The St. Louis Blues are 2-1-0 in the New Year and their schedule has been brutally tough, so their results have been solid so far. 3 Up, 3 Down St. Louis Blues (The Hockey Writers) In this edition of Blues’ 3 Up, 3 Down, I will discuss the recent play of the captain, struggles on the
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In his first season as the St. Louis Blues captain, Brayden Schenn has had numerous on-ice struggles. By following players like Alex Pietrangelo and Ryan O’Reilly, the pressure has always been high for him as captain. Both Pietrangelo and O’Reilly had different levels of success while captaining the Blues. For Pietraneglo, he won a Stanley
The St. Louis Blues have finally found their groove in the 2023-24 season, but it appears that the groove is inconsistency. While a gritty overtime win on Dec. 4 against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights showed what this team is capable of at its best, the stretch following that victory has been
The 2022-23 season has been disappointing for the St. Louis Blues. However, there are still a number of players that have surprised people with their performance. Related: Blues Weekly: Vrana, Penalty Kill, Buchnevich & More One interesting part of this season for the Blues has been the large number of lineups that head coach Craig
The St. Louis Blues suffered their worst loss of the season on Thursday night to the Vancouver Canucks. They allowed the Canucks to tie the game with 29 seconds left in regulation. In overtime, the Canucks scored with 15 seconds left. It summed up all the issues that the Blues have had this season. Craig
The St. Louis Blues have a couple of new faces in their bottom six this season. Despite being just two games into the season, it’s clear that they have a more robust bottom six this season. The luxury they have is depth, as multiple players within the organization should be playing but aren’t. Their third
With the exit of David Perron, a sizable hole has opened up within the St. Louis Blues’ top-six forwards and their top power-play unit. To help fill in the point-production left in Perron’s wake, multiple players will have to step up to fill that void – names like Jordan Kyrou, Robert Thomas, and Pavel Buchnevich
The daily “NHL Soundbites” column is your go-to for the top quotes from every postgame press conference in the NHL. Also, listen to THW contributors talk hockey every weekday on The Hockey Writers Podcast, available on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts. In this edition of NHL Soundbites, these are the top quotes from players and coaches following
The St. Louis Blues are feeling the pressures of health, cap space, and depth as defenseman, Torey Krug, is the latest player on the Blues’ roster to be sent to the COVID-19 non-roster this season. Only nine games in, the team has gone without forwards Brandon Saad, Ryan O’Reilly, and Kyle Clifford, in addition to
The Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft is set to take place on July 21, 2021, and the St. Louis Blues will likely lose a quality player, similar to when they lost David Perron to the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017. With the amount of money that expansion franchises spend to enter the NHL these days, they
The St. Louis Blues come into the 2020-21 season with a new look for the top-six forward group. A couple of players come into the top-six, while a couple of them slip out. With the emergence of young players and a large addition, the top-six will have a different look to start the new season.
It took the LA Kings 45 years to win their first Stanley Cup. During that time frame, tons of players wore the team’s uniform. All-time greats such as Wayne Gretzky and Marcel Dionne played for the Kings. Many players have found success after leaving the Kings, and quite a few have gone on to win
The 2019-20 season for the St. Louis Blues has been highlighted by players stepping up in the absence of Vladimir Tarasenko. One of the big players to step up has been Jaden Schwartz, he has done it in a big way. In 2018-19, Schwartz posted just 11 goals in 69 games, while this season he
The Oilers would still like to add a top-six and a top-four Jason Gregor: Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland: “I’d like another top-six forward and top-four defenceman. Those types of players weren’t available on waivers.” Holland added that there is nothing happening on the Jesse Puljujarvi front. There were a few teams that had been
Looking ahead to some pending 2020 unrestricted free agents TSN: Pierre LeBrun thinks the Nashville Predators will be able to re-sign defenseman Roman Josi but they may have to move up in price on a long-term deal. The sides talked all offseason, but not much since the start of training camp. “I think the Predators
A big gap for the Canucks and Boeser The Fourth Period: As of Friday night there was a “considerable gap” in contract talks between the Vancouver Canucks and Brock Boeser. The sides appear to be working on a bridge deal, maybe for three years. The Canucks are reportedly offering less than $6 million a season
Home NHL Rumors NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, and Travis Hamonic © Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Flyers weren’t interested in adding a KHL winger Sam Carchidi: A source has said that the agent for KHL winger Anton Burdasov had approached the Philadelphia Flyers recently to see if there was a fit for this
It’s never easy to analyze a trade, especially when players involved in the deal are still playing in juniors. A lot of things factor into a move like the one that saw the Brayden Schenn trade to the St. Louis Blues on NHL Draft Day 2017. What many seem to forget is that this wasn’t