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 BERNIE BITS Good day to you. I hope you had a pleasant weekend. Let’s get started, shall we? The best things to happen in STL-area sports over the weekend: 1–The Blues refocused and rediscovered their characteristic style of hockey, winning two in a...
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 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....
A few hours away from the Blues’ game at Arizona, here are a few stats, stances and sentiments. Five Minutes For Scribing: 1–In their two wins over the Coyotes Friday-Saturday, the Blues got goals from seven different players, assists from 12 players, and...
The Blues Review The Blues Bottom Line: A 4-3 loss to Arizona at Enterprise Center on Thursday night. The defeat ended the team’s four-game winning streak, and the smudge put their season record at 7-3-1. The “Reverse Retro” Uniforms: Hideous. Appalling. Bozo the...
BERNIE BITS 1–The Blues are at Vegas, and say hello to Alex Pietrangelo. As Las Vegas reunions go, this isn’t exactly Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, and yeah I used an ancient entertainment reference because I can, and I like it. The longtime Blues captain is...
