3 Takeaways From Blues Long Series With the Coyotes Stephen Ground | February 18, 2021 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…
Best & Worst Blues’ Draft Picks Since 2010 Stephen Ground | February 16, 2021 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…
Blues’ Faulk Off to Career Start Stephen Ground | February 4, 2021 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…
Blues Need Hoffman on Top Power Play Unit Stephen Ground | January 18, 2021 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…
Blues’ Winter 2021 Prospect Pyramid Stephen Ground | January 17, 2021 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…
2021 WJC Final Preview Stephen Ground | January 5, 2021 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…
2021 WJC Semifinal Preview Stephen Ground | January 4, 2021 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…
2020 WJC Quarterfinal Preview Stephen Ground | January 2, 2021 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…
2021 WJC Day 7 Preview Stephen Ground | December 31, 2020 The final day of the 2021 World Junior Championship might be the most loaded yet. The final two matchups of the day feature four of the tournament’s top teams, with…
2021 WJC Day 6 Preview Stephen Ground | December 30, 2020 We have arrived at the final two days of the preliminary rounds, meaning teams will be facing their penultimate and in some cases final opportunities to stake their place in…
2021 WJC Day 5 Preview Stephen Ground | December 29, 2020 Day 5 of the tournament features three of the most marquee teams in international hockey history: the United States, Canada, and Russia. All three will enter as heavy betting favorites,…
2021 WJC Day 4 Preview Stephen Ground | December 28, 2020 Day 4 of the World Junior Championship may not feature the tournament’s most marquee teams, but there will be many important storylines. Can Sweden extend its incredible streak? Can Austria…