Stephen 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.
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Blues' Top Line is Red Hot
February 17th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues are the hottest team in hockey, as they are currently riding a nine-game winning streak that dates back to Jan. 23, before the All-Star break. A number of factors have been responsible for the turnaround, but perhaps the biggest has been the creation of a new first line. In the first game of the streak,...
Blues Facing Big Deadline Decisions
February 14th, 2019 With less than two weeks to go before the Feb. 25 NHL trade deadline, the St. Louis Blues find themselves as unexpected playoff contenders, winners of their last seven games. That creates many new questions for a franchise that looked to be certain sellers less than a month ago. Let's take a look at several of the biggest questions...
St. Louis Blues' Turnaround Explained
February 12th, 2019 New Year's Day doesn't feel that long ago, but for the St. Louis Blues, Jan. 1 is in the distant past. When the calendar turned to January, the Blues were at the bottom of the standings in the entire NHL. Now, just over 40 days later, they have clawed back to the first wild-card spot, and are just two points behind the Dallas Stars for...
Vladimir Tarasenko Is Back
February 11th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues entered the weekend facing a home-and-away back-to-back series with their division rival, the Nashville Predators, a test that would tell them whether their recent resurgence was real or a mirage. They left Nashville on Sunday with four points in hand, a newfound confidence and the certainty that their superstar...
Revisiting Doug Armstrong's Drafts - 2013
February 10th, 2019 2013 was, simply put, not a good draft year for St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong's resume. They began the evening with no first round pick, having traded it to the Calgary Flames in the trade that brought in Jay Bouwmeester. They ended the evening with just four new players in the organization, none of whom would go on to...
Blues Prepare for Predators Double Feature
February 9th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues are back in a playoff spot for the first time this season. In a turnaround that's gaining national attention, the Blues have gone 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and have won four in a row for the first time all season. Those good feelings will only carry them so far, though, as they prepare for a critical weekend...
