2022 WJC Day 5 Preview Stephen Ground | August 13, 2022 The 2022 World Junior Championship (WJC) continues apace in Edmonton, and most teams have two games left in the qualifying round. Two of the squads playing their penultimate game on…
2022 WJC Day 4 Preview Stephen Ground | August 12, 2022 On Day 4 of the 2022 World Junior Championship (WJC), we have only two games on the slate. Sweden takes on Austria, and Slovakia squares off with Latvia. These games…
2022 WJC Day 3 Preview Stephen Ground | August 11, 2022 Day 3 of the 2022 World Junior Championship (WJC) features three of the tournament’s four primary heavyweights: Canada, the United States, and Finland. Every team has seen action by this…
2022 WJC Day 2 Preview Stephen Ground | August 10, 2022 Day 1 of the World Junior Championship (WJC) featured three games, only one of which was close. Czechia faced down its former countrymen in Slovakia and escaped with a narrow…
2022 WJC Day 1 Preview Stephen Ground | August 9, 2022 It isn’t how anybody expected, but the 2022 World Junior Championship (WJC) is once again about to commence in Edmonton, Alberta. Hockey in August is a rarity, but moving the…
Blues’ Defensive Nightmare is Mess of Their Own Making Stephen Ground | July 30, 2022 Minutes after signing Nick Leddy on July 13th, St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong held a press conference. Pressed on why he had locked down eight defensemen on one-way…
Blues Risk Repeating Scandella Mistake with Leddy Stephen Ground | July 17, 2022 St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong doesn’t like trading for rentals at the deadline. When he does acquire a player on an expiring contract, he usually tries to extend…
Blues Rejuvinate Fourth Line with Leivo & Acciari Stephen Ground | July 15, 2022 For most NHL teams, the fourth line is an afterthought until it’s needed. Then, those players come under intense scrutiny and are forced to deliver big results in short bursts.…
4 Reasons the Blues Should Trade Tarasenko Stephen Ground | July 7, 2022 NHL Draft Day is always a hotbed of rumors. Some teams are looking to move up. Other teams are willing to trade their picks to get needed assets. And even…
Evaluating Blues’ Goaltending Options if Husso Leaves Stephen Ground | July 4, 2022 The St. Louis Blues had a tumultuous season between the pipes last year. Jordan Binnington struggled during the regular season, unable to find his footing. In the first season of…
Blues Defense Needs Creative Solutions Stephen Ground | June 30, 2022 If the St. Louis Blues aren’t considered top Stanley Cup contenders entering the 2021-22 season, they are right on the bubble. After all, they gave the newly-crowned Colorado Avalanche one…
St. Louis Blues 2021-22 Report Cards: Scott Perunovich Stephen Ground | June 21, 2022 The St. Louis Blues’ 2021-22 season represented a major transition for the franchise. No longer a stout defensive team built from the blue line out, they finished second in the NHL in…
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