Will Injury Bug Bite the Blues’ Alexander Steen in the End? Mike Poepping | January 24, 2014 The injury bug has been running through the St. Louis Blues roster quite extensively over the past couple of months, but will it ultimately cause the team to miss their…
The 2013-14 St. Louis Blues: How They Were Built Jeff Ponder | January 22, 2014 St. Louis Blues management has seen their roster rise from cellar dwellers to NHL stardom. In 2010-11, the team finished with 87 points for 11th in the Western Conference. Just…
Road to Sochi: Team USA Led by Blues Selections Jeff Ponder | January 16, 2014 The past two weeks, fellow THW writer Mike Poepping and I have taken a look at the Blues selected to participate for their home countries in the 2014 Winter Olympics.…
Road To Sochi: St. Louis Blues on Team Canada Mike Poepping | January 14, 2014 Team Canada will obviously be looking to defend their Gold Medal from the 2010 Vancouver Games this February in Sochi. Their blue line will be chock full of good defensemen…
Road to Sochi: Sobotka Key to Czech’s Success Jeff Ponder | January 10, 2014 The Czech roster is usually compiled of players who grind out wins and provide timely scoring throughout any international tournament. The 2014 Olympics will be no exception. The lineup, which…
Road to Sochi: Jaroslav Halak is Lone Blue on Team Slovakia Mike Poepping | January 8, 2014 Jaroslav Halak will be the only St. Louis Blues player on Team Slovakia at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Will he translate his play from the NHL to a medal?
Olympic Selections Prove Blues Have Come a Long Way Jeff Ponder | January 8, 2014 The St. Louis Blues are sending 10 players to the Olympics, showing the raw talent of the roster and how far the team has come since ’05-’06.
Road To Sochi: Jori Lehtera Lone Blue to Represent Team Finland Jeff Ponder | January 7, 2014 With goaltenders Tuukka Rask, Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen finding their ways to the Finnish Olympic roster, chances are that other teams will struggle to score when playing Sweden’s neighbor…
Road To Sochi: Blues on Team Sweden Jeff Ponder | January 5, 2014 The Blues will likely be providing Sweden with one of the league’s top shooters and a reliable center with a scoring touch. But there may be more coming from the…
Road To Sochi: Russian Blues Could Be Force Mike Poepping | January 3, 2014 The St. Louis Blues will have a lot to look forward to when the Sochi Winter Olympic Games arrive. Here, The Hockey Writers’ Jeff Ponder and I will look at Blues players who may…
Oshie Displays Why He’s Olympic Bound Jeff Ponder | January 3, 2014 With all of the questions surrounding the selections for the American Olympic roster, T.J. Oshie answered the bell with one of his better games of the season. The 2014 Olympian…
Kevin Shattenkirk Belongs on USA Olympic Team Pete Campanella | January 2, 2014 All of the focus on Team USA’s Olympic roster is being directed at notable omissions when it should be placed on guys like Kevin Shattenkirk.