverence and awe as the Stanley Cup. The simplicity and elegance of the trophy that bears the names of all of…
Grading San Jose Sharks’ Trade for Yaroslav Askarov Stephen Ground | August 23, 2024 One of the hottest trade sagas of the NHL summer ended on Friday afternoon after the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators struck a deal that sent top goaltending prospect…
Revisiting the Brayden Schenn Trade Stephen Ground | August 22, 2024 Trade analysis can often be one-sided. Usually, the team that reaps the immediate benefit from a trade is viewed as the winner, whereas the team that has to wait for…
Blues Should Explore Askarov Trade Stephen Ground | August 19, 2024 With less than 24 hours to go before the deadline, right now, St. Louis Blues fans are looking under every rock and reading every tea leaf to see whether the…
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