Posts About "Ryan O’Reilly"
3 Takeaways From the Blues’ Stanley Cup Victory
June 25th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues ended a season, in which they found themselves in last place in early January, by winning their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. With that sort of success, teams looking to win will naturally try to follow their lead. With that in mind, I think there are some very easy pitfalls teams will find themselves in by...
St. Louis Blues: How the Cup Champs Were Made
June 20th, 2019 It was the culmination of the unlikeliest of stories, but the 2018-19 St. Louis Blues are Stanley Cup champions. The players arrived in a variety of ways: many were drafted by the Blues, others were traded for, and many were signed as free agents. That does not distinguish the Blues from any other NHL team; however, there is more...
Ryan O'Reilly's Incredible Year
June 14th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues are Stanley Cup champions, and there are dozens of stories to be told. However, few journeys are as remarkable as the one Ryan O'Reilly has been on in the past year. Just 14 months ago, O'Reilly was the source of abundant criticism in his final days with the Buffalo Sabres, after he made comments about the losing...
Blues Were the Best Possible Stanley Cup Champions
June 14th, 2019 There probably wasn’t a champion worthier of the Stanley Cup in the eyes of NHL fans than the St. Louis Blues, following their victory over the Boston Bruins. At least there shouldn’t have been outside of Boston, anyway. And that isn’t just because the Bruins consistently rank among the most hated NHL teams. It turns out, even...
Ryan O'Reilly is THW's 2019 Playoff MVP
June 13th, 2019 The Stanley Cup has been handed out for the 2018-19 season and the St. Louis Blues have captured their first Stanley Cup since they entered the league in 1966-67. Following a brief vote among the writing staff here at The Hockey Writers, Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly has been selected as the fourth recipient of the Jean Beliveau Award as...
To Grandma with Love: O'Reilly Hopes to Take Cup to Big Fan
June 13th, 2019 BOSTON — Ryan O'Reilly should expect another email from his 99-year-old grandmother pretty soon. Congratulations from Deirdre O'Reilly are certainly in order after her grandson won the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player ...
