NHL coaches come and go so often, teams should keep a UPS truck parked outside the arena, waiting to haul the discarded gaffer to the recycling plant. There’s an old saying: coaches are hired to be fired. In the NHL, coaches are fired so they can be fired again at...
When team captain Alex Pietrangelo left the Blues for a stratospheric free-agent deal with the Vegas Golden Knights, I didn’t participate in the blame game. My feelings could be summed up in four parts. 1. Petro was a fantastic all-purpose, indefatigable defenseman...
The Blues are on break until returning to game action on Feb. 11. They’re having a good rest, which kind of describes the intensity of their effort in recent weeks. The Note is 23-25-3 for a points percentage (.480) that ranks 25th among the 32 NHL teams. They swerved...
The Blues lost a game, and the city weeps today. Not really, but it ain’t much fun to lose to the Colorado Avalanche. The final score Thursday night at Enterprise Center was 4-3. “In life, the monsters win.” — George R R Martin Damn right. But at least the Blues...
No St. Louis Blue cared more or worked harder than David Backes. I’m not saying Backes was more dedicated than the Plagers, Brian Sutter, Bernie Federko, Al MacInnis, Chris Pronger, Ryan O’Reilly or Alex Pietrangelo. I’m not saying Backes had a bigger heart than...
Blues coach Craig Berube is on point when he snarls out words like soft, dumb and fragile in describing his docile team’s state of mind and state of play. It’s actually funny, to be honest. When the scowling Chief goes in front of the Zoom camera after the Blues...
FIVE MINUTES FOR SCRIBING: The Blues’ winless streak stretched to five games (0-2-3) Wednesday night in Los Angeles, with the Kings pouncing on the snoozing visitors for an early 3-0 lead. Final score: 4-1. Final verdict: “We were soft,” coach Craig...
BERNIE BITS A good Monday to you. I hope your week is off to a positive start. I’m properly caffeinated, have done my research-type things, so let’s get busy … THE 5 BEST THINGS THAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND IN STL-RELATED SPORTS 1–Vladimir Tarasenko...
Five Minutes For Scribing: The Blues stayed down, and were kept down, by the Los Angeles Kings in two consecutive losses at Enterprise Center. After a 7-2-1 record in their first 10 games of the season, the Blues came out of the next 10 games with a 3-6-1 record....
