Posts tagged with "Jake Allen"
St. Louis Blues - 3 Players Fans Should Worry About
August 22nd, 2017 With each new season comes new challenges for every team. There's always a player or two that fails to live up to expectations and becomes more of a liability than an asset. Good teams have enough depth to survive a drop in play by a player. For lesser teams, it can ruin a season. Here are a few players on the Blues who may be due for...
How the Blues Win the Central
August 11th, 2017 The last time the St. Louis Blues won their division was the 2014-15 season. Since then, they've come in second twice and finished third last season. St. Louis finished last year with a total of 99 points, 10 back of the Chicago Blackhawks for first place in the Central Division and seven back of the Wild for second. If they want to...
Top 5 Moments of the Blues 2016-17 Season
June 2nd, 2017 The St. Louis Blues celebrated their 50th year in existence this season (1967-2017). It was a roller coaster ride filled with its fair share of bad times, but there's no doubting the good moments outweighed the bad. Unfortunately, the 49th season of hockey ended the same way their previous 48 seasons have ended, without a Stanley...
Allen Has Erased Any Doubt
May 24th, 2017 It's been almost 10 years since the St. Louis Blues drafted goaltender Jake Allen as the 34th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. After years of scrutiny, a midseason rebirth and an amazing postseason Jake "the Snake" Allen has finally proven himself to the St. Louis fanbase. Blues Beginnings It was one of the worst times in...
Blues Season Over - The Journey Was Remarkable
May 8th, 2017 The St. Louis Blues were defeated 3-1 in Game 6 of their second-round series with the Nashville Predators Sunday at Bridgestone Arena. The loss marked the Blues' eighth straight Game 6 without a victory dating back to April 21, 2001. St. Louis is one of 11 teams that have never hoisted the Stanley Cup. They have now completed their 49th...
Round 2 Predictions by the Numbers
April 26th, 2017 The first round of the NHL playoffs provided plenty of drama with a total of 18 of the 42 games going into overtime. In other words, 42.9% needed extra time. I don’t think many people picked the Predators to sweep the Blackhawks in four straight contests. Here is a fun fact: the number of games won by Nashville (four) was greater...
