The Blues are in trouble, serious trouble. And all that matters right now is finding a way out, finding their way back. A two-game weekend set at Colorado is a brutal place to start. The Avs have the NHL’s best record (14-2-3) since Feb. 26, outscoring victims 81-41....
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...
As they head into Wednesday’s game at Los Angeles, the Blues are 28 games into a 56-game schedule. Which leads to the standard, halfway-mark question: how does this team improve during the unofficial second half? Most of the answers are obvious and redundant. Get...
There are two ways to look at the Blues’ decision to invest $36 million in Jordan Binnington over six years in a contract extension that activates next season. 1–Goaltenders are volatile beasties. They can eat your money. They can make you go loco with their...
Five Minutes For Scribing The Blues have won two in a row, with their motley crew of hockey collectibles scrambling for a 7-6 win Saturday at San Jose, then moving southward to stave off Anaheim 5-4 on Monday night. The victories were on the wild side, often turning...
BERNIE BITS I hope you had an enjoyable and safe weekend. We have another busy week ahead, so let’s get going! The 5 Best Things that happened over the weekend in STL-related sports. 1–The Blues won at San Jose, 7-6, in a crazy game that evidently drove the...
BERNIE BITS Who won baseball’s offseason? It’s a matter of opinion. But two prominent baseball writers gave the Cardinals the ol’ tip of the cap in their offseason rankings. Andy McCullough (The Athletic) placed the Cardinals at No. 3 behind the Padres (1st) and...
The Blues had a nice run out West … is everybody calm now? Are we happy? I think so … well, at least until the next crisis that isn’t really a crisis. Miracle On Ice! Saturday night in Anaheim, the Blues won the first of two games. Sunday night in...
BLUES BITS I was going to write a typical “Keys to the Blues Season” column, and really load the thing up with a double-batch of stats and hot-take add-ons. But really there’s no reason to waste a substantial volume of words. We all know the consequential factors in...
