Defense, Steve Ott, and Silence – Keys to a Blues Game 4 Win David Pietrangelo | April 19, 2016 For anyone who has tuned into the Blues and Blackhawks Round 1 series, you’ve witnessed the quintessential “Western Conference hockey” many hockey fans have come to love. Rough, fast, methodical, and…
Blues’ Injuries Were a Recipe for Success This Season David Pietrangelo | April 16, 2016 The St. Louis Blues finished with an impressive 107-point season in 2015-16. It all sounds fine and dandy, but the big question mark in many people’s minds is the same…
Blues Show Resiliency in Tough Loss Mike Poepping | March 15, 2016 Though the Blues weren’t able to extend their season high six game winning streak to a seventh game, they did give fans reason to hope this year’s playoffs may be…
Rich Peverley Uses the Spotlight for a Great Cause Ed Sarno | March 14, 2016 Ten months ago there was talk in some circles of a possible Rich Peverley comeback. However it would have been a long shot at best. Ultimately after discussing the situation…
So You Want to Trade For a #1 Defenseman Jordan Dix | February 11, 2016 The search for a #1 defenseman seems to come up every trade deadline, every draft and every offseason. Some teams have one. Other very lucky teams might have more than…
Alex Pietrangelo Out At Least 3 Weeks Dustin L. Nelson | February 8, 2016 The St. Louis Blues continue to lose key players to injury with the announcement that defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has been placed on injured reserve and will be re-evaluated in three…
The Trade Deadline Blues Mike Poepping | February 4, 2016 The St. Louis Blues have historically been conservative at the trade deadline due to many factors, including salary issues. However, this season is still up in the air as the…
The NHL’s Top Defensive Teams for 2015-16 Walter McLaughlin | January 31, 2016 There is nothing so so skillful in its own defense as imperious pride — Helen Hunt Jackson Don’t let her 19th century schoolmarm appearance fool you — Helen was clearly…
Does PK Subban Deserve To Be An All-Star? The Hockey Writers | January 30, 2016 The rules of the NHL All-Star game state that at least one player from each of the 30 teams in the league must take part in the game. PK Subban…
The Wrong Defenseman is on the Trade Block Jeff Ponder | January 12, 2016 DISCLAIMER: If you are expecting a bash piece about Alex Pietrangelo, Jay Bouwmeester, Carl Gunnarsson or any other Blues defenseman, you will need to look elsewhere. There are so many…
Weekly Roundup – Leafs Lighting the Lamp Brock Wilson | December 23, 2015 This is the seventh edition of weekly roundup. In this article we take a look at the last seven days of hockey in the NHL. The article will focus on…
St. Louis’ Overtime: Three-On-Three Options Allison Scott | November 29, 2015 The NHL introduced a new format for games that go past the sixty minutes of regulation time: five minutes of three-on-three overtime. The thought was to open up the ice…
