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Blues Advance, Face Kings In Second Round

  With Los Angeles’ upset over the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis is now the highest seed in the Western Conference and is likely the favorite to represent the West in the Stanley Cup Finals.…Read More

Blues Fight Back, Even Series

  The Blues were spotted a goal ninety seconds after the opening face-off  and never looked back. A Vladimir Sobotka slap shot from outside the left slot found its way behind Antti Niemi, and trickled…Read More

The Playoffs Have Arrived in St. Louis

Opportunity after opportunity, the Blues just couldn’t find the back of the net when they needed it most. The energy was top notch in the Scottrade Center, and the Blues looked electric throughout…Read More

First Round Preview: Style and Player Matchups

Style of Play   The Blues’ first round matchup with the San Jose Sharks presents a number of intriguing player matchups. St. Louis and San Jose  are built similarly, as both teams are centered…Read More

A Preview of Round 1 in the Playoffs?

Tonight the Blues will be continuing their road trip in Los Angeles to face the Kings. The Kings (36-25-12) are hot right now, having won their last five games. As it stands now, they would be the 8th…Read More

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Blues Fall To Ducks In Anaheim

The Blues lost 4-3 to the Ducks on Wednesday night after giving up a 3-2 lead in the third period. Anaheim’s…Read More

Blues Injury Update

Although the Blues have been continually hit with the injury bug this season, they have managed to keep…Read More

Rivalry Renewed: Blues Welcome ‘Hawks to Scottrade

The Blues welcome the surging Chicago Blackhawks to St. Louis on Tuesday night as both teams look to…Read More

Weekend Review: What We Learned

After going 1-1 this weekend, our St. Louis Blues have proven they have the capacity to be both…Read More

Peters Suspended For Cross Check

Brendan Shanahan, the NHL’s Director of Player Discipline, determined, today, that Warren Peter’s…Read More

Blues Travel To Columbus To Take On Lowly Jackets

The Blues added their fourth straight victory in a dominating performance over the San Jose Sharks on…Read More

New Coach, New Philosophy, New Results

The Blues have really started playing some inspired hockey over the last five games, and it is hard to…Read More

Drop the Puck on the Preseason

Game on! The St. Louis Blues drop the puck on their preseason schedule tonight at the Scottrade Center…Read More

Roster Breakdown – Third Line

I apologize for the lack of an update yesterday. Unfortunately my laptop has crashed and doesn’t…Read More

Blues Breakdowns – First Line

Starting today, I’ll be breaking down the Blues roster, line-by-line so fans know who they’ll…Read More

Blues Captains Named

As many of you know by now, the Blues have named David Backes the 20th captain in team history. This…Read More

Five Can’t Miss Games

First of all picking 5 games out of 82 in a season is very tough to do. As a Blues fan and a NHL fan…Read More

The Captain Is Coming.

Tomorrow is the day many people have been waiting for since Eric Brewer was traded to Tampa Bay last…Read More

Who Leads The Blues?

When you read the title, you were probably thinking, offensive categories. Goals, assists, +/-, etc,…Read More

Charity Roundup; Backes and St. Charles Humane Society

The following series, Charity Roundup, will come to you once a week over the duration of the offseason.…Read More