Injuries were a big storyline for the Blues last season, with a battered team straining to score goals and scrounge for wins during a 34-game stretch. From Feb. 4 through April 22, the Blues staggered to a 12-17-5 record and a .426 points percentage that ranked 27th...
Hey, there! Let’s Roll Four Lines … FIRST LINE Even with so many deductibles – as in injured players – the Blues have great health insurance. They just make a call to Springfield, Mass. and their emergencies are handled with urgency and expertise. It sort of makes...
BERNIE BITS Good afternoon. Warm Up Note: Good luck to Blues goaltender Charlie Lindgren who will make his first start in the NHL since March 7, 2020 for Montreal. Lindgren isn’t a an emergency goalie guy. He hasn’t been driving a truck, or tending bar,...
BERNIE BITS 1) The people who run MLB are more absurd than ever in their thinking. Labor battles can be unpleasant, but to what extent? As soon as the owners imposed a player lockout to officially start the skirmish for a new collective bargaining agreement, MLB...
Final Score: Blues 4, Florida Panthers 3 in overtime. Hold on. What? It’s true. The bloodied Blues are winning with bandages and backups. There’s a shortage of players — but no shortage of heart. They’re doing the Tom Petty, and won’t...
Generally speaking, there’s nothing positive about injuries or illnesses that remove regulars from the lineup and make a team rely heavily on backups or guys at the lower end of the depth chart. The Blues are going through that right now, doing their best to tough it...
BERNIE BITS Hello again. I hope you’re doing swell on this Wednesday afternoon. Me? I need more coffee. Best random song I’ve listened to today: Pancho & Lefty, by the late-great Townes Van Zandt. Let’s get to The Bits … The Cardinals spend money and don’t have to...
ROLLING FOUR LINES … FIRST LINE: Helluva win by the Blues. They spotted Tampa Bay an early three-goal lead. They were outshot 19-9 in high-danger scoring chances. And with the game tied 3-3, the Blues had to kill a penalty in the third period and again in overtime....
BERNIE BITS Good afternoon. How are ya? 1) The Blues are 2-5-1 in their last eight games. And if you want to roll it back to Oct. 28, they’ve gone 4-6-2. Vegas is in town for Monday night’s game, and so it’s welcome back to Alex Pietrangelo in front of a packed-house...
