Blues Prepare for Predators Double Feature Stephen Ground | February 9, 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…
Blues Beat Bolts: Three Big Takeaways Stephen Ground | February 8, 2019 The St. Louis Blues won a thriller against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night, capturing a 1-0 victory in the final minute of overtime. In so doing, they defeated…
St. Louis Blues: 3 Trade Deadline Questions Stephen Ground | February 5, 2019 As hard as it may be to believe, as of Monday, the NHL trade deadline is just three weeks away. For some teams, that creates a lot of questions, and…
St. Louis Blues: The Jake Allen Era is Over Stephen Ground | February 3, 2019 After 255 games and over a decade in the organization, Jake Allen’s tenure with the St. Louis Blues is all but officially over. No, he hasn’t been traded, waived, or…
Blues Can Make the Playoffs…but Shouldn’t Stephen Ground | January 31, 2019 Despite a horrendous start to the season that found them at the bottom of the league as recently as December, the St. Louis Blues unexpectedly brought themselves to just three…
Ranking the NHL’s 31 Starting Goalies — Midseason Update Stephen Ground | January 29, 2019 Before the season, we ranked all 31 goalies in the NHL. Pekka Rinne, last season’s Vezina Trophy winner, topped the list, narrowly beating out Marc-Andre Fleury and Sergei Bobrovsky. But…
Blues Sticking With Berube…For Now Stephen Ground | January 26, 2019 Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post Dispatch broke the news on Thursday morning that the St. Louis Blues would be sticking with interim head coach Craig Berube for the…
Blues’ Blue Line Shakeup Is Coming Stephen Ground | January 23, 2019 Over the past several seasons, the St. Louis Blues have been constant in one area: defense. Particularly since the Ken Hitchcock era, the Blues have focused on having a stout…
Blues’ Jaden Schwartz: Time to Panic? Stephen Ground | January 22, 2019 It was a microcosm of the entire season: Jaden Schwartz of the St. Louis Blues sprinted away from his defensive zone towards a loose puck in front of an empty…
Blues’ Perron Proving to be Perfect Signing Stephen Ground | January 20, 2019 With no disrespect to David Perron, the news that the winger had signed once again with the St. Louis Blues last summer was met with mixed reactions. Very few were…
Blues Trade Tracker: Who’s Likely to Leave? Stephen Ground | January 19, 2019 The St. Louis Blues are quietly climbing up the standings after three months of wildly disappointing hockey, but before the last few weeks, they were the most widely discussed team…
Revisiting Doug Armstrong’s Drafts – 2011 Stephen Ground | January 16, 2019 A few weeks ago, we began to review the St. Louis Blues’ drafts under general manager Doug Armstrong, starting in 2010. That was a good draft, as the Blues selected…