Posts About "Jake Allen"
The Blues' October: 5 Lingering Questions
November 2nd, 2018 Sitting at 3-4-3, there's no question that the St. Louis Blues' October has not gone how they planned. After a blockbuster offseason, when general manager Doug Armstrong brought in David Perron, Tyler Bozak, and Ryan O'Reilly (among others), the faltering start has already led to some questions being asked of head coach Mike...
5 Disappointing NHL Teams
October 31st, 2018 Every NHL team has now played about 10 games, giving us a sense of the direction they are heading in. A couple of teams that were expected to again be bottom dwellers have surprised with their great starts, like the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks and Carolina Hurricanes. Then there are the teams that were expected to...
6 NHL Teams Who Need New Goalies
October 30th, 2018 Goaltending is often considered the most important position in hockey. For some teams early in the 2018-19 campaign, they're starting to feel the effects of mediocre netminding. With Sergei Bobrovsky being the most notable goalie to possibly hit the market in recent years, it's time to look at which teams might need some help. There...
St. Louis Blues: Caught in Transition
October 25th, 2018 The St. Louis Blues are off to a paltry 2-3-3 start and after a particularly troublesome collapse against the Winnipeg Jets on the road, they are headed home for a seven-game homestand, their longest of the season. While it is far too early to panic, looking at the statistics shows some troubling trends that may point to the...
Blues Fall Flat in First Big Weekend
October 15th, 2018 The Blues entered Saturday needing a big performance in their first back-to-back series of the season to right the ship after an inconsistent start to the year. Instead, they escaped with just one point, surrendering leads in both games in the third period. Now, they sit at 1-2-2 entering a critical Canadian road trip that...
St. Louis Blues: Time to Panic?
October 9th, 2018 After a long offseason of exciting moves and building expectations, the St. Louis Blues have had an inauspicious start to the season to say the least. Allowing eleven goals across back-to-back losses, the Blues already have their fans in fits over what may become of this young season. Particularly troublesome is the apparent...
