Posts About "Robert Bortuzzo"
Blues Continue to Impress Despite Early Injuries
October 20th, 2015 The St. Louis Blues find themselves in familiar territory early on this season. They currently sit atop the Central Division and the Western Conference with a record of 5-1-0, and are riding a 4-game road winning streak into Tuesday's contest with Montreal (who are 6-0-0). Regular season success is pretty standard in St. Louis, and...
Pittsburgh Penguins Lack Toughness
September 7th, 2015 On paper, the Pittsburgh Penguins are heading into the 2015-16 as a far superior team to the one that was nearly swept by the New York Rangers. Much of the improvement can be attributed to the usage of advanced analytics. There's a common misconception that because "fancy stats" are still relatively new, they do not provide value, but...
Revisiting the Ben Lovejoy Trade
May 8th, 2015 The date was March 2nd, 2015 and the Pittsburgh Penguins were active at the trade deadline as usual. Of the multiple trades the Penguins made, two were significantly more important than the others. Both of these trades focused on bolstering their defensive depth, but one of them was a gamble. The first trade brought defenseman...
Blues Refuse To Repeat Playoffs History
April 17th, 2015 The St. Louis Blues made a statement in losing the opening game of their Round One series in the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Minnesota Wild Thursday night. They've declared to Blues Nation that they will NOT repeat the mistakes of years past! The Blues will NOT win the first two at home and then get swept out of the first...
Blues Begin Playoff Push By Beating Flames
April 3rd, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com The playoff push began in earnest last night for the St. Louis Blues as they beat the Calgary Flames at Scottrade Center 4-1. The win was significant in many ways, not the least of which was seeing the end of a two game skid as the Blues begin their final stretch of regular season hockey. New Lines...