The fourth installment of the “Grading the 2011-12 Series” features defenseman Kris Russell. Russell began the 2011-12 season skating with the Columbus Blue Jackets only to wind up with the Blues after the team sent Nikita Nikitin packing. Did Russell make a positive impact with the Blues despite limited time with the team? Read more.
The third installment of the “Grading the 2011-12 Blues” series features Matt D’Agostini. The St. Louis forward had a pretty quiet year with an injury playing a fairly major role in his 2011-12 production. Is his injury enough to offset a poor grade? Find out below. Read more.
If you’re unfamiliar with the idea of a Tweet Up it’s where people from Twitter come together and hang out with one another in person. It’s a way of forming real connections with your current virtual connections. This summer on July 28th, fans that support the five teams in the Central Division (St. Louis, Chicago, Nashville, Columbus and Detroit) will gather in Columbus, Ohio for a chance to celebrate the sport and a chance to make new friends from around the country. Read more.
An article out of the Edmonton Journal reports that Blues are looking for a top-two defenseman that they can pair with Alex Pietrangelo. This report mentions that several scouts believe the Blues would be willing to trade either T.J. Oshie or David Perron in order to secure a quality partner for Alex Pietrangelo. It’s important not to completely take this report as fact but it is worth noting that this sort of speculation has more credibility than most. Read more.
Welcome to the new series “Grading the 2011-12 Blues” where I go through the entire St. Louis Blues roster from the year that was and grade them based on their performances in the regular season and in the playoffs. These capsules will serve as a way to measure just how well an individual player performed in 2011-12 as well as give a bit of insight of what’s to come in their career. The series starts today with Jaroslav Halak. Read more.
Yesterday it was reported that the sale of the St. Louis Blues was finished and needed final approval by the NHL before closing on Wednesday. Today grants us an opportunity to look a bit more closely at Tom Stillman and his group to see exactly who the new owners of the Blues are and what businesses they are tied to. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a familiar name – Brett Hull – is set to be named to a management position once the new buyers take over. Read more.
It’s been pretty tough to lift fans’ spirits in the wake of the team’s disappointing exit from the playoffs on Sunday afternoon. However, a recent report regarding the team’s sale should make you smile. David Shoalts reports that the sale of the St. Louis Blues to the group lead by Tom Stillman has been completed. The sale just needs final approval before the sale officially closes on Wednesday. The team appears to finally have an owner. Read more.
The St. Louis Blues played their best hockey of the second round in the second and third period of Game 4. However, it takes more than two quality periods to win a game and it takes several more to be competitive in a second round playoff series. Ultimately the Blues came up short, repeatedly, and were their own worst enemy in a series that saw the club come unhinged and play their worst hockey of 2011-12. Read more.
It was clear the St. Louis Blues were going to make some roster changes heading into Game 4. Realistically, the team probably should have made some changes prior to Game 3. The changes have finally arrived. Ryan Reaves will join the lineup while B.J. Crombeen is removed. Defensively, the Blues will use Ian Cole over Carlo Colaiacovo. Read more.
