NHL Trade Deadline 2013: Winners and Losers (Part II) Anatoliy Metter | April 4, 2013 In part I of the winners and losers of the 2013 NHL Trade Deadline, I broke down some teams that might have walked away with the upper hand after completing…
NHL Discipline Consistency Still Locked Out Jeff Ponder | February 4, 2013 It is not just the players that have been affected by the NHL lockout. Officials have already handed out five-minute majors and game misconducts, while the league, most notably disciplinarian…
Jackman, Blues Agree to 3-Year Contract Extension Jeff Ponder | June 18, 2012 Being tenured with one team for ten years is a rarity in professional sports nowadays. 10-year veteran Barret Jackman, who has spent his entire NHL career as a St. Louis…
Blues Defense May Have a Slightly Different Look Jeff Ponder | May 21, 2012 Playing in a division that stresses defense-first, the St. Louis Blues are on the cusp of losing the only three defensemen on their roster over the age of 29. Kent…
Blues Have Bright Future With New Owner Jeff Ponder | May 9, 2012 The end of the season brought more joy than anyone in the Blues’ organization could have imagined. It was announced Wednesday morning that the sale of the St. Louis Blues,…
Series Sweep Ends Blues’ Strong Season Jeff Ponder | May 6, 2012 It’s hard to find any bright spots after being swept in a playoff series. If one team can, it is the St. Louis Blues. The Blues had their season end…
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.…
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…
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…
Battle Royale: the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings Jockey for Pacific Supremacy Walter McLaughlin | August 21, 2011 “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” — Thomas Jefferson. One team has ruled the roost four consecutive years, missing a fifth (despite…