There’s no need to overanalyze the trade made by Blues manager Doug Armstrong at the NHL trade deadline. The Blues acquired established NHL defenseman Nick Leddy from Detroit in return for forward Oskar Sundqvist, defenseman Jake Walman and a 2023 second round pick....
It’s trade-deadline day in the National Hockey League, but a lot of teams dashed into the market early to beat the rush and fill needs. Desperate general managers lost control and made delirious overpays in trades for defensemen. And there’s still time for GMs to leap...
The homeward-bound Blues returned to the Enterprise Center on Tuesday after traveling through an extensive stretch of road games. Unfortunately the boys must have misplaced their offense along the way. They could not find it in the baggage claim. Playing in only their...
The Blues had a record of 0-2-1 during their spring-break trip to the New York city area, a place where the saloons stay open until 4 a.m. Thank goodness the boys returned home from their vacation on Sunday. They’ll get a chance to catch up on their rest, clean up and...
The Blues encountered the cranked-up New York Rangers on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. After recovering from a two-goal deficit to volley for a 3-2 lead, the Blues succumbed to the Blueshirts’ third-period blitz, losing 5-3. I didn’t think the Blues would...
BERNIE BITS Good Monday to you … Opening statements: — Any win by the St. Louis Blues is made even happier when David Perron scores a goal. Or two goals. — The MLS is back with another season, and I enjoyed watching Sunday’s matches. Major League...
Even with the overtime loss at Montreal, the Blues completed their four-game road trip by claiming seven of a maximum eight points. That’s swell. We’ll take it. The tour concluded with a 4-1 victory at Philadelphia. The highlight was the net return of Jordan...
BERNIE BITS At least one too-early projection system is down on your St. Louis Cardinals. That would be from good, ol’ PECOTA over at Baseball Prospectus. In posting the lockout-state projections the editors at BP advised us to relax. “Take them for what they...
There’s no way to spin this, even if I wanted to. And I don’t want to. Jordan Binnington, in his present form, has turned into a costly liability. Look, you can search elsewhere on the internet for rationalizations and excuses. None will be offered in this...
