Posts About "Colton Parayko"
Ryan O'Reilly Breaks Tie, Blues Beat Stars 3-1
November 29th, 2019 DALLAS — Ryan O’Reilly broke a tie 18 seconds after Dallas pulled even and the St. Louis Blues beat the Stars 3-1 on Friday night to extend their lead in the Central Division. O’Reilly took a pass from Ivan Barbashev and beat goalie Ben Bishop from the...
St. Louis Blues' 3 Best Contracts
August 22nd, 2019 In a hard salary cap league, contracts are everything. A general manager who regularly overpays his players won't win many games, and likely won't have a job for long. Fortunately, while St. Louis Blues' general manager Doug Armstrong has had a number of bad contracts in his tenure (we'll touch on those in a few days), he's also...
3 Takeaways From the Blues’ Stanley Cup Victory
June 25th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues ended a season, in which they found themselves in last place in early January, by winning their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. With that sort of success, teams looking to win will naturally try to follow their lead. With that in mind, I think there are some very easy pitfalls teams will find themselves in by...
Blues' Dunn & Parayko Pairing Could Pay Dividends
May 17th, 2019 With the drama of Game 3 between the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Final taking most of the conversation over the last day, I actually wanted to look back at the play of a couple of the defenders for the Blues during their Game 2 victory. In Game 2, Blues’ assistant coach Mike Van Ryn chose to mix up...
St. Louis Blues: 3 Notes for Success Against the Jets
April 18th, 2019 As has become tradition in the Gateway City, the St. Louis Blues squandered a two-game series lead in the playoffs (this time against the Winnipeg Jets) and now find themselves tied at two, with the series returning to Canada on Thursday night. The team's play was uninspiring in both of their home defeats, and there are a number of...
Blues Beat Bolts: Three Big Takeaways
February 8th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues won a thriller against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night, capturing a 1-0 victory in the final minute of overtime. In so doing, they defeated the best team in the NHL and vaulted back into a playoff spot for the first time all season. There's a lot that can be taken away from the Blues'...
St. Louis Blues: 3 Trade Deadline Questions
February 5th, 2019 As hard as it may be to believe, as of Monday, the NHL trade deadline is just three weeks away. For some teams, that creates a lot of questions, and the St. Louis Blues are no exception. A month ago, it appeared the Blues would sell anything that wasn't nailed down at the deadline. Now, it's not so clear. There are several questions...
Chiarelli's Opportunity is Before the Roster Freeze
December 17th, 2018 The NHL trade freeze kicks in on December 19, 2018. While the Edmonton Oilers are rolling under new head coach Ken Hitchcock — 9-3-2 after the loss to Vancouver on Sunday — and the feeling around the team is not one that requires immediate change, there is a mild and underlying sense of urgency. Sunday's loss is not to suggest...
NHL Rumors: Karlsson, Parayko, Coyotes, More
December 10th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, there are whispers things in San Jose are not going well and that the coach is on the hot seat while a star player may be questioning his long-term future with the team. There are also NHL insiders trying to connect the dots on the Alex Pietrangelo rumors and one insider believes that Colton Parayko may, in...
3 Names On the Oilers Christmas Wishlist
December 3rd, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers are in a precarious position standings-wise. Even though they've amassed a 4-1-1 record under Ken Hitchcock, they still remain three points out of a wild-card spot and four points out of the top three in the Pacific Division. They're well within reach but they've got to continue to squeeze as much out of...
Beaten Blues Looking for a Comeback
October 8th, 2018 The St. Louis Blues have had a rough start to the 2018-19 season. They fell to the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in their first home opener loss in four years, and they experienced their second home loss 5-4 in overtime on Saturday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. Despite the streak of bad luck, they are set on showing fans that they have the...
Should the Blues Trade Colton Parayko?
August 4th, 2018 The St. Louis Blues have had a very busy offseason so far, and with the signing of Joel Edmundson late last month, it would seem that their business was all but done. And yet, the Blues remain consistently in the rumor mill on account of one player: defenseman Colton Parayko. While nothing is certain and the Blues certainly do not have...
NHL Rumors: Parayko, Hayes, Iginla, More
July 31st, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, it appears the Toronto Maple Leafs are actively looking to improve their defense and might have a player in mind out of St. Louis, the Red Wings continue to say Henrik Zetterberg will be back with the club this season but Zetterberg's people are saying something else, Brian Burke suggested he'd almost given a...
