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The Donut Corner – Assuaging Blues Playoff Concerns
The playoffs officially begin tonight, and while the St. Louis Blues do not start their playoff schedule until tomorrow (as the Western Conference’s number two seed, facing the West’s seventh-seeded San Jose Sharks), the thickness of this anticipation would need a steak knife to cut through. There is a bit of trepidation in this next...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Kings 03-22-12
Last night’s game was beyond frustrating but was bound to happen eventually. The St. Louis Blues lost 4-3 to the Anaheim Ducks in a game where it appeared the Ducks really wanted to have more than the Blues, which has not happened too often this year. Fights? There were none, so the Blues stick and...
Pick the Goal Scorer | March 21: Blues vs Ducks
Jaden Schwartz debuted in the Blues last game in Tampa Bay against the Lightning. The kid scored, but he didn’t have the first of the night. That dubious distinction went to Patrik Berglund. The Techno Viking went vroom vroom and was der party starter with a shorty for his 17th of the season. We had...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Ducks, 03-21-12
That’s more like it. To earn a playoff spot, the St. Louis Blues needed to beat the teams that they were clearly better than on paper, and the Tampa Bay Lightning would be one of those teams. And with the 3-1 victory Saturday over that squad, the Blues DID earn that long-elusive playoff spot and...
Game Day Preview- St. Louis Blues vs Anaheim Ducks 03-21-12
St. Louis Blues (46-19-8) vs Anaheim Ducks (31-32-11) At Honda Center Game Time 9:00 pm CT TV-FSMW(HD) Radio- KMOX Blues Team Recap- The St. Louis Blues were the first team to clinch a playoff birth in the 2011-2012 NHL season. The Blues with 100 points on the year head out west to finish up their...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blue Jackets @ Blues, 03-10-12
First place overall in the entire National Hockey League? That’s totally awesome. The St. Louis Blues made that happen with help from a 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The downside? Well, partially because George Parros was in the press area for this game, there were no fighting majors handed out during the contest. I’ll...
Throwdown Lowdown – Ducks @ Blues, 03-08-12
So not only are the St. Louis Blues allowed to play home games, they’re allowed to win them as well. They’re even allowed to win them in blowout fashion over fierce rivals, which is exactly what the case was Tuesday in a 5-1 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks. As anticipated, there was a duel in...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Devils, 02-09-12
Road wins are really cool, y’know. The St. Louis Blues were able to snag a big two points in Ottawa on Tuesday in Brian Elliott’s return to the place he called home to begin his National Hockey League career, earning a win over the Ottawa Senators 3-1. There was an early scrap between two familiar...
It Came From Twitter: Blues Scouts at Carolina vs. Anaheim Game
Tis the season for reports of scouts in the building… fa-la-la-la-la la la la la… Suppose I should mention who’s scouting in the building: CHI, TOR, TB, PHX, PHI, NSH, NYR, STL. Not going to read anything into it. — Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) February 9, 2012 For those who don’t know Eric Stephens is the...
Interesting Tidbits from The Hotstove Last Night Potentially Relating to the Blues
The best produced and most informational discussion segment in all of hockey media is The Hotstove during the second intermission of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC. Sadly, many puckheads in the US miss this because they don’t have NHL Network or are too enthralled in their teams game that isn’t on HNIC. Fortunately there...
