St. Louis Blues Defense is a Scout’s Dream Jeff Ponder | March 9, 2012 When the Director of Amateur Scouting of an NHL club heads to the NHL Entry Draft in June, he hopes to accomplish something that weekend that is a lot rarer…
Blues Flying High, Yet Still Under Radar Justin Halbersma | March 7, 2012 When the 2011-12 NHL season began, no one viewed the St. Louis Blues as a contender to the Western Conference throne. Now, when we take a look at the Western…
T.J. Oshie Up for a Pay Raise This Summer Jeff Ponder | March 7, 2012 When Blues GM Doug Armstrong signed T.J. Oshie to a one-year contract extension in late June, it was meant to be a show-me-what-you-can-do contract. 65 regular season games later, Oshie…
St. Louis Blues Boasting a Strong Penalty Kill Jeff Ponder | March 4, 2012 The St. Louis Blues finished up their longest road trip of the season to this point with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks Saturday night. On the six-game…
The Year of the Coach: Lengthy List of Candidates For Jack Adams Award (Part 1) Andrew Sykes | March 1, 2012 As the NHL begins towards the stretch drive of a tightly contested regular season, there is something that is starting to stand out. While individual performances from the likes of…
Bang For The Buck: February Edition Andrew Sykes | February 28, 2012 For the first time in two months there is a new name atop the list of the best bargain players in the NHL. Pierre-Alexandr Parenteau supplants Brian Elliott at number…
The St. Louis Blues Keep Rolling Despite Quiet Deadline Justin Halbersma | February 28, 2012 Lost amid the excitement and drama that represents the annual NHL Trade Deadline are the teams that didn’t make a move. For whatever the reason, some teams are unwilling or…
Remembering Andrea: Waiting for the St. Louis Blues Justin Halbersma | February 26, 2012 The St. Louis Blues have their share of fans. While not well known to the Eastern Conference faithful, the crew from St. Louis have quietly climbed the ladder of the…
What You Can Expect from the St. Louis Blues on Deadline Day Jeff Ponder | February 26, 2012 After the Blues finished off a 3-2 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets Saturday afternoon, there will be a lull in their six-game road trip until Monday night when they…
Greetings From Smashville! With Three You Get Eggroll Edition Jas Faulkner | February 24, 2012 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor It’s Friday! Grimm day! (Oh, wait. That’s on NBC. It will inevitably be preempted by reruns of The Voice or scooted to 2am on Sunday…
Ken Hitchcock should be the early Jack Adams front-runner Derek Neumeier | February 23, 2012 Determining the quality of a coach is never an exact science. Unlike players, who can be judged by cold, hard individual stats, a coach doesn’t always have the same luxury.…
The St. Louis Blues Have to Win in Central Division Match-ups Jeff Ponder | February 20, 2012 The Blues have been dominant against every division in the NHL… except their own. The Central Division is arguably the best division in the NHL at the moment. If the…