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...
BERNIE BITS From the time that Vladimir Tarasenko returned to the lineup on March 6, and up until Monday night’s 4-1 win over Colorado, the Blues were begging for goals from some of their biggest guns, only to watch them shoot blanks. In just over 1,300 minutes of...
The Blues have accosted the monstrous Colorado Avalanche three times this month, putting up a helluva fight. The Blues lost two tight games in Denver by razor’s edge scores of 3-2 and 2-1. The competition resumed Wednesday night in St. Louis with another one-goal...
The Blues experienced more failure and frustration during their weekend visit to Colorado, losing back-to-back games by one goal. It was 3-2 on Friday, 2-1 on Saturday and a 48-hour dive in the division standings. The Blues are tied with San Jose for fifth place and...
THE BLUES REVIEW: 1–The Blues were exposed by Vegas over the weekend. The Blues were playing at home but visited to reality when the Golden Knights came to Enterprise Center for two games. The Blues had no answer for the Golden Knights’ pace and rush....
Now that the Blues have returned home from a largely successful 4-0-2 trip to the Golden State, may I have permission to talk about this team’s admirable display of resiliency and adaptability? I’m not organizing a parade, or anything. Probably wouldn’t be able to do...
Five Minutes For Scribing: In Wednesday’s 3-2 victory at Anaheim, the Blues reaffirmed the significance of the power play. As you know, all three St. Louis goals came on the PP. And while power-play goals are always helpful, the Blues really needed this eruption. ...
Five Minutes For Scribing The Blues have won two in a row, with their motley crew of hockey collectibles scrambling for a 7-6 win Saturday at San Jose, then moving southward to stave off Anaheim 5-4 on Monday night. The victories were on the wild side, often turning...
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....