The rodeo in Calgary was hard for the Blues … and hard to watch. I believe the final score had the Flames on top, 17-1, with Matthew Tkachuk assisting on 12 goals … but I’ll double-check all of that as I roll four lines. FIRST LINE: Well, the score was actually 7-1...
BERNIE BITS 1) Except for defenseman Robert Bortuzzo, who is close to returning from the COVID list, the Blues have a full queue of players available for Wednesday night’s game in Pittsburgh. It’s been a long time coming. We’ve been waiting to see what the Blues can...
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...
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 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...
5 Minutes For Scribing: The Blues’ registry of problems is expanding. Their troubles are brewing and swirling and seemingly about to boil. These are hard times for the Blues on multiple fronts. This goes beyond the usual level of expressing concern about lines,...
Bernie’s Blues Review The Bottom Blue Line: Despite their 0-for-5 struggle on the power play, the Blues got back to what they do best, outscoring Arizona 3-1 in 45:15 of dominant 5-on-5 play. That was enough for a 4-3 victory at Enterprise Center as the Blues extended...
BLUES REVIEW What Went Down: After being Impaired by penalties, general sluggishness and then yuckiness in a lousy third period, the Blues were fortunate to scrape a point Wednesday night in a 2-1 shootout loss to visiting San Jose at Enterprise Center. The Blues are...
