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Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Penguins 11-23-11
Well, that wasn’t favorable. The St. Louis Blues did not give their worst effort of the year, but certainly didn’t give their best in a 3-2 regulation loss to the Los Angeles Kings last night. There was a fight in the game, but I may steadfastly refuse to post video of it as I felt...
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...
Around the NHL – Week 3
During the first week of the season we see teams jump out to surprising starts, both strong and weak. The second week is meant for those teams to either continue to separate themselves or bounce back from a rough start. The third week of the NHL season, however, is when I believe teams begin to...
Division Previews: The Northeast
In preparation for the 2011-2012 NHL season, BlueNoteZone will be presenting divisional previews. Covered in this entry is the Northeast Division. - – - The Northeast Division features your defending Stanley Cup Champions and four more-than-hungry teams wanting to take their place in 2011-2012. The one team that’s least likely to dethrone the champion are...
Sobotka Deal Official: 3 Years, $3.9 Million
Per the St. Louis Blues official website, forward Vladimir Sobotka has agreed to a three year contract. MSM reports confirm an escalating salary of $1.2 million (11-12), $1.3 million (12-13) and $1.4 million (13-14). An AAV of $1.3 million. In 65 games with the Blues last season Sobotka totaled 7 goals and 29 points. In...
Unscientific Stanley Cup Finals Prediction
We were treated to two solid Conference Finals series. My favorite part was the fact that both of the teams I picked to win their respective series went ahead and did just that. Right on the money was my pick of the Bruins in 7 in what may have been one of the best and...
Unscientific Conference Finals Predictions
Well, the Conference Semifinals were not nearly as intriguing or interesting as the Conference Quarterfinals were, but thanks to some late charges by teams trailing deep in the series, it ended up not being TOO bad. Still, it was not HALF as good as the first round. I got Canucks in 6 right on the...
Unscientific Second Round Predictions
What a MAGNIFICENT Stanley Cup Quarterfinal Round we just witnessed. That has to go among the best ever, right? WOW! Happy Stanley Cup Playoffs, indeed. That was 15 days of insanity. To recap, on teams picked correctly I went 5 for 8 in the first round (losing Phoenix and Anaheim in the West and Buffalo...
NHL Playoff Capsules: 4-15-11
All eight Stanley Cup playoffs series now have one game in the books. The low scoring, impressive goaltending trends continued. - – - In Battle David vs. Goliath, David Draws First Blood | Montreal Canadiens 2 | Boston Bruins 0 | Montreal Lead 1-0 The last time the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins hooked up...
Unscientific First Round Predictions
Happy Stanley Cup Playoffs! No, as Blues fans, we are not happy that our Local Six did not make it to the big tournament, but that doesn’t mean bloggers like me can’t pontificate as to how things will end up. This is where this blog post comes in. Mind you, this will be off-the-cuff and...
