Posts About "Vladimir Sobotka"
Sabres Trade O'Reilly to Blues
July 1st, 2018 The Buffalo Sabres have traded Ryan O'Reilly to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a 2019 first-round pick, a 2021 second-round pick, 2016 first-round pick Tage Thompson and veteran forwards Vladimir Sobotka and Patrik Berglund. https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1013584745807171585 It’s hard to get big-time centers in...
Keeping Sobotka Should Be a Priority
May 13th, 2017 After a three-year NHL hiatus, Vladimir Sobotka finally returned to the St. Louis Blues on April 7. They signed a three-year contract extension with the 29-year-old worth $10.5 million. With the NHL Expansion Draft looming, the Blues must ensure that they protect "the little guy with gumption" from the Czech Republic. The...
KHL Provides Vegas Alternative Roster Options
March 15th, 2017 The NHL is home to the best hockey players in the world, but the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is quickly becoming a viable source for talent outside of North America. An expansion franchise like the Vegas Golden Knights must become aggressive in their scouting of the KHL to find that one player who can make a difference in becoming a...
Tobias Rieder May Need a Trade, Red Wings Made an Offer on Trouba & More
September 29th, 2016 While his agent hasn't said that they have officially requested a trade, the Tobias Rieder situation with the Coyotes may be headed in that direction. Rieder's agent Darren Ferris told Arizonasports.com's Craig Morgan that a trade might be the only way that the situation gets resolved. "I think it would be best for both parties if...
Vladimir Sobotka Could Return Wednesday for Czechs
September 10th, 2016 Team Czech Republic center Vladimir Sobotka suffered a clavicle injury in Thursday's exhibition game against Team Russia and did not play in Saturday's rematch. He had an MRI after Thursday's game, and the results came back negative. Team officials say the injury isn't major and that the plan is for him to fly with the rest of the...
KHL GM Says Vladimir Sobotka Staying in KHL, Blues GM Says Otherwise
August 20th, 2016 Victor Shalaev, general manager of Avangard Omsk, told the Russian sport-express.ru that Vladimir Sobotka will be staying in the KHL, according to Igor Eronko. "Sobotka will join us as soon as he's healthy," he told sport-express. "Forget about St. Louises and other nonsense." A similar report appeared recently at...
Vladimir Sobotka Set to Rejoin Blues
June 20th, 2016 According to reports, the St. Louis Blues can expect 28-year old forward Vladimir Sobotka to return to the lineup in 2016-17 after spending the past two seasons in the KHL. https://twitter.com/jprutherford/status/744224578944151552 Sobotka left North America in 2014 after signing a three-year deal with Omsk Avangard of the KHL....
Should The Oilers Trade For Vladimir Sobotka?
June 12th, 2016 Where has Vladimir Sobotka been for the last few years and why are we talking about him as an Oilers target? Let's look at some history. The Backstory on Sobotka Sobotka has been part of a curious situation ever since leaving the St. Louis Blues in 2014. GM Doug Armstrong found himself having to make a choice of sorts between Steve Ott...
Across The Pond: 5 Best Players Outside Of North America
November 20th, 2014 As the sport of hockey continues to grow and expand worldwide, so too do the professional leagues where the sport is played. The National Hockey League is, without question, the best league in the world, and has usually drawn the best of the talent. It's little brother, the American Hockey League, has long provided another...
Intervention: Tough Love Guide to Improving Blues Fandom
August 8th, 2014 St. Louis Blues fans are passionate, and like fans in every other city are quite opinionated. However, there are certain traits among those living in the shadow of the Arch that remain somewhat unique. From overvaluing players to pinning all the team's ills on the goalie du jour, Blues fans might rest a little easier by learning to relax...
Blues Roundtable: Has This Summer Been Productive?
August 6th, 2014 Why don’t the Blues just get a really fat guy to play in net? Why doesn’t management just trade a draft pick and Ian Cole for Sidney Crosby? These are types of questions that we, as die-hard St. Louis Blues fans, love to hear from the mouths of non-hockey watchers. These are usually asked around playoff time, when the usual-St....
Quick on the Draw: Blues Remain Strong in the Circle
July 14th, 2014 Thursday was a dark day in St. Louis Blues history… depending on who you ask. It was announced that last season’s trade-deadline acquisition at forward, Steve Ott, signed a two-year, $5.2 million contract extension. Minutes after, this tweet from ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun shook the St. Louis hockey market. Also hearing Vladimir...
St. Louis Blues: The Playoff Run That Could've Been
June 6th, 2014 The St. Louis Blues were a team on a mission throughout most of the 2013-14 regular season campaign, but things fell apart just before the Stanley Cup playoffs began. It was a combination of tired players, less than gracious scheduling (per the norm), and untimely injuries that cost the team what could have been their first Stanley Cup...
