Blues Defeat Sharks and Clinch Series on Home Ice Jeff Ponder | April 22, 2012 On April 25, 2002, the St. Louis Blues defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of their Conference Quarterfinal Series. Who knew that this would be the last series-clinching victory…
Perron Assists, Elliott’s Glove Leads Blues to Game 4 Triumph, 2-1 Walter McLaughlin | April 20, 2012 David Perron knows all about expectations. Drafted 26th overall in an admittedly sub-par 2007 draft class, he nevertheless made the Blues straight out of the Juniors, scoring 13 goals and…
Backes to the Future; Blues Blank Sharks, 3-0, Tie Series 1-1 Walter McLaughlin | April 15, 2012 The proud city of St. Louis has seen eleven World Series titles, one NBA championship, and one Super Bowl victory. And yet, over a span of 45 seasons, nary a…
Blues Find Team Effort To Take Game 2 Jeff Ponder | April 15, 2012 The Blues found what they have been missing for the past month. Going 4-4-5 in their past 13 games (including regular season and playoffs), the Blues received a solid effort…
Double-Overtime Loss Makes Blues Hungry for Game 2 Jeff Ponder | April 13, 2012 The St. Louis Blues are not letting game one of their Western Conference Quarterfinal Series bring their spirits down. After a game that saw the Blues out-shoot the San Jose…
Three Goals and a Cloud of Ice: Sharks Beat Blues in Double OT, Take Game One Walter McLaughlin | April 13, 2012 For both the San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues, the formula is fairly straightforward in their Western Conference Quarterfinals series. Score three goals. Over the past 28 games…
NHL Playoff Preview: St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks Jeff Ponder | April 10, 2012 This series preview was published by THW St. Louis Blues correspondent Jeff Ponder and THW San Jose Sharks correspondent Walter McLaughlin. Regular Season Series Winner St. Louis Blues (4-0-0) Regular…
NHL Playoffs Predictions: Western Conference Edition James Neveau | April 10, 2012 Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Yesterday, I released my picks for the Eastern Conference first round. Just for the sake of brevity, I’ll skip the long and winding intro, give you…
Can History Repeat Itself For the 3rd Time? Sharks vs Blues Stephanie Lee | April 9, 2012 So as it goes, after 82 games, the San Jose Sharks have made the post season and once again will take on the St. Louis Blues. Ask old school Sharks…
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…
Why the St. Louis Blues are in a Tailspin Jeff Ponder | April 7, 2012 When the star players start strapping the skates back on after returning from injury, the logical response on the ice is that the team will start racking up the wins.…
Blues Clinch Division Title in an Undesirable Way Jeff Ponder | April 2, 2012 If you walked into the St. Louis Blues locker room Saturday night, you would not have guessed that they had clinched the Central Division title just minutes after stepping off…