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Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Avalanche 12-01-11
They are the St. Louis Blues, and lately all they can do is win hockey games, even if it’s just brutal to watch. Another ugly-yet-effective game led to a 2-1 win to spoil Dale Hunter’s Washington Capitals coaching debut. And there WAS a fight in the contest! Scott Nichol got into it with noted scrapper...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Capitals 11-29-11
Ugly wins count as marks in the win column, indeed, and it’s doubtful that many wins this season will be much uglier than the St. Louis Blues’ 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday evening. Speaking of ugly . . . I’m not sure exactly what the hell you would call this skirmish...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Capitals, 03-03-11
While there is little doubt the Blues’ future is bright, Tuesday’s brutal 6-0 loss to the Calgary Flames left very few doubts about this season’s final path (folks, it’s not good). But at one point, to try to inject some positive energy into the club, Cam Janssen went at it with “The Greek God of...
Throwdown Lowdown – Capitals @ Blues – 12-01-10
Last night’s Blues 7-5 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks may not have been fun to watch in the grand scheme of things, but at least the game had an old-school hockey feel to it. The decision was given to John Scott in his bout with Cam Janssen, BJ Crombeen pretty easily handled Nick Boynton and...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Avalanche 3-6-10
The Blues aren’t just beating people on the scoreboard, they’re punching people too. There were two fights on Thursday between the Blues and Dallas Stars – one featuring expected contestants and one featuring not-so-expected contestants. First, we had the long-awaited rematch between DJ King and Krys Barch. King broke his hand on Barch’s helmet in...
Throwdown Lowdown – Blues @ Avalanche 2-8-10
For those of you that care about football (remember, I’m a football guy first) . . . hopefully you enjoyed the Super Bowl and the commercials that came along with it. Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for a well-played Super Bowl and a victory that was earned and not handed. What a game! And...