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BluesNut: Thoughts from the Blues and Bolts in Orlando
In the latest BluesNut Program post, blue bleeder Jeff Spoeri, talks about his night watching the Blues down in Orlando. — As a fan of the Blue Note since 1992, when I was a law student at Wash.U., I was pretty excited to hear that the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s opponents for their preseason game in...
Bluenotes: Blues Beat Bolts, Tonight’s Lineup, Camp Cuts, Sibir Highlights
Bluenotes is a (sometimes) daily dose of news and views from around St. Louis Blues nation and the NHL abroad. - – - A Clean Sweep Down in the hockey hotbed that is Orlando, FL the St. Louis Blues beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 Wednesday night. Nikita Nikitin, Ian Cole (PP), Chris Stewart and...
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...
Unscientific Conference Finals Predictions
Well, the Conference Semifinals were not nearly as intriguing or interesting as the Conference Quarterfinals were, but thanks to some late charges by teams trailing deep in the series, it ended up not being TOO bad. Still, it was not HALF as good as the first round. I got Canucks in 6 right on the...
Unscientific Second Round Predictions
What a MAGNIFICENT Stanley Cup Quarterfinal Round we just witnessed. That has to go among the best ever, right? WOW! Happy Stanley Cup Playoffs, indeed. That was 15 days of insanity. To recap, on teams picked correctly I went 5 for 8 in the first round (losing Phoenix and Anaheim in the West and Buffalo...
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...
Unscientific First Round Predictions
Happy Stanley Cup Playoffs! No, as Blues fans, we are not happy that our Local Six did not make it to the big tournament, but that doesn’t mean bloggers like me can’t pontificate as to how things will end up. This is where this blog post comes in. Mind you, this will be off-the-cuff and...
Around the NHL: 5 Quick Hits
A fan of the St. Louis Blues (and Pittsburgh Penguins) I am, but I also love the game of hockey. From time to time I’ll take my shots at the biggest stories Around the NHL. - – - Chara Hit Displays Lack of Respect Please check out my full write up on Hockey Independent for...
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...
