St. Louis Blues Playoffs: 4 Down. 12 To Go.
It’s not easy being a Blues fan. Being in St. Louis, the team will always play a second fiddle to the town’s one true love, beer the Cardinals. The last decade hasn’t really been the most inspiring, either, as the Blues managed to go from a perennial playoff team (25 consecutive berths from 1980 to […]
St. Louis Blues Defeat San Jose Sharks in Stanley Cup Playoffs, Watch Video Highlights
Saturday night the St. Louis Blues sent the San Jose Sharks home after a 3-1 victory, just in time to save them from the long plane ride back to California. After trailing 0-1 in the third period, Jamie Langenbrunner scored with 8 minutes and 44 seconds left in the game – followed by another goal […]
The St. Louis Blues at the 49/82 point of the Season
Yeah…sorry about the headline. I guess I should have perhaps posted eight games ago. Damn my laziness. Anyways. The Blues head into the All-Star break with a snazzy 29-13-7, good for 65 points, the third-highest point total in the league (although, thanks to the fact that the top team in each division makes the playoffs, […]
Week 1 And Other Thoughts
Hey all, sorry I never got around to finishing my 2011 preview. This spring, I took the job of head coach for an Atom 2 (9 and under) baseball team, so it’s been a bit of a second job working with them. I’ll try to post as often as I can, but until the end […]
Weekend Sports Wrap
Well, I’d say there was a veritable amount of action occurring in St. Louis sports this weekend. The Blues shook up the core of their roster, the Rams released one of their top players, and a Cardinal legend (near legend?) bid his farewell to baseball. Some thoughts on each. Rams Release Atogwe The guy’s done […]
Blues Try to Break Losing Streak Tonight; Andy McDonald Returns; Halak Injured
As a Blues fan this scenario is getting a bit tired. For the third year in a row we are a team that should be a contender, and for the third year in a row we have made it where we have a big hole to dig ourselves out of. Currently the Blues sit 8 […]
The Blues at Midpoint
Okay, technically the Blues have played 39 games so far, so it’s not midpoint. Leave me alone; I’m temporarily brain-damaged [more on that later]. But it’s close enough. Thus far, the Blues sit in ninth place with a 20-13-6 record and 46 points, but they also have played four fewer games than the eighth-place team. […]
St. Louis Blues Sign Forward David Backes to 5 Year/$22.5 Million Dollar Contract
You can knock one thing off of John Davidson and Doug Armstrong’s to-do list for the year. After weeks of telling the media they were close to signing an extension to Blues forward David Backes’ contract, they have finally inked the deal. Backes’ contract is a five year deal that amounts to $22.5 million, a […]
St. Louis Blues Sign David Perron to Two Year $4.3 Million Contract Extension
St. Louis Blues fans can breathe another sigh of relief, they have successfully signed another one of their restricted free agents. This time it was forward David Perron to which the Blues signed a $4.3 million dollar contract extension. “David has proven to be a key forward on our club and we look forward to […]
StL Sports Update
Oh, hello there. This is going to be a rather large collective update for all the goings on in the world of sports related to St. Louis. El Birdos Somehow, the Cardinals managed to lose two out of three to the Royals. The Royals. Currently the Cardinals sit a half game out of first place. […]