Recently the Blues signed Cam Janssen to a new deal, making it clear which direction the club was preparing to go. Today, DJ King was dealt to Washington in exchange for Stefan Della Rovere, ending the era of two major fighters in St. Louis. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: cam janssen, D.J. King, St. Louis Blues, Stefan Della Rovere, Washington Capitals
The news around the NHL is entirely focused on Ilya Kovalchuk and his rejected contract, but the Blues made a huge majority of their fans very happy today by signing David Perron to a new two-year deal. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Contract, david perron, St. Louis Blues
Ranked second on Yahoo’s top-30 forward list of remaining free agents not named Kovalchuk, Alexander Frolov is still lingering on the market. While I can’t see the Blues splashing out on a name as notable as Frolov’s, a blogger can dream, right? Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: alexander frolov, St. Louis Blues, wishlist
Darryl Sydor only spent one season with the Blues, but he made a significant impact during his brief stint with the organization. Sydor has announced his retirement and will step in as an assistant coach for the AHL’s Houston Aeros. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: darryl sydor, Retires
Patrik Berglund, an exciting member of the “Kid Line” back in the thrilling 2008-09 season, struggled in 2009-10 and took a mighty step backwards. What does the future hold for the Swedish forward? Read the rest of this entry >>
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The Blues have their man in net, signing Halak to a four-year contract. They have their muscle squared away through the likes of Cam Janssen and the newly acquired Vladimir Sobotka. These stories all broke in the past week, but one area – the offense – has remained strangely quiet. Now is the time to start asking the tough questions concerning the team’s forwards and what issues this side needs to address. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Contracts, Forwards, Ilya Kovalchuk, Mike Modano, Simon Gagne, St. Louis Blues
Finally, Halak is officially a member of the St. Louis Blues. Acquired in a trade with Montreal that sent Lars Eller packing, the Blues obtained the rights to Halak but still needed to work out a contract with the goaltender. Today, Halak signed a four-year deal signaling that the Blues have officially acquired their man in net. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Contract, Jaroslav Halak, St. Louis Blues
The Blues signed Brad Winchester to a new one-year deal worth $700,000, the club announced on Friday. Winchester took a smaller contract than the $800,000 he was paid last year after recording three goals and five assists in the 2009-10 seasons. Read the rest of this entry >>
The free agency period kicked off yesterday and for the most part the Blues remained quiet. The only major news to break from the club involved Alex Steen, who signed a new four-year contract extension. Steen had a year to remember last season, scoring 24 goals and providing the bulk of the offense late in the year. The 26-year old ended the 2009-10 season with 47 points, a new career-high. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Alex Steen, extension, Free Agent, St. Louis Blues
The first round of the draft took place on Friday, and the Blues were scheduled to pick 14th overall. In a surprising move, the club dealt their first round pick from last year, David Rundblad to Ottawa in order to secure the 16th overall pick as well. The team then took Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: 2010 Draft, David Rundblad, Jaden Schwartz, Vladimir Tarasenko
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David Rogers is the New Media Manager and an Associate Editor for Fanball.com and is the St. Louis Blues Correspondent (FrozenNotes.com) for the Fanball Blog Network.
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