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Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Blackhawks 04-06-11
Who said there was no animosity between the Blues and the Colorado Avalanche? You can count out the two contestants. FOUR fights and one “incident” made the Blues 3-1 win all that more sweet for this reporter to tell you about. Unfortunately as of this writing, Fried Chicken had not uploaded the fights to his...
Bluenotes 3-30-11: Blues Fall to Wild | Deadthings Next | River(men) Readings
A dose of news and views from around St. Louis Blues nation and the NHL at large. - – - Quick Hits on Blues 3-2 Shootout Loss to Minnesota - A rather meaningless game came and went pretty much as billed. Sure, there were a few big hits, some poor officiating and the post game...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Wild 03-26-11
Sure, the Edmonton Oilers are probably the worst team in the National Hockey League, but that doesn’t make the dominating 4-0 Blues win over them any less sweet. “Dominating” may not be the right word, but the absolute correct word might be one I won’t mention on this blog (but I probably would at Game...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Sharks 03-19-11
Talk about your epic turn-arounds from one day to the next. I missed most of the Blues’ 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings, but learning the shot differential was +18 in favor of the Blues usually tells the story, and I’ve heard it was about that dominant. Not only that, there were two fights...
Gameday 3-1-11: Release the Crackn(ell) on Kiprusoff!
Now that the dudline has passed, blue bleeding puckheads can refocus on what happens on the ice. The Calgary Flames (32-23-9, 73 Points) come to town for a delayed home and home set. Will the St. Louis Blues (28-25-9, 65 Points) win their first game without a pair of “Brads”? We’ll see what happens as...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blackhawks @ Blues, 02-21-11
What an emotional night it was at the Kiel “I Don’t Call It Scottrade” Center on Saturday, and what a game it was – a 9-3 victory over a solid Anaheim Ducks squad. Were there fights? You’d better believe it . . . starting with an anticipated bout between George Parros and Cam Janssen that...
Bluenotes: Oshie’s Return | McDonald Skates | Colaiacovo Out | Cole Recalled
A daily dose of news and views from around St. Louis Blues nation. - TJ Oshie’s first game back was a success. His energy level charged up teammates and fans alike Tuesday night. In nearly 18 minutes Oshie recorded 2 shots, 1 hit and 1 takeaway. The Blues won 2-1. Besting the Kings for the...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blackhawks @ Blues 12-28-10
As anticipated, the Blues and Nashville Predators did not throw down the gloves in Sunday night’s 2-0 Blues win, marking four straight games in which The Note has not fought. I’m getting ANTSY here! So we keep seeing a downward slide in the fighting major standings. The Blues have still fought 34 times, and that...
Throwdown Lowdown – Canucks @ Blues – 12-20-10
Saturday’s disappointing 4-1 Blues loss to the San Jose Sharks did bring some excitement, in the form of three fights – which was an expected development after the previous tilt between the teams. The problem? The Blues didn’t win any of these fights. But some temporary good news came of it later (more on that...
GameBlog : 12-15-10 : Blues Headed To Mo-Town
GAME PREVIEW The Blues are headed to Detroit with new faces and more injuries. Alex Pietrangelo, Blues rookie defensemen will miss tonights game with an upper body injury. It is unknown when the injury was sustained. He took a hard hit by Rick Nash in the game Columbus game and a bit of a butt-end...
