After spending more time with their comfy-home pillows and catching some rest, the Blues put on their boots Thursday night and returned for a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames at Enterprise Center. Let’s roll four lines … FIRST LINE: After getting truncheoned in...
The Blues have accosted the monstrous Colorado Avalanche three times this month, putting up a helluva fight. The Blues lost two tight games in Denver by razor’s edge scores of 3-2 and 2-1. The competition resumed Wednesday night in St. Louis with another one-goal...
THE BLUES REVIEW: 1–The Blues were exposed by Vegas over the weekend. The Blues were playing at home but visited to reality when the Golden Knights came to Enterprise Center for two games. The Blues had no answer for the Golden Knights’ pace and rush....
Now that the Blues have returned home from a largely successful 4-0-2 trip to the Golden State, may I have permission to talk about this team’s admirable display of resiliency and adaptability? I’m not organizing a parade, or anything. Probably wouldn’t be able to do...
Five Minutes For Scribing: In Wednesday’s 3-2 victory at Anaheim, the Blues reaffirmed the significance of the power play. As you know, all three St. Louis goals came on the PP. And while power-play goals are always helpful, the Blues really needed this eruption. ...
Five Minutes For Scribing: The Blues stayed down, and were kept down, by the Los Angeles Kings in two consecutive losses at Enterprise Center. After a 7-2-1 record in their first 10 games of the season, the Blues came out of the next 10 games with a 3-6-1 record....
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...
Today’s Blues Review is a quick-and-easy exercise in stating the obvious. I can do it seven words: stay out of the damn penalty box. When playing at even strength this season the Blues have outscored opponents by 13 goals. Their 37 even-ice goals are tied for most...
Bernie’s Blues Review The Bottom Blue Line: Despite their 0-for-5 struggle on the power play, the Blues got back to what they do best, outscoring Arizona 3-1 in 45:15 of dominant 5-on-5 play. That was enough for a 4-3 victory at Enterprise Center as the Blues extended...