Posts About "Robert Bortuzzo"
Bortuzzo Suspended 4 Games
November 24th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues will be without defender Robert Bortuzzo for their next four games. The 30-year-old blue-liner was suspended four games by the NHL's Department of Player Safety for cross-checking and injuring Nashville Predators' forward Victor Arvidsson. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1198728751653294080 While...
Hockey Canada Changes, Murray and Point Injured & More News
December 29th, 2016 Hockey Canada is set to make some major changes as of July 2017. Tom Renney announced Wednesday that he would be stepping down as the President of Hockey Canada as of July 1. Current Chief Operation Officer (COO) Scott Smith will continue to fulfill his current duties while also taking on the role of President in place of Renney, who...
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...
Compete Level a Concern for Penguins
March 25th, 2015 In the post-game conference following the Pittsburgh Penguins' loss to St. Louis on Tuesday, Head Coach Mike Johnston made mention of some concerning issues regarding a few unnamed players. Mike Johnston said after the game that he isn't happy with the "battle level" of four or five of his players. — Josh Yohe...Bortuzzo Bright Spot In Blues Loss To Flyers
View image | gettyimages.com Robert Bortuzzo played in his first game last night for the St. Louis Blues and was a rare bright spot as the Blues gave up three 3rd period goals to fall in Philadelphia 3-1. Bortuzzo, familiar with the Flyers from his days in Pittsburgh, joined the Blues via trade from the Penguins in exchange for...
Will Jokinen & New Look Blues Right the Ship?
March 5th, 2015 The St. Louis Blues knew they needed depth at the trade deadline this year to ensure they have enough high quality players ready for the long and grueling playoff run that's only a little over a month away. That's why picking up Olli Jokinen, Robert Bortuzzo, and Zybnek Michalek was essential for Doug Armstrong and this year's Blues'...
Penguins Add Cole, Lovejoy on Deadline Day
March 2nd, 2015 Rumor around Pittsburgh after the Daniel Winnik deal last week was that General Manager Jim Rutherford was done making deals, but would keep the phone on during Monday's Trade Deadline day. As always, "never say never." The Pittsburgh Penguins set out to address defensive depth if possible. In two separate moves, one with a...
Olli Maata's Heartbreaking Year Suffers One More Twist
January 14th, 2015 Maatta's Season Over News broke about Olli Maatta's future for the current campaign after a 7-2 victory over a struggling Minnesota Wild squad Tuesday night. Despite offseason shoulder surgery, a procedure earlier this season to remove a cancerous tumor from his thyroid gland, and a battle with the mumps; it is now official....
Perron, Pugilism and Puke: Penguins’ Wildly Weird Week
January 5th, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins had one of the most intriguing weeks an NHL team could have this past week and we are not even past the first week of 2015. Through the four games they played from December 29 to January 3 the Penguins produced about as even hockey as a team could in one week. Last week the Pens went 2-2-0 and were barely...
