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June 2009
Is this real?
So I am doing my nightly jog through the hockey world online after the kiddo goes to bed and come across this?! A HF Boards thread showing a Twiter link to Bob McKenzie from TSN??? Linking to this Twitter page??? The Blues have to be considered the favourites for Heatley. Their current package is believed...
Eklund says Blues want Heatley done by Wednesday?
As Reported on Hockeybuzz today… Eklund advises the hockey world that the Blues want to have a deal done to get Heatley to St. Louis by Wednesday, two days before the draft. I think we need a few grains of salt, a lemon wedge, and some good tequila to analyze that one. AS we talked...
The 2009 NHL Draft: St. Louis Blues Preview
2009 Blues NHL Draft Preview by Mark Massa (aka STL fan in IA) Now that the Stanley Cup playoffs are over, it’s time to focus on the upcoming NHL Draft which will take place on June 26 & 27 in Montreal. While it will be years before we know just how good the 2009 draft...
Blues and Tkachuk Agree to a 1 year / $2.15 Million Contract
As Jeremy Rutherford from the Post Dispatch has reported, the Blues and Keith Tkachuk have agreed to a 1 year, $2.15 million contract. Great news for Blues fans as another piece of the 09-10 puzzle comes together before the draft. Great job JD, Larry, Al, and Doug. Old Man Walt was that old bottle of...
Winchester vs Stastny
All the talk of Keith Tkachuk Re-Signing soon should spur some additional thought in the minds of Blues fans. Assuming Tkachuk is back for at least the 09-10 Season, the Blues have the following forwards under contract: McDonald – Backes – Boyes Perron – Berglund – Oshie Kariya – Tkachuk – Steen Stastny – McClement...
What the Blues can learn from Hossa and the Penguins
Let’s take a short trip back in time to June 9th, 2009. Various Websites and Hockeybuzz.com Blogger Peter Tessier, break news of Dany Heatley asking to be traded out of Ottawa. While Ottawa brass has said that Heatley wouldn’t be moved around the deadline, it appears now Dany wants out no matter what the Front...