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Game Day Preview – Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues 11-12-2011
It’s Saturday, November 12th, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are in town. The Lightning are lead by one of the leagues brightest stars, Steven Stamkos. Stamkos, only 21 years of age is tied for the team Tampa’s team lead with 16 points (10 goals, 6 assists). He shares the spotlight with a surprising name, Marc-Andre...
Blues vs. Bolts Game 2 FYIs (Updated with Blues Lineup)
The St. Louis Blues topped the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 in both teams 2011-12 NHL preseason opener. On Wednesday they head to Orlando, FL for the second half of a back to back set. Per the Blues official website, Ben Bishop gets the start in goal. Here is the lineup. *Will with update lines and...
Preseason Game 1: Brewer-less Bolts Visit St. Louis (Update with Blues Lineup)
The Blues preseason schedule gets underway Tuesday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning pay St. Louis a visit. According to St. Louis Post Dispatch beat writer Jeremy Rutherford the Blue Squad has been tapped to appear first by head coach Davis Payne. Brian Elliot is the expected starter between the pipes. Tampa Bay Online scribe...
Who Is Going To Captain This Ship?
With most of the off-season moves done around the league, front offices are doing some minor work filling out the depth and minor leagues as well as some fine tuning within the organization. As the calendar turns to the dog days in August, some players are returning to their NHL cities to do some workouts...
NHL Playoff Capsules: 4-14-11
The 2011 NHL Playoffs are a go! Half of the contestants in the race for Lord Stanley’s Cup kicked off their campaigns last night. Four sets of fans we’re happy and four others not so much. Here is how it all shook out. - – - The Red Army Sinks New York’s Finest | New...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Ducks 03-16-11
The way I saw it, you can’t really fault the Blues’ effort in their 5-3 loss to the despised Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. They played hard, they scared the crap out of a veteran team AND they did so with a bunch of folks from up the Illinois River. There were no fights...
Bluenotes 2-23-11: Thoughts on Loss to Avs | EJ Runs His Mouth | Trade Scuttlebutt
A daily dose of news and views from St. Louis Blues nation and the NHL abroad. - – - Blues vs Avs Quick Hits - Yes, the Blues are tired. There are 29 other teams that are on February 23rd. The bottom line is playoff caliber teams find ways to win these types of games....
Throwdown Lowdown – Ducks @ Blues, 02-19-11
In a game that was emotional for the Blues as they traded away their Captain and, for many fans, arguably their most “on-ice controversial” player in Eric “Captain Roboto” Brewer (as in, there’s controversy between Blues fans as to what he’s doing on the ice) before the game, the Blues came out strong and won...
Blues Late Night Blockbuster Trade with Avalanche
This is what I get for going to bed early… Late last night the St. Louis Blues dealt Dedenseman Erik Johnson, Forward Jay McClement and their 1st round pick in the 2011 draft to the Colorado Avalanche. In return they recieve Forward Chris Stewart, Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk and the Avs 2nd round pick in the...
Blues Send Brewer to Tampa for a Pick & a Prospect
At long last, the ghosts of the Bill Laurie have moved on. Drink scotch, they do, no more. Eric Brewer, the last man standing of the infamous Chris Pronger to Edmonton deal has signed away his NTC and is moving to the warm sandy beaches of Tampa Bay. In return the St. Louis Blues acquire...