The Blues performed a merciful act on Sunday afternoon. With passion and love of The Lou in their hearts, the undermanned squad calmed the village and made their peoples happy with a 5-2 victory over the lamplighting Minnesota Wild. Down 2-1 in the best-o-seven series...
The Blues muscled their way to the Stanley Cup in 2019. They were big and brawny and left bruises. They dominated possession at five on five by turning into human bumper cars. On many occasions when the Blues set up in the offensive zone, they wouldn’t leave. Their...
Seven opportunistic gentlemen employed by the Blues have scored 20 or more goals this season, and the list could grow to nine by the end of the regular season. Impressive. The Greatest Show on Tundra. These 2021-2022 Blues are more Brett Hull than Frank J. Selke....
The Blues are more like an NBA team now, picking their spots to try hard. Picking their spots to try and win a game.Taking other nights off by barely showing up to play. It’s called “load management” in the NBA. But this is hockey, where it’s unacceptable to steal a...
The homeward-bound Blues returned to the Enterprise Center on Tuesday after traveling through an extensive stretch of road games. Unfortunately the boys must have misplaced their offense along the way. They could not find it in the baggage claim. Playing in only their...
Even with the overtime loss at Montreal, the Blues completed their four-game road trip by claiming seven of a maximum eight points. That’s swell. We’ll take it. The tour concluded with a 4-1 victory at Philadelphia. The highlight was the net return of Jordan...
The Blues are still on break, taking their extended winter snooze during the All-Star break, resting up for the resumption of play on Feb. 10. At 43 games into the 82-game regular season schedule, the Blues are in an interesting position. At 26-13-5 they have a .648...
BERNIE BITS Leading Off … Scott Rolen. One positive from the otherwise incoherent Baseball Hall of Fame voting for 2022: Scott Rolen is closing in on the mandatory minimum of receiving checkmarks on 75% of the ballots. Of course, most of you know that already. I’m not...
Halfway through their regular-season schedule, the Blues are 23-11-5 for a .671 points percentage that ranks ninth overall and third in the Western Conference. As I review at midterm, there are no credible complaints on file. How can anyone be disappointed in what the...
