Posts About "Jordan Leopold"
Minnesota Wild Trade Deadline Report Card: One Week Later
March 9th, 2015 Today marks a week from the NHL trade deadline. Last Monday, the Minnesota Wild acquired Jordan Leopold and Chris Stewart, as well as Jared Knight, who is currently playing with the Iowa Wild. We'll also include Sean Bergenheim in this list, because he was technically picked up before the deadline. Now that we've had a couple of games...
Hockey News: Mark Giordano Injury; Trade Deadline Recap
March 3rd, 2015 Time to find out who won and lost the trade deadline. , The Sabres aren't even trying to hide their tank job. Really tough news for the Flames, as captain Mark Giordano's season is over. Trying to make some sense of trading Simon Despres for Ben Lovejoy. Reaction to the Jeff Petry deal. Apparently Sven Baertschi...
Welcome to Minnesota: Wild Acquire Chris Stewart, Jordan Leopold
March 2nd, 2015 The trade deadline has come to an end, but the Minnesota Wild did pretty well considering GM Chuck Fletcher wasn't expected to make any big moves. This afternoon the Wild acquired Jordan Leopold from the Columbus Blue Jackets, and Chris Stewart from the Buffalo Sabres. Jordan Leopold Leopold, a 6'1" defenseman, was sent to...
3 Blue Jackets That Could Be Dealt By The Deadline
January 29th, 2015 Now that the activities of the All-Star Weekend have concluded, focus can now be turned back to the 2nd half of the season. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, they will have some interesting decisions to make. Sergei Bobrovsky is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a groin injury. With their star goaltender out, the Blue Jackets will...
Kick Save and a Beauty: McElhinney Shines
November 30th, 2014 It was his best performance of the season and possibly the best of his Blue Jackets career. Curtis McElhinney has had a lot thrown at him the season because of Sergei Bobrovsky’s finger injury. The 31-year old veteran has registered 485 minutes of ice time as both a starter and in relief in nine games and while the team has struggled...
Ian Cole Solidifies Roster Spot After Blues Trade
November 16th, 2014 Heading into the 2010-11 season, there was one spot on the St. Louis Blues’ blue line with two young players vying for it. The Blues’ fourth overall pick in 2008, Alex Pietrangelo, and gritty defender Ian Cole, drafted 18th overall in 2007, were the talk of the hockey scene in the Gateway City in September. Cole made a case for...
Leopold Injury Opens Door for Ian Cole
November 12th, 2013 When the Blues acquired Jordan Leopold in March 2013, they were looking to improve shots from the left point. The former Sabres defenseman was acquired just before Jay Bouwmeester and both provided the Blues with exactly what they were seeking. Heading into that season, the belief was that the youngster Ian Cole, also a...
Jacob Trouba: Waiting on the Grounded Jet
October 29th, 2013 It's been over a week since the Winnipeg Jets' standout rookie Jacob Trouba was injured in a game against the St. Louis Blues. The 19-year-old defenseman went in behind the St. Louis net to try to make a play on Jordan Leopold, but missed the check and fell head first into the boards. Play was whistled dead as Trouba lay...
Blues Get Back at it With Back-to-Back Games
October 25th, 2013 Athletes and body builders looking for a healthy protein bar are turning to Quest Bars. Popular because of their low sugar content & high protein, the gluten free bars are now being sold online. It’s been a week – a long week – since the Blues have seen game action. The Blues last did battle on Friday, Oct. 18 when they...
What Brenden Morrow Brings to the Blues
September 23rd, 2013 After a weekend of speculation, Blues GM Doug Armstrong made it official on Monday when he signed former Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow to a one-year, $1.5 million contract. Morrow sat on the open market all summer, but word spread that he had received “a few offers” recently from other teams. It was confirmed over the...
Stephen Weiss Asking For How Much Per Year?!
July 3rd, 2013 The big fish has already been reeled in; Vincent Lecavalier is a Philadelphia Flyer for the next 5 years at an annual average value of $4.5 million. With another questionable free agent signing by Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren in the books, the other 15-some odd teams looking to add a first line center will now...
Why Blues Fans Should Still Tune in for the NHL Draft
June 23rd, 2013 The Blues’ first pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft comes at #47 in the second round. Acquiring Jay Bouwmeester at the Trade Deadline has seized their first-round pick while the acquisition of Jordan Leopold made the team lose their other second-round pick (#52 in the second round). With just six picks in seven rounds, Blues fans may be...
St. Louis Blues Off-Season Plans: Who to Re-Sign
May 18th, 2013 There are many terms that could describe the Blues' 2013 season. Unpredictable. Exciting. Depressing. Uplifting. Gut-wrenching. But there is one word that can describe many players on the roster: inconsistent. Brian Elliott, the NHL’s second star of April and the Blues’ workhorse in the playoffs, has been accused...
