The St. Louis Blues’ 2022-23 season was a shocking disappointment for fans and management alike, leading to the team becoming sellers at the trade deadline and ultimately finishing in a draft lottery position outside the playoffs. So who bears the blames for the team’s failings? And who succeeded despite the team’s struggles? That’s what we’ll
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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 kicked off the post-Vladimir Tarasenko era with a high-scoring and entertaining 6-5 overtime win over the Jakob Chychrun-less Arizona Coyotes. The Blues trailed 2-0 after the first but tied it up in the second period with goals by Brandon Saad (15) and newcomer/old friend Sammy Blais (one), his first NHL goal
The second major domino to fall in the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline as the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers have struck a deal. Heading to New York are forward Vladimir Tarasenko (50 percent salary retained) and defenseman Niko Mikkola. The return for the Blues is forward Sammy Blais, defensive prospect Hunter Skinner, a
Our second major trade of the 2022-23 season went down earlier this afternoon. After the New York Islanders acquired Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks a week ago, their division rivals — the New York Rangers — responded by trading for Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Mikkola from the St. Louis Blues. Explore everything hockey with THW’s Hockeypedia pages. In
After going 1-1 on a two-game road trip against the Minnesota Wild and the Winnipeg Jets, the New York Rangers (2-1-0) return home to play the Anaheim Ducks (1-1-0) on Oct. 17. They will look to rebound from a 4-1 defeat to the Jets with a better showing on home ice against a club that
The New York Rangers will face the New York Islanders for the first time this season tonight at the new home venue for the Islanders, UBS Arena. The Rangers are coming off a thrilling win against the Buffalo Sabres in which defenseman Ryan Lindgren netted the game-winning goal with less than one second remaining in
When St. Louis Blues defenseman Jake Walman rifled a third-period shot under the crossbar just beyond the reach of Marc-Andre Fleury, the city’s fan base finally exhaled. It had been a long time coming. That goal, Walman’s first in the NHL, took a tight-checking 2-0 game and made it 3-0 en route to an impressive
As a fairly young franchise, the Charlottetown Islanders haven’t produced a lot of NHL stars, like some premier teams in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). But many who played for the Islanders or their predecessor, the P.E.I. Rocket, can still be found plying their trade around the pro ranks in North America. Some Islanders alumni
ST. LOUIS — Sammy Blais had a goal and an assist, and his score midway through the third period was the winner as the St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night. Jordan Binnington stopped 28 shots as the defending Stanley Cup champions won their first game of the season. The Blues