Posts About "Scott Nichol"
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...
Shuffling of Lines Getting St. Louis Blues Going
March 8th, 2013 Former Head Coach Andy Murray was run out of town for shuffling the Blues’ lines too much as it was believed that he was throwing a wrench in the team’s chemistry. By Gum, it’s working for current Head Coach Ken Hitchcock. All season long, Hitchcock has stuck to his guns and, for the most part, kept his lines intact. ...
Recent St. Louis Blues' Moves Only the Beginning?
July 11th, 2012 St. Louis Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong's phone was busy this week. It was announced on Tuesday that the club agreed to terms with unrestricted free-agent forward Jamie Langenbrunner on a one-year, $1.25 million contract that has the potential to earn him an extra $250,000 in incentives. Langenbrunner, 36, scored 6 goals...
Tarasenko Adds Offensive Boost to St. Louis Lineup
June 3rd, 2012 Great things come to those who wait. This is true for Blues management and fans alike, as Russian prospect and 2010 first-round draft choice Vladimir Tarasenko has a signed a three-year entry-level deal with the St. Louis Blues. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the maximum allowed amount that a 2010 draft choice can...
Blues Have Bright Future With New Owner
May 9th, 2012 The end of the season brought more joy than anyone in the Blues’ organization could have imagined. It was announced Wednesday morning that the sale of the St. Louis Blues, the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL and a “significant interest” in the Peabody Opera House, which sits just behind Scottrade Center, was approved by the NHL Board...
Series Sweep Ends Blues’ Strong Season
May 6th, 2012 It’s hard to find any bright spots after being swept in a playoff series. If one team can, it is the St. Louis Blues. The Blues had their season end Sunday afternoon, as the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings took the Semifinal Series, 4-0. The Kings out-scored the Blues 15-6 in the series and the Blues were scoreless with the...
Pietrangelo-less Blues Lost Without Teammate
May 2nd, 2012 It is safe to say that the St. Louis Blues were missing something in Game 2 of their best-of-7 series with the Los Angeles Kings Monday night. The Blues were on the sour end of a 4-goal first period en route to a 5-2 loss. This included a Mike Richards rebound goal just 31 seconds into the game in which Richards and winger...
Five Reasons Why the Kings Will Give St. Louis the Blues
April 28th, 2012 Will is a powerful word. Replace it with can, and the entire tenor of the conversation shifts. Can Lindsay Lohan stay out jail? It's theoretically possible. Can the Pillsbury Doughboy flip off the camera as he's being shoved into the oven? FCC censorship standards won't allow it, or he might. Can the Los Angeles Kings beat the St....
Blues Defeat Sharks and Clinch Series on Home Ice
April 22nd, 2012 On April 25, 2002, the St. Louis Blues defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of their Conference Quarterfinal Series. Who knew that this would be the last series-clinching victory for ten years? The Blues finally overcame the playoff-round winless streak, eliminating the San Jose Sharks from the 2012 playoffs Saturday night with...
Why the St. Louis Blues are in a Tailspin
April 7th, 2012 When the star players start strapping the skates back on after returning from injury, the logical response on the ice is that the team will start racking up the wins. This is not the case for the St. Louis Blues. In fact, the wins were coming before the players returned from injury. On March 25, the Blues received a...What You Can Expect from the St. Louis Blues on Deadline Day
After the Blues finished off a 3-2 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets Saturday afternoon, there will be a lull in their six-game road trip until Monday night when they travel to Calgary to take on the Flames. The Blues will take to the ice at the Scotiabank Sattledome six hours after the NHL Trade Deadline has passed. The...Battle Royale: the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings Jockey for Pacific Supremacy
"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." — Thomas Jefferson. One team has ruled the roost four consecutive years, missing a fifth (despite registering 108 points) only due to Anaheim's Cup-winning season in 2006-07. The other has been a perennial doormat for much of its existence, making the playoffs...
