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Game Day Preview- St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings 1-23-12
St. Louis Blues (29-12-6) at Detroit Red Wings (32-15-1) at Joe Louis Arena Game Time- 6:30 pm CDT TV- NBCSN(VS) Radio- KMOX Blues Team Recap- The St. Louis Blues don’t seem to be slowing down in their quest for the top of the mountain. The Blues, led by Captain David Backes, trounced Buffalo on Saturday night 4-2. In...
Throwdown Lowdown – Oilers @ Blues 01-19-12
What a run this team is on, albeit aided by lots of home dates. A great setup led to a spectacular goal in the St. Louis Blues’ 1-0 victory over the Dallas Stars in what can best be described as a slugfest of a game on Monday night, in front of a captivated home crowd...
Throwdown Lowdown – Stars @ Blues 01-16-12
The St. Louis Blues can win a game in the shootout? Holy crap! And so it was done on Saturday, as the Blues played the Minnesota Wild to a 2-2 tie in regulation and a scoreless five-minute overtime period, and took the victory in a shootout, most undoubtedly the single dumbest way I can think...
Do the Blues have a second line problem? They have a second line problem.
Though several nuances and major aspects of building a competitive team have changed since the lockout, there are still many trends that remain constant. Strength down the middle, depth on the blue line and quality goaltending are just a few examples. Another is line role. While teams are asking for more offensive production out of...
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...
Throwdown Lowdown – Flames @ Blues 11-25-11
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I will start off with the video of the “fight” between Colin Fraser and Scott Nichol that was not on the previous report. Someone actually voted that Fraser won the fight. That person should be shot on site, as should anyone that votes Nichol the winner. This...
Three Blues on 2012 NHL All Star Game Ballot
The NHL has released the 2012 All Star ballot and three of St. Louis’ best, forward David Backes, defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and netminder Jaroslav Halak, made the cut. By the numbers… Backes: 4 goals, 8 points, Plus-3 rating, 16 games played Pietrangelo: 2 goals, 7 points, Plus-2 rating, 16 games played Halak: 2-6-1 record, 2.78...
Throwdown Lowdown – Maple Leafs @ Blues 11-10-11
So the Ken Hitchcock Era begins. And it began with a flourish, as the St. Louis Blues defeated their old rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-0. A power play goal was scored, too! IT’S ANOTHER FESTIVUS MIRACLE! And as anticipated, there was a fight in this contest, though the contestants seemed to be somewhat of an...
Blues Top Canucks | 11-4-11
Game #12 St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks | 11/4/2011 The St. Louis Blues recently blanked the Vancouver Canucks in their last meeting. Looking for a similar outcome on home ice this time around, the Blues found another victory against their Western Conference foes. Brian Elliott started for the Blues after a solid game by...
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...