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Stephen GroundStephen Ground

Stephen Ground is an author with The Hockey Writers and is co-host of the Two Guys No Cup Podcast. He enjoys studying the numbers and providing fresh looks at various stories.

5 Blues That Need to Step Up During Injury Wave

February 22, 2021 by Stephen Ground
Vince Dunn St. Louis Blues

Though each team in the NHL deals with injuries, the Blues have been unluckier than most. Despite being the last team in the United States to place a player on …

Read more5 Blues That Need to Step Up During Injury Wave

Categories St Louis Blues Tags Austin Poganski, Mitch Reinke, Niko Mikkola, Vince Dunn, Zach Sanford

3 Takeaways From Blues Long Series With the Coyotes

February 18, 2021 by Stephen Ground
Robert Thomas St. Louis Blues

Thanks to the oddities of a COVID-19 afflicted season, the St. Louis Blues and Arizona Coyotes just completed something unique in NHL history: a seven-game regular-season series. Between Feb. 2 …

Read more3 Takeaways From Blues Long Series With the Coyotes

Categories St Louis Blues Tags Jordan Binnington, Mike Hoffman, Robert Thomas, Torey Krug

Best & Worst Blues’ Draft Picks Since 2010

February 16, 2021 by Stephen Ground
Colton Parayko Vladimir Tarasenko Blues

Successful drafting makes or breaks an NHL franchise. Since Doug Armstrong took over as the St. Louis Blues general manager in 2010, they have built very successfully from within. Several …

Read moreBest & Worst Blues’ Draft Picks Since 2010

Categories Archives, Blues Management, NHL Entry Draft Tags Colton Parayko, Jaden Schwartz, Vince Dunn, Vladimir Tarasenko

Blues’ Faulk Off to Career Start

February 4, 2021 by Stephen Ground
Justin Faulk St. Louis Blues

Many St. Louis Blues fans entered the 2020-21 season hoping for more from defenseman Justin Faulk. The lifelong Carolina Hurricane arrived in a trade shortly before the 2019-20 season, but …

Read moreBlues’ Faulk Off to Career Start

Categories St Louis Blues Tags Justin Faulk

Ranking the NHL’s 31 Starting Goalies – 2020-21 Season

January 30, 2021 by Stephen Ground
2019-20 Starting Goalies Update

The poet John Donne famously wrote, “no man is an island unto itself.” But he wrote that in 1623, long before the game of hockey was invented. Had he survived …

Read moreRanking the NHL’s 31 Starting Goalies – 2020-21 Season

Categories Archives, NHL Goaltending Tags Andrei Vasilevskiy, Ben Bishop, Frederik Andersen, John Gibson

Five NHL Records That Will Be Broken

January 29, 2021 by Stephen Ground
Alex Ovechkin Capitals Getty

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 …

Read moreFive NHL Records That Will Be Broken

Categories Archives, Hockey History Tags Alex Ovechkin, Joel Quenneville, Patrick Marleau, Roberto Luongo

Shattenkirk Trade Was Key to Blues’ Success

January 27, 2021 by Stephen Ground

The St. Louis Blues’ 2019 Stanley Cup victory seems in hindsight like the culmination of ten years of sustained success. But a closer look at the decade shows that the …

Read moreShattenkirk Trade Was Key to Blues’ Success

Categories Archives, St Louis Blues, Washington Capitals Tags Doug Armstrong, Kevin Shattenkirk, Zach Sanford

Blues Need Hoffman on Top Power Play Unit

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 by Stephen Ground
Mike Hoffman Florida Panthers

Late in the offseason, the St. Louis Blues signed Mike Hoffman to a Professional Tryout (PTO) and then, after camp, to a one-year, $4 million contract. The goal of the …

Read moreBlues Need Hoffman on Top Power Play Unit

Categories St Louis Blues Tags Mike Hoffman, Robert Thomas

Blues’ Winter 2021 Prospect Pyramid

January 17, 2021 by Stephen Ground
Scott Perunovich St. Louis Blues

If the life cycle of a franchise looks like a bell curve, the St. Louis Blues are at or near the top of theirs. They won the Stanley Cup at …

Read moreBlues’ Winter 2021 Prospect Pyramid

Categories Blues Prospects Tags Jake Neighbours, Klim Kostin, Nikita Alexandrov, Scott Perunovich

2021 WJC Final Preview

January 5, 2021 by Stephen Ground
2021 World Junior Championship (IIHF)

All good things must come to an end, and so too must the 2021 World Junior Championship reach its conclusion. It will do so Tuesday, with a gold medal game …

Read more2021 WJC Final Preview

Categories World Junior Hockey Championship Tags 2021 WJHC

2021 WJC Semifinal Preview

January 4, 2021 by Stephen Ground
2021 World Junior Championship (IIHF)

We’ve reached the semifinal of the 2021 World Junior Championship, and the four teams remaining were four of the five favorites entering this year’s tournament. Finland arguably upset Sweden, who …

Read more2021 WJC Semifinal Preview

Categories World Junior Hockey Championship Tags 2021 WJHC

2020 WJC Quarterfinal Preview

January 2, 2021 by Stephen Ground
2021 World Junior Championship (IIHF)

We’ve reached the quarterfinal stage of the World Junior Championship and, consequently, the most loaded day of matchups. There will be four showdowns in Edmonton on Saturday, with teams vying …

Read more2020 WJC Quarterfinal Preview

Categories World Junior Hockey Championship Tags 2021 WJHC
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  • Oilers 2020-21 Roster Similar to Their 2017 Stanley Cup Playoff Team
  • Predators Still Actually Have Positives During Disappointing Season
  • Canadiens’ Bergevin Impresses in Hiring Ducharme
  • Sabres News & Rumors: Eichel Trade, Ullmark Out, Risto Returns & More
  • Rangers Should Consider Nugent-Hopkins as Solution to Center Problems