The Blues returned to the ice for a real game on Wednesday night, their first at home since Dec. 17. The break in the schedule made the fans hungry for hockey. The faithful sold out the Enterprise Center, filling the arena with the blue-garbed bodies, full-throat...
Hey, there! Let’s Roll Four Lines … FIRST LINE Even with so many deductibles – as in injured players – the Blues have great health insurance. They just make a call to Springfield, Mass. and their emergencies are handled with urgency and expertise. It sort of makes...
Final Score: Blues 4, Florida Panthers 3 in overtime. Hold on. What? It’s true. The bloodied Blues are winning with bandages and backups. There’s a shortage of players — but no shortage of heart. They’re doing the Tom Petty, and won’t...
That was a fun game at San Jose. Even if you were tempted to give in and doze a little during Thursday’s late-night action, the Blues roused you with a 5-3 victory. After a good night’s sleep, I’m Rolling Four Lines … FIRST LINE Craig Berube On Tour: There’s been one...
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...
The Blues’ season is underway. It’s time for me to start Rolling Four Lines: FIRST LINE A new hockey season. The Blues’ first game. And right out the chute, two goals for David Perron. But of course. Just put two more in his basket. Add it to his...
The Blues open their new season on Saturday night at Colorado, and here’s hoping for better health and better hockey by a team that must reestablish its working-class identity. Here’s hoping for fewer injuries and disruptions. Here’s hoping for a team that returns to...
The Blues are safe at home, at least for a while, until the next rockslide rumbles in their direction. The Colorado Avalanche are in town. After losing the first two games of their first-round series against the Avalanche the Blues will be searching for positives...
In trying to make a case for the Blues staging a stunning first-round upset to bring down the Colorado Avalanche, we spend a lot of time talking about the essential need to prevent the Avs from scoring. The Blues must slow Colorado’s high-speed rail of an offense and...
