The 2018-19 St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup Championship, the first in the history of the franchise. But, naturally, some players made a bigger contribution than others. In this series, we’ll look at the Blues’ star players, and see who made the grade and who needs to retake the test. Entering the 2018-19 season,
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Blues mailbag and notes Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (mailbag) With the St. Louis Blues salary cap situation and young players already under contract, not easy to see Patrick Maroon coming back unless it’s on a PTO. Believe the Blues should be looking to re-sign Alex Pietrangelo and Brayden Schenn to contract extensions.
The Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues are largely bringing back the same roster, with just Ivan Barbashev and Joel Edmundson left as restricted free-agents to sign. This continuity allows the Blues to remain contenders, led by their veteran players. With that in mind, there were still some young faces on the roster last season
© Billy Hurst-USA TODAY Sports The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded left-handed defenseman Andreas Borgman to the St. Louis Blues for right-handed defenseman Jordan Schmaltz. The 25-year old Schmaltz was drafted 25th overall in the first-round of the 2012 draft by the Blues. The 24-year-old Borgman was not drafted. Thoughts from the media Cap Friendly:
In March of 1965, a formal process began headed by then NHL President Clarence Campbell so that the league would expand its operation to include a second division of six teams. Gone would be the days of the so-called “Original Six” franchises. Joining them would be a half-dozen new teams that would see the NHL reach further
When we discussed the St. Louis Blues’ offseason needs back in June, the first focus was power play help. At the time, we noted that the help could arrive either in the form of additional personnel, or with an additional assistant coach dedicated to special teams. It now looks like the Blues have addressed that
While St. Louis Blues players are busy spending their days with the Stanley Cup, the team’s front office, led by general manager Doug Armstrong, is busy reuniting the championship squad for next season. With the signing of Oskar Sundqvist over the weekend, only two major restricted free agents remain unsigned: Ivan Barbashev and Joel Edmundson.
Pat Maroon does not want to quit St. Louis yet Lou Korac of NHL.com (Personal Blog): Again, these are impressions from Lou Korac on Pat Maroon. I still find it hard to see the #stlblues fit Maroon into their plans moving forward and with the cap situation and three RFA’s left to sign (excluding Husso)
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Blues, Canucks, Rangers, Islanders, Bruins and Devils © Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports Blues trying to eliminate any distraction at the start of the season Tom Timmermann: St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong said that they chose salary arbitration for goaltender Ville Husso as it will mean everyone will be
© Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Maroon really, really wants to stay Lou Korac: Unrestricted free agent forward Patrick Maroon really wants to stay in St. Louis but limited salary cap space likely won’t allow it to happen. The Blues need to lock up some of their restricted free agents. Maroon would like to wait until
report this ad Ever since Maurice “The Rocket” Richard became the first to do so in 1944-45, scoring 50 goals in one season has been the pinnacle plateau for NHL goal scorers. The magic 50-number has distinguished the true “snipers” of the league. While Wayne Gretzky once scored 50 in only 39 games – an
Jake Gardiner not getting the term he expected on the open market Jonathan Davis: Have been told that Jake Gardiner hasn’t received an offer that has been for more than two years. He is holding out in hopes of getting a longer offer. James (@account4hockey): Eric Engels says that the Montreal Canadiens are interested in
report this ad ST. LOUIS — Blues general manager Doug Armstrong had his staff produce a list of coaching candidates after firing Mike Yeo in November. He hasn’t looked at it since January. Three-Year Extension for the Interim The Stanley Cup champions formally announced a three-year contract extension for coach Craig Berube on Wednesday, officially
Canucks knew weeks ago Luongo could be retiring TSN Radio Vancouver: Pierre LeBrun on TSN 1040 on Roberto Luongo retiring and the cap recapture the Vancouver Canucks are now facing. “I know that (Luongo’s) camp reached out to warn the #canucks weeks ago that this was a possibility, so Vancouver could plan around it. But
report this ad It was the culmination of the unlikeliest of stories, but the 2018-19 St. Louis Blues are Stanley Cup champions. The players arrived in a variety of ways: many were drafted by the Blues, others were traded for, and many were signed as free agents. That does not distinguish the Blues from any
© William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports Canucks active on the trade market as they look for defensemen Rick Dhaliwal: Source is saying that the Vancouver Canucks are very active in the trade market. Getting the sense that GM Jim Benning has made some trade offers to improve their blue line. It wouldn’t be a surprise if
report this ad BOSTON — Ryan O’Reilly scored for the fourth straight game and rookie Jordan Binnington stopped 32 shots in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins and their first NHL championship. Alex Pietrangelo added a goal
report this ad BOSTON — If the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins in Game 7, perhaps Steve Hatze Petros should get his name on the Stanley Cup. He is the NHL schedule-maker, making him the most responsible for a January-March stretch when the Blues didn’t play more than one consecutive home game at