St. Louis Blues
The Fall of Blues Goaltender Jordan Binnington
When St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington fully arrived on the NHL scene during the 2019-20 NHL season, everything came up aces. In his first start on January 7, 2019, he shut out the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0. In his first 20 starts, Binnington, 29, went 16-3-0-1 with a 1.70 goals-against average, a .933 save percentage, […]
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Avalanche Endure Second-Half Push from Blues
Two Western Conference teams on opposite trajectories collided Saturday afternoon in Denver and nearly experienced a reversal of fortunes. The defending champion Colorado Avalanche beat the trade-seeking St. Louis Blues 4-2. The Avalanche are now 7-1 in the last 14 days with a 33-15 advantage in goals. The Blues have lost four straight games and […]
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Is it Time for the Blues to Move on From This Season?
It was not that long ago that the St Louis Blues were on top of the hockey world. The Blues, after getting off to a horrendous start, won the Stanley Cup in 2019. They did it with hard work, skill, great coaching, and with great goaltending from Jordan Binnington. Four seasons later, things are much […]
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Ryan O’Reilly Back On The Market
The St. Louis Blues have decisions to make with the March 3rd trade deadline fastly approaching. Currently sixth in the Central Division and fifth in the Western Conference Wild Card race with a 23-22-3 record, they will have to figure out in the coming weeks if they will be buyers or sellers at the deadline. […]
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Goaltenders and the Hockey Hall of Fame: Not Just About the Numbers
When one thinks of Hall of Fame caliber players in any professional sport, one usually thinks of an athlete with outstanding numbers, a plethora of personal awards, and who played a big part in helping their team win a championship. The Hockey Hall of Fame seems to be a different kind of animal. There have […]
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Could The Colorado Avalanche Go All In On Bo Horvat?
After winning the Stanley Cup last season with what can be considered a juggernaut of a team, the Avalanche have fallen on hard times halfway through the 2022-23 season. Their lack of success this season can be attributed to injury as the team was decimated, losing star after star. They also lost their second-line center […]
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Singing the Blues
It was not all that long ago that the St. Louis Blues were Stanley Cup champions. The franchise accomplished that feat in 2019. After winning the Cup, the team, though still very good, has not found the same kind of success. That can especially be said for the team’s play this season. The Blues are […]
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St. Louis Blues extend young goaltender Joel Hofer
Not often the signing of an AHL goalie gets much attention. This one, though, could mean a lot of things or absolutely nothing. Depending where you stand with the state of the current St. Louis Blues team will determine your opinion. On January 2, 2023, the Blues signed their goalie Joel Hofer to a two-year, […]
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Blues Defenseman Torey Krug Lands On LTIR
The St. Louis Blues received some bad news yesterday, that defenseman Torey Krug will reportedly miss significant time. The former Bruins and now Blues defenseman is set to miss almost the next two months and possibly more depending how serious the injury is. The St. Louis Blues made the announcement earlier today: St. Louis Blues […]
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Oilers: Aim Higher
As the Oilers, defensive struggles continue, and Ken Holland works the phones. One name that keeps coming up is Joel Edmundson… oh boy. Joel Edmundson is a left defenseman on the Montreal Canadians, and he joined the Habs in 2020 after being traded for a 5th-round pick (the cost is so low because he was […]
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