March 3rd, 2018A week ago, one of the biggest questions in St. Louis was “to buy or sell?” Fans looked to Blues general manager Doug Armstrong to show the team and the city whether the organization would push themselves out of a six-game losing streak and make a run at a playoff spot, or whether we should look to the coming years for the hope of a...
July 24th, 2017Heading into the 2017 offseason, St. Louis Blues fans weren't expecting much from general manager Doug Armstrong. Fifty years of mediocrity in the form of zero Stanley Cup wins will wear on a fanbase, after all. For the second straight season, the team that eliminated them in the postseason represented the Western Conference in the...
July 6th, 2017A major factor in how the St. Louis Blues were able to select Klim Kostin with the 31st overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft was the uncertainty surrounding the 18-year-old forward. Questions regarding his ability to terminate his KHL contract with Dynamo Moscow and injury concerns led to his slide to the end of round one. On July...
June 19th, 2017The St. Louis Blues had already confirmed that they would go by way of the 7-3-1 protection method for June 21's NHL Expansion Draft, which will get under way during the NHL Awards Ceremony at Las Vegas's T-Mobile Arena at 7:00 p.m. General manager Doug Armstrong and the Blues weren't in as tough of a situation as teams like the...
May 26th, 2017St. Louis Blues head coach Mike Yeo is adding a familiar face to his coaching staff for the 2017-18 season. Former Blue and 18-year NHL veteran Darryl Sydor has signed a three-year contract to become the first to fill the four vacant assistant coaching positions. Sydor worked with Yeo with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey...
May 17th, 2017The St. Louis Blues' primary AHL affiliate is no longer the Chicago Wolves. On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the Wolves announced that they had reached a five-year partnership. The Blues will still send their farm players to Chicago next season but will not affiliate with Chicago in 2018-19. "The St. Louis Blues will not...
August 20th, 2016Victor Shalaev, general manager of Avangard Omsk, told the Russian sport-express.ru that Vladimir Sobotka will be staying in the KHL, according to Igor Eronko. "Sobotka will join us as soon as he's healthy," he told sport-express. "Forget about St. Louises and other nonsense." A similar report appeared recently at...
July 13th, 2016The St. Louis Blues have re-signed right winger Ty Rattie to a one-year, one-way contract worth $650,000, the team announced on Wednesday. http://gty.im/506728502 Rattie, 23, appeared in 13 NHL games last season, tallying 4 goals and 6 points. Rattie has the opportunity to take on an increased role with the Blues after the team...