Blues’ Rebuild Takes Shape with Blais, Kapanen, and Vrána Stephen Ground | March 5, 2023 The trade deadline has come and gone, and the future for the St. Louis Blues is starting to come into clearer focus. For months, at least since the trade of…
Blues Make Another Bold Move in Trading Barbashev Stephen Ground | February 27, 2023 On Feb. 6, we published a story talking about the five main St. Louis Blues unrestricted free agents (UFAs). Little did we know that three weeks later, all five would…
Blues Rebuild Is Not a Quick Fix Stephen Ground | February 25, 2023 The St. Louis Blues have started tearing down a roster they expected to be a playoff conteder this season. By trading Vladimir Tarasenko to the New York Rangers, then dealing…
Blues and Chychrun Are Not a Match Right Now Stephen Ground | February 18, 2023 The St. Louis Blues are having a rough season and had already sold off one major asset in the form of Vladimir Tarasenko, the star scorer whom they traded to…
Blues Must Make Trades Now, But Reunions Are Possible Stephen Ground | February 6, 2023 The St. Louis Blues have not had anywhere near the season they expected. Coming into the 2022-23 campaign, they expected to be at least a playoff team, if not a…
Blues Should Explore Horvat Market Stephen Ground | January 29, 2023 As the All-Star Break approaches, the St. Louis Blues are in a stretch of form that has many fans finally convinced that a rebuild or at least a short-term retool…
2023 WJC Final Preview Stephen Ground | January 5, 2023 It all comes down to this. Two games to determine three medals in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Canadians overcame the United States in the semifinal, and Czechia won a nail-biter…
2023 WJC Day 8 Preview Stephen Ground | January 4, 2023 Day 7 of the 2023 World Junior Championship brought a lot of intrigue and a ton of goals and also gave us our four semifinalists: Czechia, Sweden, the United States,…
2023 WJC Day 7 Preview Stephen Ground | January 2, 2023 The seventh day of the 2023 World Junior Championship will be the busiest, with all ten teams playing. Two will be sparring in a best-of-three series to avoid relegation, and…
2023 WJC Day 6 Preview Stephen Ground | December 31, 2022 The 2023 World Junior Championship (WJC) has been spectacular so far, and Day 6 is shaping up to be the best day yet. The relegation matchup, Austria vs. Latvia, is…
2023 WJC Day 5 Preview Stephen Ground | December 30, 2022 Day 4 of the WJC was finally a bit of a return to normal for a tournament that has seen plenty of chaos so far. All four of the presumed…
2023 WJC Day 4 Preview Stephen Ground | December 29, 2022 After just three days, the 2023 World Junior Championship (WJC) might be one of the most fascinating tournaments to date. In our Day 3 Preview, we argued, “With Canada’s disappointing…