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Blues Sign Polak to 5 Year Deal | Sobotka 3 Year Deal Coming Soon
The St. Louis Blues announced that they have signed defenseman Roman Polak. The five year deal is worth a total of $13.75 million ($2.75 million AAV). In terms of yearly salary, the breakdown is $2.2, $2.4, $3.1, $3.1, $3.1. The Czech Republic native was drafted 180th overall (6th Round) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft....
Throwdown Lowdown – Avalanche @ Blues 04-05-11
What an IMPRESSIVE win by the Blues over the despised Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. Yes, the season is over, but a 6-1 victory over a divisional opponent NEVER gets old to watch. And there were two scraps! First, Ryan Reaves and Derek Dorsett went at it in a fight that Reaves made close, but...
Bluenotes 3-30-11: Blues Fall to Wild | Deadthings Next | River(men) Readings
A dose of news and views from around St. Louis Blues nation and the NHL at large. - – - Quick Hits on Blues 3-2 Shootout Loss to Minnesota - A rather meaningless game came and went pretty much as billed. Sure, there were a few big hits, some poor officiating and the post game...
Impact of Injuries
9-1-2, the record in the first 12 games for the St. Louis Blues. Not only were the Blues off to the best start ever in franchise history, they were dominating the National Hockey League. Something the St. Louis Blues haven’t done for a decade. Then something changed, in game ten of the Blues season, Joe...
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...
Gameday 3-3-11: Blues @ Caps
Well blue bleeders, its “Plan B” time. The playoffs are more of a pipe dream than ever and there is a good chance the slide down the tubes continues as the St. Louis Blues (28-26-9, 65 Points) travel to DC to take on the Washington Capitals (34-20-10, 78 Points). Let’s start the 4th line auditions...
Gameday 3-1-11: Release the Crackn(ell) on Kiprusoff!
Now that the dudline has passed, blue bleeding puckheads can refocus on what happens on the ice. The Calgary Flames (32-23-9, 73 Points) come to town for a delayed home and home set. Will the St. Louis Blues (28-25-9, 65 Points) win their first game without a pair of “Brads”? We’ll see what happens as...
Throwdown Lowdown – Avalanche @ Blues, 02-22-11
Two things were disappointing about the 5-3 Blues loss to the Chicago Blackhawks last night: 1) the Blues wasted a great first period effort and lost the game, and 2) there were no fights in the game. Go figure – it’s the first time the Blues and Blackhawks did not contest a fight in a...
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...
GameRecap: Blues Zapped in OT by Lightning 4-3
The Blues came to Tampa looking for two points and came out with one. Is that a fair compromise or a failure to execute? In a contest out side the Division and the Conference, we should all be willing to compromise. As forwarned in the preview, the Note should be weary of starting a barn...
