Variety of Champs Shows There’s No One Stanley Cup Blueprint The Canadian Press | September 28, 2019 Had the night of June 13 gone differently, maybe NHL rivals would be looking to the Boston Bruins as the model to follow to win the Stanley Cup. “We were one game away to change the narrative of how teams should be structured,” Bruins defenceman Torey …
Blues Geared up for Challenge of Being Defending Champions The Canadian Press | September 23, 2019 Jordan Binnington still doesn’t look nervous. For the first time in his career, he is going into a season as a starting NHL goaltender and for the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues. No big deal. “It’s the same game though, right?” Binningt…
5 Worst Trades of the 2018-19 Season Ryan Szporer | September 19, 2019 Hindsight is always 20/20, but sometimes an NHL trade doesn’t pass the sniff test from the get-go. It smells so bad that you don’t even need the benefit of decent…
Fantasy Faceoff: O’Reilly vs. Bergeron Stephen Ground | September 4, 2019 When NHL Network ranked the top 20 centers in the league last month, they placed Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins at number seven and Ryan O’Reilly of the St.…
St. Louis Blues’ 3 Best Contracts Stephen Ground | August 22, 2019 In a hard salary cap league, contracts are everything. A general manager who regularly overpays his players won’t win many games, and likely won’t have a job for long. Fortunately,…
3 Takeaways From the Blues’ Stanley Cup Victory Michael Pelts | June 25, 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…
St. Louis Blues: How the Cup Champs Were Made Stephen Ground | June 20, 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…
Ryan O’Reilly’s Incredible Year Stephen Ground | June 14, 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…
Blues Were the Best Possible Stanley Cup Champions Ryan Szporer | June 14, 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…
Ryan O’Reilly is THW’s 2019 Playoff MVP Ryan Pike | June 13, 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…
To Grandma with Love: O’Reilly Hopes to Take Cup to Big Fan The Canadian Press | June 13, 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 …
Blues’ O’Reilly and Pietrangelo Peaking at Right Time Stephen Ground | June 6, 2019 The St. Louis Blues tied their Stanley Cup Final series with the Boston Bruins at two games apiece with a 4-2 win at home on Monday. Two performances rose above…