Vladimir Tarasenko Surprisingly Solid in All Three Zones Franklin Steele | February 10, 2014 Vladimir Tarasenko was widely regarded as one of the top young players not skating in the NHL after the St. Louis Blues selected him with the 16th-overall selection in the…
May The Jaden Schwartz Be With Blue Mike Poepping | January 31, 2014 Jaden Schwartz has been a great joy to watch on the ice night in and night out for the St. Louis Blues. His ice awareness and offensive mid set are…
Road To Sochi: Russian Blues Could Be Force Mike Poepping | January 3, 2014 The St. Louis Blues will have a lot to look forward to when the Sochi Winter Olympic Games arrive. Here, The Hockey Writers’ Jeff Ponder and I will look at Blues players who may…
Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko: A Rising Star Mike Poepping | November 22, 2013 There is a reason the St. Louis Blues coaching staff and fans alike are getting more and more excited every time Vladimir Tarasenko touches the ice. It’s because he’s really…
Jaroslav Halak: The Bounce Back Goaltender Jeff Ponder | November 20, 2013 Tuesday night was an important win for Jaroslav Halak and the St. Louis Blues. After a disastrous 4-1 loss in Washington on Sunday, the Blues bounced back and were on the…
Tarasenko Back to True Form Jeff Ponder | October 13, 2013 The start of the 2012-13 season could not have looked better for the rookie Vladimir Tarasenko. In the Blues’ rousing 6-0 season-opening victory over the rival Detroit Red Wings, Tarasenko…
Time to Shine: The St. Louis Blues 2013-14 Season Preview Jeff Ponder | October 2, 2013 The NHL 14 simulation and The Hockey News have spoken: the St. Louis Blues are Stanley Cup favorites to open the season. The 2013-14 Blues started taking shape shortly after…
St. Louis Blues Best Line Combinations Bill Sunshine | August 18, 2013 Line combinations are always a topic of conversation. With the latest additions of Derek Roy, Magnus Paajarvi and Maxim Lapierre, Coach Ken Hitchcock has a plethora of options at forward.…
St. Louis Blues Offense Rejuvenated with IR Depleting Jeff Ponder | March 19, 2013 It’s amazing what a few weeks can do to a hockey team. Rewind the tapes back to March 6. The Blues were in the midst of a stretch where they…
Shuffling of Lines Getting St. Louis Blues Going Jeff Ponder | March 8, 2013 Former Head Coach Andy Murray was run out of town for shuffling the Blues’ lines too much as it was believed that he was throwing a wrench in the team’s…
Jarmo Kekalainen: Great Expectations in Columbus Harry Kamdar | March 7, 2013 With the signing of Jarmo Kekalainen as the new GM, the Columbus Blue Jackets are ushering in a new era with a big bang! It is widely known that this…
The Turnaround of St. Louis Blues Forward Chris Stewart Jeff Ponder | February 25, 2013 What a difference a calendar year can make. At this point one year ago, St. Louis Blues right winger Chris Stewart had registered 13 goals in the first 59 games…