Posts About "Chris Porter"
Hockey News: Gus Mortson Passes Away; Latest Reports on Patrick Kane
August 10th, 2015 The NHL lost a Stanley Cup winner this weekend. This sad news headlines the weekend of hockey news: Gus Mortson, one of just two players to ever fight in an All-Star Game, passed away at the age of 90. Mortson, an AHL Bison for a period of time, also led the league in penalty minutes four times. Buffalo News also has the latest...
Flyers Give Chris Porter 2-Way Deal
August 8th, 2015 The Philadelphia Flyers have signed fourth line forward Chris Porter to a one-year contract, the team announced on Saturday. The contract is a two-way deal, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli. The 31-year-old played 24 games for the St. Louis Blues last season, posting one goal and one assist. Porter played an additional three games...
Blues Depth Becoming a Factor
December 9th, 2014 Once upon a time, the St. Louis Blues were struggling to receive secondary scoring throughout the lineup. Luckily, one line was planting pucks past goaltenders more often than an annoying rabbit alerting a certain blond-haired girl how she was always running late. The STL Line, consisting of linemates Jaden Schwartz, Jori Lehtera and...
Adam Cracknell - The Unappreciated Warrior
May 14th, 2014 When the Blues took the ice in Game 1 of the 2014 playoffs against the Blackhawks last month, they were riding a season-long 143-minute, 79-second shutout streak, spanning from the third-to-last game of the regular season. The team needed a goal in a bad way to not only break the streak, but give them a chance in the series. They...
Blues Unlikely Heroes Taking Control of Series
April 20th, 2014 You can’t always rely on the city’s superhero. Sometimes, it takes a group of courageous figures to step into the battle and deliver the crushing blows. How much credit do you think the Gotham police force receives when Batman is the headlining story on the 9 o’clock news every night? In the St. Louis Blues’ case, the...
What Brenden Morrow Brings to the Blues
September 23rd, 2013 After a weekend of speculation, Blues GM Doug Armstrong made it official on Monday when he signed former Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow to a one-year, $1.5 million contract. Morrow sat on the open market all summer, but word spread that he had received “a few offers” recently from other teams. It was confirmed over the...
Blues’ Lack of Scoring Dooms Season... Again
May 11th, 2013 The prototypical Blues fan can speak up yet again. Since Brett Hull left for the Dallas Stars during the summer of 1998, fans have been calling for a sniping forward that will come up with the big goal when needed. The team cycled through the late Pavol Demitra, as well as 40-goal scorers Scott Young, Keith Tkachuk and Brad Boyes to...
Matt D'Agostini Traded from St. Louis Blues to New Jersey Devils
March 22nd, 2013 With T.J. Oshie expected to return to the Blues' lineup Saturday night, a roster spot had to become available. Matt D'Agostini, a former 21 goal-scorer, was the odd man out. It was announced Friday morning that the Blues traded D'Agostini, along with a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2015, to the New Jersey Devils in exchange...
Changing of the Guard? St. Louis Blues vs. Detroit Red Wings
January 20th, 2013 For as long as any Blues fan can remember, the Detroit Red Wings have been a thorn in the side for their favorite team. From Steve Yzerman’s overtime killer in Game 7 of the 1996 Western Quarterfinals to being swept in the 2002-03 season series (0-4-1), the Blues have long been on the wrong side of a Red Wing...
Tarasenko Adds Offensive Boost to St. Louis Lineup
June 3rd, 2012 Great things come to those who wait. This is true for Blues management and fans alike, as Russian prospect and 2010 first-round draft choice Vladimir Tarasenko has a signed a three-year entry-level deal with the St. Louis Blues. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the maximum allowed amount that a 2010 draft choice can...
Why the St. Louis Blues are in a Tailspin
April 7th, 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. This is not the case for the St. Louis Blues. In fact, the wins were coming before the players returned from injury. On March 25, the Blues received a...
