NHL Playoffs: Western Conference Match-ups Have Upset Potential Sebastian Egerton-Read | April 8, 2012 The match-ups for the NHL playoffs were finally set on Saturday night. Wins for Phoenix and Florida assured them of winning the Pacific and Southeast division titles respectively, while San…
NHL Awards: Handicapping the Insanely Close Vezina Trophy Race James Neveau | April 5, 2012 Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Oh, how the 2011-12 NHL season has flown by. It seems like only yesterday that everyone was throwing around their picks on who would make the…
Is Brian Elliott a Vezina Trophy Candidate? Justin Halbersma | April 4, 2012 The St. Louis Blues have become one of the NHL’s elite teams this season. While the goaltending of Jaroslav Halak was expected to propel the Blues into the upper echelon…
The Envelope, Please: The Top Three Hart Trophy Candidates Keith Hoehne | March 30, 2012 Only weeks remain in the regular NHL hockey season and the race for the Hart Memorial Trophy is coming into focus. There has been great play by many up to…
Brian Elliott Making a Case for Starter Jeff Ponder | March 28, 2012 St. Louis Blues Head Coach Ken Hitchcock will have a hard decision to make on April 8. The day after the Blues’ last game of the season, Hitchcock will have…
St. Louis Blues Defense is a Scout’s Dream Jeff Ponder | March 9, 2012 When the Director of Amateur Scouting of an NHL club heads to the NHL Entry Draft in June, he hopes to accomplish something that weekend that is a lot rarer…
St. Louis Blues Boasting a Strong Penalty Kill Jeff Ponder | March 4, 2012 The St. Louis Blues finished up their longest road trip of the season to this point with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks Saturday night. On the six-game…
What You Can Expect from the St. Louis Blues on Deadline Day Jeff Ponder | February 26, 2012 After the Blues finished off a 3-2 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets Saturday afternoon, there will be a lull in their six-game road trip until Monday night when they…
Ken Hitchcock should be the early Jack Adams front-runner Derek Neumeier | February 23, 2012 Determining the quality of a coach is never an exact science. Unlike players, who can be judged by cold, hard individual stats, a coach doesn’t always have the same luxury.…
The St. Louis Blues Have to Win in Central Division Match-ups Jeff Ponder | February 20, 2012 The Blues have been dominant against every division in the NHL… except their own. The Central Division is arguably the best division in the NHL at the moment. If the…
First Half MVPs – Western Conference Tim Kolupanowich | January 9, 2012 Yesterday I took a look at the MVPs of the Eastern Conference, now here are the best of the West. Anaheim Ducks – Teemu Selanne Nothing is going right for…
Top Five 2011 Free Agent Steals Derek Neumeier | November 14, 2011 Heading into this past summer’s 2011 free agent frenzy, most of the anticipation and speculation from fans and media alike was focused on the big-name, big-money catches like Brad Richards,…