Former Blues coach Ken Hitchcock will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame tonight. Congratulations to one of the greatest coaches in franchise history. Though it’s just a coincidence and nothing planned, the 2023-2024 Blues are honoring Hitch by doing a helluva...
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...
There was never a reason to worry about Craig Berube and the Blues continuing their relationship with a contract extension for the only coach to win a Stanley Cup in franchise history. This was going to happen, 100 percent. The Blues made it official Wednesday by...
The Blues open camp today, and that’s good. I’ll be more excited when they open the regular season on Oct. 14. For the time being, I’ll roll four lines on my own. First line: I don’t know who the Blues are. They aren’t the 2019 Blues. But then again, the 2019 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...
Sorry to hear that Alex Steen is retiring at age 35 because of chronic back problems — specifically degenerative herniated discs on his lumbar spine. And no wonder. It’s not that Steen was an undersized guy; at 210 pounds, he wasn’t. But he was physical, and...
