Blues Goaltending: View From the Crease (March Update) Stephen Ground | March 6, 2019 A few months ago, we took a look at the St. Louis Blues’ goaltending situation throughout the organization, starting at the top with Jake Allen. We intended to check back…
St. Louis Blues: The Jake Allen Era is Over Stephen Ground | February 3, 2019 After 255 games and over a decade in the organization, Jake Allen’s tenure with the St. Louis Blues is all but officially over. No, he hasn’t been traded, waived, or…
Blues Need Binnington Between the Pipes Stephen Ground | January 11, 2019 The St. Louis Blues’ season has been a train wreck, and while it’s unfair to blame any one player, their goaltending certainly hasn’t helped. They cut ties with Chad Johnson…
The St. Louis Blues’ Christmas Wish List Stephen Ground | December 25, 2018 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all from everyone here at The Hockey Writers! The St. Louis Blues have not had the season they hoped to have. In fact,…
View From the Crease: St. Louis Blues Goaltending Stephen Ground | November 28, 2018 There’s an old adage in hockey: “goaltending is 50 percent of hockey. Unless it’s bad goaltending. Then it’s 80 percent.” There’s plenty of truth to that adage, and few franchises…
Should the Blues Make a Statement Trade? Stephen Ground | November 26, 2018 Even the most pessimistic St. Louis Blues fan, trained to expect the worst by over 50 years of disappointment, could never have seen this coming. With December fast approaching, the…
Brewing in St. Louis: Another Blues Goalie Controversy? Stephen Ground | November 10, 2018 On Friday night, St. Louis Blues goaltender Chad Johnson earned the team’s first shutout of the season, stopping all 33 shots aimed at him by the visiting San Jose Sharks.…
The Blues’ October: 5 Lingering Questions Stephen Ground | November 2, 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…
5 Disappointing NHL Teams Will Billinghurst | October 31, 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…
6 NHL Teams Who Need New Goalies Trevor Beggs | October 30, 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…
St. Louis Blues: Caught in Transition Stephen Ground | October 25, 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…
Blues Fall Flat in First Big Weekend Stephen Ground | October 15, 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…