BERNIE BITS — Update: The Blues still stink on ice. In their six games since making the trade that sent Ryan O’Reilly to Toronto, the Blues haven’t won a game but did collect two points via overtime. They’re 0 for 22 on the power play. At five-on-five they’ve had a 41...
Thank you for everything, Ryan O’Reilly. Good luck, Vladimir Tarasenko. And a round of enthusiastic applause for Blues manager Doug Armstrong. He’s making trades without blinking, or lapsing into sentimental bunkum that would leave the Blues drifting deeper into...
Who won the trade? My answer: That’s a stupid question. In the belated fulfillment of a trade request that caused controversy and a considerable amount of caterwauling, the Blues gave Vladimir Tarasenko a ticket to midtown Manhattan for the opportunity to find a new...
The Blues are on break until returning to game action on Feb. 11. They’re having a good rest, which kind of describes the intensity of their effort in recent weeks. The Note is 23-25-3 for a points percentage (.480) that ranks 25th among the 32 NHL teams. They swerved...
In a number of ways, the unpredictable, yo-yo Blues are doing the exact opposite of what we expect them to do. They’re winning games at a rate that puts them only two points out of the second wild–card spot in the Western Conference. As of Monday morning...
BERNIE BITS Step right on up and take a peek at what I’m writing for you: do the Cardinals have a top-five MLB front office? … are the wacky Blues a better team without Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko? … does Scott Rolen make it to Cooperstown this year? …...
BLUE NOTES! LATE-NIGHT BLUES: We’ve figured out something that the Blues are really, really good at. The answer? They’re a terror in overtime this season. Their late-night mastery continued Thursday in Edmonton, when the Blues defeated the Oilers 4-3 in a shootout....
The Blues are caught in a vortex. The NHL is spinning crazily in a scoring frenzy this season, and the Blues are not made for these times. They don’t score enough. They’re being pierced for goals at a disturbing rate. The roster construction has produced a team that...
The Blues opened the season by winning their first three games. Unexpectedly, and without warning, they proceeded to lose their next eight. And just when you were ready to throw in the Towel, man, the Blues have performed a commendable impersonation of the 1976-1977...