by Gerry Broome - AP Patrick Berglund takes his playing "too safe" style too far as he refuses to touch a teammate for a congratulatory hug because he was afraid he would hurt David Perron. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) View full size photo » Howdy friends. Is tonight the night the Blues get, you know, good? Will the Silent Jay McClement and B.J. Crombeen line get Patrik Berglund going? Who...
Cats are fighting outside my apartment. They need to shut the hell up so I can watch T.V. Reason No. 1452345 why I love dogs more. Blues news Blues vs. Coyotes tonight at the Scottrade Center. Here's a preview. [ Blues ] Good news Blues fans, now you can text the DrinkScotch personnel to complain about the escalators not working. [ Blues ] Patrik Berglund is playing "too safe." Huh, I thought...
View full size photo » Stand by for a new stream of Lars Eller /Lars Ulrich jokes: as Jeremy Rutherford reported this afternoon and our own Dr Frankenweed posted in the FanPosts, the Blues have re-called center Lars Eller from Peoria . The first round pick from the 2007 draft is expected to make his NHL debut tomorrow against the Calgary Flames . On the strength of eight assists, Eller has posted...
More photos » by Gerry Broome - AP "Why yes Keith, I made that play look amazingly simple, but that's what I do. You know you're lovin' it." (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Browse more photos » Boys and girls, the lesson from tonight's 5-2 win over the Hurricanes in Carolina is that a good start cures a lot of what's wrong with any hockey team. Now when we say the win was easy, that's...
(Associated Press) David Perron had two goals, Yan Stastny and Jay McClement scored 16 seconds apart, and Chris Mason made 34 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 Wednesday night. Stastny and McClement gave St. Louis - 3-1-1 on the road - a 3-0 lead before Joe Corvo scored for Carolina on a first-period slap shot.
More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP St. Louis Blues' Jay McClement, center, and teammate Roman Polak, right, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after the Blues' David Perron scored a shorthanded goal past Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, left, of Finland, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in St. Louis. Browse more photos » Not a ton of time to spend...
POSTGAME -Still waiting to talk to Dan Bylsma about Gonchar. We'll be shocked if any sort of specific injury is detailed. -Other than Gonchar's absence, there was little to dislike with this game. The Penguins attacked pretty much from the first faceoff until the end of the game. The Blues just couldn't handle them. -It's kind of surprising too that the Blues would be that overwhelmed by the Penguins'...
B lues news Silent Jay McClement is in shape and leading the Blues . Question: is the call up of Silent Jay those many years ago the turning point of the franchise? [Stltoday.com] David Backes says the Blues like being an underdog. [Belleville News-Democrat] An ad featuring Erik Johnson talking about his love of dance, won an ad Emmy. [ Blues ] Rush Limbaugh and Dave Checketts are teaming up in an...
What happened: Jay McClement scored 7:54 into the first period. Jonathan Ericsson tipped Kris Draper's shot at 10:42, then left with an ankle injury shortly afterward. Kirk Maltby scored shorthanded at 14:01 to give the Wings a 2-1 lead after the first period. Ville Leino put the Wings ahead, 3-1, on a power play at 7:17 of the second period, but Paul Kariya sandwiched a power-play goal and...
More photos » by Jim Mone - AP "What do you mean, 'new guy'? I've been here for a long time. Steen. Alex Steen. I sit next to you in the locker room." Browse more photos » Alex Steen scored against the Wilds last night and was properly congratulated by his linemates Silent Jay McClement and The Beej, B.J. Crombeen . But for some reason that we can't quite sniff out, it looks like...
Will this week ever end? Blues news Blues vs. Wilds tonight. [ Blues ] Gillespie, Ill. natives Mike and Austin Cook are the 10,000th season ticket holders. They got to meet Andy Murray, Erik Johnson , Carlo Colaiacovo and Alex Pietrangelo . I'm assuming they did this for the other 9,999 people who gave a damn to get tickets before September. [ Blues ] Couple of things to look for in this blog post...
More photos » by Darryl Dyck - AP With training camp opening, Andy Murray begins the process of deciding which players he'll be yelling at all season. Browse more photos » Camp opens today with some basic on-ice work starting at 11 am at the rink at The Mills. The whole schedule can be viewed at the Blues' site and if past experiences are any indicator, expect all of these open practices...