Over the past two games, the Blues have collected two points — but due to overtime losses. Those points are still nice, but the Blues have to find a way to win or they won’t be successful. Their last win came on October 28, which is also the last time they scored more than one goal. The Blues have definitely hit a rough patch that they can’t seem to get out of.
To recap the last two games:
Thursday night, the Blues took on the red hot Flames, led by the likes of Jarome Iginla, Dion Phaneuf and Jay Bouwmeester. The Blues [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Two Points, But No Wins
- Forward Andy McDonald went head-first into the boards Saturday night against Florida, so he will likely be held out of Thursday’s game against the Calgary Flames. Because of that, the Blues have recalled highly-touted prospect Lars Eller from Peoria. Eller, a native of Denmark, is a 6′1” 200-pound center who was selected 13th overall by the Blues in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He is regarded as one of the Blues’ best prospects because of his awareness and aggressive play on the ice as well as his goal-scoring skills. He is expected to be a good NHL player, so [...]
In the past two games, the Blues were shutout both times as their horrible offensive woes continue. Blues fans are seeing a lot of this:
And FAR too less of this:
The point is, the Blues are not scoring at all. They have dropped the past two games - 2-0 to the Coyotes and 4-0 to the Panthers – without putting up much of a fight. Neither the ‘Yotes or Panthers are very good, so the Blues have no excuses. They have just been awful – especially at home. The Blues are 1-5 at Scottrade Center this year and have been outscored 17-7 at home and 33-29 [...]
