NHL’s Top 5 Defenses Eugene Helfrick | September 13, 2024 Defense wins championships. It’s a saying as old as hockey itself, but there is truth to this wisdom. A stout defense can both limit the opponent’s scoring chances while placing…
Revisiting the Day the St.Louis Blues Blues Lost Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo Anthony Testaguzza | July 27, 2024 On October 12, 2020, defenseman Alex Pietrangelo signed a seven-year deal worth an annual average salary (AAV) of $8.8 million with the Vegas Golden Knights after leaving the St.Louis Blues,…
Golden Knights’ Lack of Regular-Season Emphasis Was Costly Ben Fisher | May 8, 2024 Now that the dust has settled on the Vegas Golden Knights’ highly-disappointing first-round exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it’s clear the club’s title defense campaign went wayside long before…
3 St. Louis Blues Players GM Doug Armstrong Should Have Kept Josh Berg | March 19, 2024 The scrutiny St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong has faced during his tenure with the team has been well documented. After helping build a team that hoisted the franchise’s…
Blues’ Top-10 Draft Picks Since 1980 Ethan Carter | March 15, 2024 Since 1980, the St. Louis Blues have made five draft selections in the top 10. They are venturing into uncharted waters with the 2023 NHL Draft, where they hold the…
Celebrating Alex Pietrangelo’s Career at 1,000-Game Milestone Ben Fisher | February 13, 2024 Congratulations to Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who suited up for his 1,000th career NHL game in the club’s 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Feb. 12. In…
St. Louis Blues at the Winter Olympics: 2014 Sochi Games Anthony Testaguzza | February 10, 2024 After not being allowed to play in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympic Games, NHL players will participate in the 2026 and 2030 Games. NHLers did not represent their country…
3 Former Blues Who Are Hall of Fame Worthy Stephen Ground | February 9, 2024 Induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame is the highest honor an NHL player can achieve, but for many, it is elusive. Unlike baseball, which has some clear statistical thresholds…
Mistakes Made by Blues’ Doug Armstrong Since 2019 Stanley Cup Ethan Carter | December 4, 2023 The current state of the St. Louis Blues franchise is all the doing of general manager and president of hockey operations Doug Armstrong. He’s called the shots for the franchise…
4 Keys to a Flyers Win Against the Golden Knights Justin Giampietro | October 24, 2023 With a 3-1-1 record on the season, the Philadelphia Flyers should be feeling pretty good about themselves. However, they have the toughest task of the season thus far in a…
Over/Under on Golden Knights’ Player Projections by ESPN Eric Cruikshank | September 19, 2023 With the Vegas Golden Knights’ 2023-24 season starting in just a few weeks, it’s time for fans and analysts to give their final thoughts on which players will be amongst…
Golden Knights’ Contracts vs. the NHL Ben Fisher | September 12, 2023 About 18 months ago, I ranked the Vegas Golden Knights by contract value. Since that time, plenty has changed, most notably last season’s Stanley Cup triumph. The effect of the…