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Blues Deal Boyes To Buffalo
Doug Armstrong isn’t going to be active tomorrow because he seems to be a night owl with trades. After the 2:00 a.m. deal with Colorado, Army just swung another late night deal with the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres acquire Brad ‘High and Wide’ Boyes. In exchange, the Blues get the Sabres 2nd round pick in...
Game Recap – Blackhawks @ Blues
After back-to-back games of giving up a 2-0 lead and losing, the Blues had something to prove coming into tonight’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks. It was also a special night as the Blues players wore pink laces tonight for the NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer and for Mandi Schwartz, sister of 2010 first rounder by...
Breaking Down the 2010-11 Blues: Forwards
Time to continue our segment of Breaking Down the 2010-11 Blues. In part one, Jeff broke down the easiest position to figure out, the goalies. Today, I will be looking at the forwards. Lets start by taking a look at who we have left in camp? As of today, the official roster lists David Backes,...
Friday Bluenotes: Are We There Yet?
All is quiet in Bluesville today. Might be the best thing for the fans though. A little quiet time to rest and relax for what is likely to be the most important season for the Checketts regime. All the puzzle pieces are there. Time for them to grow legs and find their place fitting together...
Monday Bluenotes: Blues Sign Johnson
Per the Blues official website Erik Johnson has agreed to a two-year contract. The contract is for a total of $5.2 million with $2.2 million paid in 2010-11 and $3 million paid in 2011-12. Doug Armstrong continues his solid off season with another value signing. I’m sure Johnson wanted to be paid just like any...
Wednesday Bluenotes
It’s amazing the impact that goaltending has had on the playoffs already. It’s a tired and old cliche but it’s true. Goaltending wins games. The same way a Starting Pitcher or Quarterback can. I like Chris Mason. I’d like to see him return, have we already seen his best? Is there another gear he can...
Gameblog 03-04-10: Blues vs. Stars
There was a pretty important game played down in Dallas last night. Abut 18 Blues skaters and a goalie showed up. Dallas had about 6 and no goalie. In what was the biggest game for Dallas to date, they failed (fail is the operative word here) to show up. Hence, the Blues win 6-1 down...
Revisiting the Kariya Trade Scenarios
In a blog earlier this month I went over two possible trade scenarios involved Blues Forward Paul Kariya. at the time the two likely targets were the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vancouver Canucks. Not much has changed since February 11th, but after some comments back on the scenarios, I feel some deeper digging is in...
Where is Kariya Going?
It’s that time of year again isn’t it? The season is roughly 2/3 done and the first “trade deadline” is approaching with the impending trade freeze due to the Olympics. The real deadline comes soon after the conclusion of the games in Vancouver. With the Blues inconsistent play and being six points out with five...
GameBlog 02-03-10: Blues vs Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues Pregame Is there a bigger game against the Hawks than this one? The Blues are fighting for their playoff lives and the Hawks are the best home team in the NHL. The Hawks are 21-5-1 at the United Center. The Blues are seven points behind the 8th place Red...
