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Bluenotes: Many Many Blues Updates From Wednesday
Bluenotes is a dose of news and views from around St. Louis Blues nation and the NHL abroad. - – - A good bit of news came out Wednesday from the Blues beat writers and MSM folks. If you missed anything, here is what you need to know. On Alex Steen… The Blues’ Alex Steen...
Call Up Option, Fairchild VS Syvret
With Brendan Shanahan and the NHL disciplinary committee suspending St. Louis Blues defenseman Ian Cole for three games after his hit on Detroit Red Wings forward, Justin Abdelkader, the Blues are now short a defender for the next three games. Fellow blueliners Kris Russell (groin) and Kent Huskins (ankle) are still on IR which brings...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Red Wings, 12-27-11
Obviously this 2011-2012 St. Louis Blues team did not want to keep remembering the ass-kickings they took at the hands of the Dallas Stars last season and early in this one, earning a hard-fought 5-3 victory over their former division-mate and soon-to-be conference-mate. There was a fight in this game, and as I was suspecting,...
Blues Helping Animals with “Pucks for Paws” & “Barkin’ for the Blues”
The St. Louis Blues are currently hosting another series of events to benefit homeless animals in the St. Louis Area. While David’s Dogs and Barret’s Buddies support animal charities all year long (Five Acres Animal Shelter, formerly the St. Charles Humane Society, and Stray Rescue of St. Louis respectively), in the next few weeks the...
Huskins Has Surgery on Ankle, Out 8 Weeks | Impact to Blues Blueline Patrol Trickles Down to Peoria
Since Kent Huskins suffered an ankle injury blocking a shot back on October 28th in Calgary, the prognosis has been difficult to determine. First considered fractured and requiring a stint on IR, then not. On Tuesday this week the media reported that there is in deed a fracture. Huskins bravery will cost him up to...
Game Day Preview- St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild 11-5-2011
St. Louis Blues (6-6-0) vs Minnesota Wild (6-3-3) At Xcel Energy Center Game time 7:00 pm CST TV- FSMW (HD) Radio- KMOX Blues Team Recap- Friday night there was a stir in the air at Scott Trade Center. The world champion St. Louis Cardinals were in the house for Cards and Blues night at the...
Throwdown Lowdown – Canucks @ Blues 11-04-11
So . . . now what? Goaltending was not the issue in the St. Louis Blues’ 4-2 loss in Edmonton to the Oilers, this despite the presence of a struggling Jaroslav Halak. It was clearly the team in front of him that was playing at a lackluster level. Moreover, it seemed most of the team...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Canucks 10-26-11
Might the boys be turning things around? Might there be a goaltender controversy? It’s still way too early to tell on either of those questions, but a great 60-minute effort from the St. Louis Blues resulted in a 4-2 victory over a hot Philadelphia Flyers squad that has taken the Eastern Conference by storm to...
Fight Card: Jackman vs. Simmonds
If the Philadelphia Flyers couldn’t beat the Blues on the scoreboard, they were hell bent to beat them physically on the ice. Wayne Simmonds carried the agitation banner in to battle (along with Scott Hartnell). In the waning 20 seconds of the second period, Barret Jackman had enough of his antics and the two threw...
Bluenotes October 20th: Three Bright Spots, Payne’s Job Security, Perron Skates & More Notes from Practice
Bluenotes is a sometimes daily does of news and views from around St. Louis Blues nation and the NHL beyond. - Three Bright Spots Amid Dim Blues Start It’s too easy to focus on the negative when times are tough and positives when weather is good. Hockey gods know I don’t like to make things...
