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Arizona Coyotes Need To Cut Roster

William Grigsby | May 22, 2015

With new prospects ready to hit the starting lineup, some cuts are due Let’s face it, young prospects like Max Domi, and Anthony “Tony D” Duclair have a good shot at making…

Categories Arizona Coyotes

Zac Rinaldo Evolving as Flyers Agitator

Ed Miller | February 14, 2013

Philadelphia Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo has wasted little time making a name for himself in the National Hockey League – more so with his fists rather than his stick.  Rinaldo…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers

Recent St. Louis Blues’ Moves Only the Beginning?

Jeff Ponder | July 11, 2012

St. Louis Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong’s phone was busy this week. It was announced on Tuesday that the club agreed to terms with unrestricted free-agent forward Jamie Langenbrunner on…

Categories Free Agents, St Louis Blues, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Five Reasons Why the Kings Will Give St. Louis the Blues

Walter McLaughlin | April 28, 2012

Will is a powerful word. Replace it with can, and the entire tenor of the conversation shifts. Can Lindsay Lohan stay out jail? It’s theoretically possible. Can the Pillsbury Doughboy…

Categories Los Angeles Kings, Previews and Predictions, St Louis Blues

Blues Defeat Sharks and Clinch Series on Home Ice

Jeff Ponder | April 22, 2012

On April 25, 2002, the St. Louis Blues defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of their Conference Quarterfinal Series.  Who knew that this would be the last series-clinching victory…

Categories San Jose Sharks, St Louis Blues

Perron Assists, Elliott’s Glove Leads Blues to Game 4 Triumph, 2-1

Walter McLaughlin | April 20, 2012

David Perron knows all about expectations. Drafted 26th overall in an admittedly sub-par 2007 draft class, he nevertheless made the Blues straight out of the Juniors, scoring 13 goals and…

Categories San Jose Sharks, St Louis Blues

The San Jose Sharks Have a Large Hill to Climb

Jeff Ponder | April 20, 2012

Battling back from a 3-1 series deficit is no easy task, but that is exactly what the Sharks will have to do in order to stay in the 2012 NHL…

Categories San Jose Sharks, St Louis Blues

Backes to the Future; Blues Blank Sharks, 3-0, Tie Series 1-1

Walter McLaughlin | April 15, 2012

The proud city of St. Louis has seen eleven World Series titles, one NBA championship, and one Super Bowl victory. And yet, over a span of 45 seasons, nary a…

Categories San Jose Sharks, St Louis Blues

Why the St. Louis Blues are in a Tailspin

Jeff Ponder | April 7, 2012

When the star players start strapping the skates back on after returning from injury, the logical response on the ice is that the team will start racking up the wins.…

Categories St Louis Blues

Andy McDonald Joins the List of Injured Blues

David Rogers | October 14, 2011

That didn’t take long, did it? In 2010-11, the St. Louis Blues dealt with injury after injury, forcing the club to field a lineup consisting of numerous inexperienced skaters straight…

Categories Injury Report, St Louis Blues

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