The Blues lost a game, and the city weeps today. Not really, but it ain’t much fun to lose to the Colorado Avalanche. The final score Thursday night at Enterprise Center was 4-3. “In life, the monsters win.” — George R R Martin Damn right. But at least the Blues...
The Blues are hot! Let’s Roll Four Lines … FIRST LINE What a wonderful way to open the season. The Blues won a mile-high game near the Rocky Mountains in Denver, they cleared old cactuses and won in the Arizona valley, and ventured into the desert to collect more...
The spirited Blues won again late Monday night, putting the Arizona Coyotes down with a stunning five-goal bombardment in the second period. When the smoke cleared, the desert town of Glendale was still intact but the Blues had a 7-4 victory. The Note is 2-0 in the...
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...
It’s difficult for me to tell if the Blues are ready for the postseason. We don’t know if Vladimir Tarasenko will be a factor. We don’t know if the Blues can go four-lines deep and have every unit clicking, just like 2019. We don’t know if...
About the Blues … A 4-0-1 record against Minnesota in five meetings since April 9 was a timely boost for a team of coaches and players were searching for a better version of themselves. Not only did the success put the Blues in commanding position to draw clear and...
After slacking through another insipid second period that left them down by two goals Wednesday night, the Blues mobilized for a 4-3 win at Minnesota. It was the Blues’ third straight victory, and we can draw a straight line to the source of the rally. This...
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 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...
