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Patrik Berglund
Random Thoughts for a Game vs. Buffalo
It’s been a while since the Blues and Sabres squared off in St. Louis. The last time was on Sunday, December 27th, 2009 the Blues fell 5-3 to the Buffalo based hockey club. It was the first game of what would become Andy Murray‘s final home stand. Just a few days and two more losses...
Big Opportunities Tonight for a Pair of Enigmatic Forwards
Stewart and Gagner headline, but there are others to watch tonight for as well. On paper tonight’s tilt down at 14th and Clark doesn’t look all that exciting. The Oilers are floundering around the bottom third of the conference again and are without one of their young guns, 2011 1st overall draft pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins....
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...
Maple Leafs Drop Blues in SO
Game #15 St. Louis Blues vs. Toronto Maple Leafs | November 10, 2011 After recording a victory in Ken Hitchcock’s debut, the St. Louis Blues continued their home stand against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Down early, the Blues rallied only to fall short in the shoot out. Another slow start got the Blues playing catch...
Blues Coaching Change FAQ: Implications & Analysis
Sunday night the Blues Twitter community erupted in to a furious frenzy of question asking and conclusion jumping as Davis Payne was let go, Ken Hitchcock was hired and Ian Cole was recalled from Peoria. In an effort to blend my business wold technical writing and my blogging world creative juices I have constructed a...
Game Day Preview- St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild 11-5-2011
St. Louis Blues (6-6-0) vs Minnesota Wild (6-3-3) At Xcel Energy Center Game time 7:00 pm CST TV- FSMW (HD) Radio- KMOX Blues Team Recap- Friday night there was a stir in the air at Scott Trade Center. The world champion St. Louis Cardinals were in the house for Cards and Blues night at the...
The Scariest Blues Trends – Halloween Style
Happy Halloween Blues fans. Hopefully last night’s loss in Edmonton is the trick before Friday’s treat at home against Vancouver. Bad joke? Yeah, I know… Anyways… Let’s get in the spirit (get it, spirit? Halloween… Ghosts… ok….) of the holiday a little bit and talk about the scariest trends of the season so far. Jaroslav...
Cardinals Set Great Example For Blues
In what was one of the greatest baseball games in the history of the sport, the St. Louis Cardinals won an epic game #6 against the Texas Rangers. The team never surrendered, only pushed on. They never gave up, only pressed harder. They have shown why you can never count a team out until it...
Steen Leads Blues Past Canucks
Game #9 St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks | October 26, 2011 Playing eight of nine games on the road is challenging for the best of teams. Being those early road warriors, the St. Louis Blues kicked off the second leg of this tour north of the border against the Vancouver Canucks. The Blues won...