Happy Wednesday to all. Let's do some links. Blues news The Blues don't want to have to come back back like they did last year. OK, so then why have they shit the bed so much during the first 25 games? [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] So you know that Tomas Vokoun / Keith Ballard incident ... turns out two Blues know the feeling. John Davidson was the inflicted ... [Canadian Press] ... And Al MacInnis was...
More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP Browse more photos » As with the top defensive forwards list, this is the same Rod Langway Award business I've been putting out for a couple years now. It ranks players defensively based on (a) quality of competition at even strength, (b) goals against per minute played at even strength and (c) goals against per minute played on the penalty kill. Players...
More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP They throw the hats! And look, a bra! (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) Browse more photos » When it rains, it pours. Goals. Lots and lots of goals. In their 6-1 win Tuesday night, the Blues scored four goals in the first period. That's as many goals as they scored in their last five games...COMBINED. Chalk this up as only the second win in the Drinkscotch Center this...
by Tom Gannam - AP You'll never guess which one of these players we're happy to see is playing tonight. Here's a hint, his first name isn't Ondrej. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) View full size photo » The Blues two games in 24 hour road trip concludes this afternoon/evening in the Atlanta. Through the unique NHL standings, the Blues can be pleased and ticked off at the results of the last two games played....
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...
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . Sergei Gonchar may have suffered a hand or wrist injury. -The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's recap . " For us not to be ready to play the defending Stanley Cup champions is unacceptable ." - Blues goaltender Chris Mason. -The Associated Press' recap . The Penguins showed off their depth with the likes of Ruslan Fedotenko ( above ) - NHL.com's...
More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP Not even T.J. Oshie could get going tonight against the Thrashers. Browse more photos » Today, as with most home games due to work outside the building selling our little game-day paper, I arrived late. I got into my seat somewhere around the 10 minute mark, which also happened to coincide with the Tharshers second goal, giving the away guys a 2-1 lead....
T.J. Oshie's "verified" Twitter account is a fake From the tweets of Chris Kerber: David Perron is the only tweeting Blue. Well, besides Roman Polak. We all know that account is real.
More photos » by Jerry S. Mendoza - AP Browse more photos » Who's in: Brendan Bell , Ty Conklin Who's out: Dan Hinote , Manny Legace , Jay McKee , Jeff Woywitka Outlook: For the most part, St. Louis simply stood pat in the offseason, opting to lock up veteran Keith Tkachuk on a one-year deal and acquire backup netminder Ty Conklin via free agency to replace the departed Manny Legace. Even...
Looks like a lot of you don't like The Darkness. I'm sorry that you can't recognize awesomeness, I really am. Let's get to the links. Blues news If you can get past Derek Armstrong staring a hole through you ... you can read an interesting piece about the newest Blue -- a Blue I'm convince makes the big club and plays significant minutes. [Blues] A season preview of the 'Note. [Sporting News] Carlo...
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President John Davidson announced today the club has re-signed defenseman Roman Polak. “Roman played his best professional season this past year,” said Davidson. “He’s a solid young defenseman who is continuing to grow and will play a huge role with our team.”
Penguins -Goaltending prospect Brad Thiessen (above) had quite an interesting spring . -Jay McKee just wants to win . -The Nailers signed forward Chase Watson . Atlantic Division -The Flyers signed prospect Marc-Andre Bourdon to an entry-level deal . Northeast Division -The Bruins signed former Rangers defenseman Derek Morris to a one-year deal worth $3 million . Southeast Division -The Hurricanes...
More photos » by DARRYL DYCK - AP Roman Polak will continue to clear the crease for the Blues. Browse more photos » No official word from the Blues or TSN yet, but some rumor-minded folks and likely fake Twitter accounts are burning up the internet with news that Roman Polak has been re-signed by the Blues. EDIT: as averagejoe noted, per Jeremy Rutherford at the Post-Dispatch , it's a done...
Hey it's July and the only things happening with the Blues are the signing of Steve Wagner , a new Web site for the team and the contract issues with Roman Polak . Riveting, I know. So for the rest of the summer, we're going to have some fantasy drafts, but not the kind you're probably thinking of. You'll see. For the first installment, I've asked many of the writers who help keep the content flowing...
More photos » by DARRYL DYCK - AP When Roman Polak hits, everyone clears out. But what does that translate into when looking for a new contract? Browse more photos » We were intrigued by the completely made up mock arbitration that the guys over at Japers' Rink did for Milan Jurcina not too long ago . Well, intrigued that Milan Jurcina was actually still in the league anyway. As for the...
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