The St. Louis Blues have a rich history of being rough-and-tough on the ice. The long-standing history of bruiers and goons to wear the Blue Note is filled with legendary players like Kelly Chase and Brian Sutter.
Last season, there was a significant uptick in fights with 24 recorded fights in the 82-game schedule. Now, just 34 games into this season, there have already been 10 fights, including four in the last three games.
Let's talk about who has been the most loyal fighter for the Blues this season, and if resorting to the fisticuffs is helping or hurting this team?
Most loyal this season?
Of the 10 fights this season, defenseman Tyler Tucker has been a participant in half of them. He has five fights this season, and held his own against some pretty hefty boxers like Michael McCarron of Nashville and Josh Dunne from Buffalo.
Tyler Tucker vs Michael McCarron from the St Louis Blues at Nashville Predators game on Dec 11, 2025 https://t.co/DZrcJ2VUXR
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Following Tucker is captain Brayden Schenn with three fights of his own. Both Logan Mailloux and Dylan Holloway have the remaining two bouts.
Is it helping?
Last season, the Blues had the most fights for playoff teams, beating out Minnesota and Washington, who both had 23 fights. So, the case can be made that, for the 2024-25 season, the fights helped with the success of the team.
For the current campaign, the fighting might be hurting this team. If anything, it is putting a team that is breaking down with injuries at an alarming rate in more jeopardy. Of course, these are hockey players who are built differently than any other professional athlete in any sport, but why risk it?
Fighting is often a way to create motivation and fire up teammates. Players battle for 60 hard minutes, and emotions boil over a bit too far, and both players adhere to the call of dropping the gloves and launching nukes at each other. That strategy has yet to pay off any dividends for the Blues so far this season. And at a pace of having a little over 25 fights again this season, it might not have the same effect as last season.