Archive for January, 2010

Every time the Blues travel through Western Canada, the games are explosive. The past few seasons have allowed intense rivalries to develop between these teams, most notably against the Canucks. This latest run through Calgary, Vancouver, and Edmonton lived up to the hype as the Blues went 2-1 against some of Canada’s (and the NHL’s) finest teams. 1/25            vs. Calgary Flames – STL 2, CAL 0 The Blues opened up their Canadian road trip in Calgary against a tough, hard-hitting squad. The grittiness was immediately apparent when a heavyweight bout broke out between Janssen and McGrattan 3 minutes in. it’s [...]

During the Blues game tonight, they aired a new commercial featuring some of their young players. They each stand in front of the camera and hold up signs with one word written on them, and show a quick clip that corresponds to that word. The four words they show are Exciting, Tough, Fast, and Entertaining. They got all of those right, but left off maybe the most important word a fan can use to describe the St. Louis Blues: FRUSTRATING! For the 3rd time this year, the Blues gave up a 3-goal lead at home and lost to the Anaheim [...]

One night after a close call OT win, the Blues finished up their road trip in Ottawa. After rallying with two unanswered goals, the Blues failed to get the job done and lost 3-2 last night. The hero for the Sens was 23 year-old rookie Peter Regin, who continued a recent hot streak with 3 points (1G, 2A) on the night. The young center’s 2nd goal in as many games was the first of the game, a late PPG. Alexei Kovalev dished a hard pass which banked off Regin’s skate and past Mason. It was a bad break for Mason, [...]

After falling to Columbus 4-2 Monday, the Blues continued their road trip against the Montreal Canadiens. After giving up another exasperating late 3rd period goal, the Blues won 4-3 on an OT goal from Andy McDonald. BJ Crombeen knows that he can do more to pump up his team than just score goals. He can drop the gloves and set the tone for an entire game. Wednesday night in Montreal, that’s exactly what #26 did. Two minutes after Crombeen and Moen squared off at 1:40 in the 1st period, David Perron connected on a PPG. The goal was a nice [...]

On Saturday the Blues hosted the New York Rangers, who have been in a scoring funk lately. The Blues sent the Blue Shirts back to New York after beating them 4-1. David Perron lead off the night’s scoring with a PPG at 14:07 in the 1st period. Perron one-timed a puck past rookie goaltender Chad Johnson after some nice puck movement on the PP. The Rangers tied the game in the 2nd period on a complete defensive breakdown from the Blues’ embarrassment of a captain, Eric Brewer. Behind the net, Brewer failed to get rid of the puck as Aaron [...]

After finishing their 3-game California road trip, the Blues returned home to face the Columbus Blue Jackets this Tuesday night. After a gritty- hard-fought game, the Blues and Davis Payne earned themselves their first win at home since Dec. 15th, defeating the visitors 4-1. The Blues had several factors in their favor going into tonight’s matchup Veteran Support: after missing a combined 9 games, Keith Tkachuk and Paul Kariya were back in the lineup tonight. House of Payne: the Jackets have not won at the Scottrade Center since 2007. Head coach Ken Hitchcock said it best – “that place is [...]

With two losses in their three game-road trip and only three wins in the past ten, Saturday night’s game in LA was a must-win for the St. Louis Blues. The Blues hung onto a lead and won 4-3 against the Kings. The win snapped a seven-game losing streak and gave Davis Payne his first victory behind the Blues’ bench. To wrap up this road trip with a win, the Blues knew they would have to strike quickly. And they did just that. Brad Winchester scored just 13 seconds into the 1st period, before most fans were even seated. Winchester’s 2nd [...]

The St. Louis Blues are showing everyone in the NHL that the path to the postseason lies on one slippery slope. This Thursday, the Blues played their second of three games in California against the Anaheim Ducks. They fell to 0-2 on this road trip after losing 4-2 last night in Anaheim. The Blues’ only two goals of the game came from Barret Jackman, whose last 2-goal game came more than 5 years ago. The Blues’ veteran defenseman scored the first of the game on a shorthanded rocket right off the faceoff. His other mark was a fluky shot that [...]