2007-08 St. Louis Blues Rebuild: Take 2

[Moondoggie78]

January News


League Updates
Brian Rolston scores 300th goal

Colorado Avalanche (12-26-5) fire Alain Vigneault - hire Jack Capuano
Atlanta Thrasher (19-19-4) fire Bobby Francis - hire Craig Berube
New Jersey Devils (22-25-3) fire Brent Sutter - hire Barry Trotz
Los Angeles Kings (16-32-6) fire Marc Crawford - hire Peter Laviolette


Blues Updates
Anze Kopitar signs extension - 3 years $5,250,000 AAV
"I love this organization and I'm happy to continue to wear a St. Louis jersey" Kopitar said


February News

League News
Jaromir Jagr racks up 1000th assist

Robert Lang plays 1000th game
Ryan Smyth plays 1000th game

Marian Gaborik signs extension with Minnesota - 4 years $4,790,000 AAV
Martin Brodeur signs extension with New Jersey - 1 year $4,830,000
Jaroslav Halak signs extension with Montreal - 4 years $1,530,000 AAV
Ryan Getzlaf signs extension with Anaheim - 2 years $4,760,000 AAV
Sidney Crosby signs extension with Pittsburgh - 2 years $6,460,000 AAV
Andrei Markov signs extension with Montreal - 2 years $3,100,000 AAV
Corey Perry signs extension with Anaheim - 3 years $3,230,000 AAV
Alexander Semin signs extension with Washington - 2 years $4,560,000 AAV
Henrik Zetterberg signs extension with Detroit - 4 years $4,320,000

New York Rangers fire Greg Cronin - hire Ed Olczyk



Olympics
Sweden defeats Canada 5-4 to win Gold

Gold - Sweden
Silver - Canada
Bronze - Czech Republic

MVP - Tobias Enstrom
Best Goalie - Henrik Lundqvist
Best Defensemen - Shea Weber
Best Forward - Daniel Sedin

[Moondoggie78]

March News

League News
Bill Guerin scores 400th goal
Keith Tkachuk scores 500th goal

Daniel Afredsson plays 1000th game
Ian Laperriere plays 1000th game
Bill Guerin plays 1250th game
Scott Niedermayer plays 1250th game

Trade Deadline
(No league trades occurring????)

Patrice Bergeron signs extension with Boston - 4 years $5,640,000 AAV
Jeff Carter signs extension with Philadelphia - 4 years $4,900,000 AAV
Phil Kessel signs extension with Boston - 4 years $4,240,000 AAV


Blues News
Ben Bishop signs extension - 3 years $635,000
Pekka Rinne signs extension - 3 years $3,160,000
David Perron signs extension - 3 years $1,390,000

End of March -- Team Check-In
Team record - 47-25-4 -- 98 points
Conference - 4th place
Division - 2nd place

Team Leaders
Goals
Dustin Brown - 22
Brad Boyes - 22
Anze Kopitar - 20
David Perron - 19
Logan Couture - 19

Assists
Dustin Brown - 38
Brad Boyes - 36
Anze Kopitar - 29
David Backes - 29
David Krejci - 27

Total Points
Dustin Brown - 60
Brad Boyes - 58
Anze Kopitar - 49
David Perron - 44
David Backes - 43


April News


League News
Craig Conroy plays 1000th game
Cory Stillman plays 1000th game
Joe Sakic plays 1500th game

Brent Burns signs extension with Minnesota - 4 years $4,750,000 AAV
Shea Weber signs extension with Nashville - 4 years $6,190,000


Blues Update
David Krejci signs extension - 4 years $2,450,000 AAV
Erik Johnson signs extension - 3 years $3,240,000 AAV
TJ Oshie signs extension - 3 years $1,120,000 AAV
Roman Polak signs extension - 2 years $525,000 AAV
Yevgeni Biryukov signs extension - 2 years $500,000 AAV

Alex Pietrangelo nominated for Calder Trophy
Roman Josi nominated for Calder Trophy
Zack Meyer nominated for Jack Adams Award

Finished Season Notable Stats
Record - 50-27-5 -- 105 points
Conference - 4th place
Division - 2nd place

Goal Leaders
Dustin Brown - 23
Anze Kopitar - 23
Brad Boyes - 22
David Perron - 21
Logan Couture - 20

Assist Leaders
Dustin Brown - 39
Brad Boyes - 39
David Backes - 30
Anze Kopitar - 29
David Krejci - 28

Point Leaders
Dustin Brown - 62
Brad Boyes - 61
Anze Kopitar - 52
David Perron - 48
David Backes - 45

[CanuckJohnny]

Nice season. Good contract extensions.

[Moondoggie78]

Originally Posted by CanuckJohnny

Nice season. Good contract extensions.

Was hoping for a better season on some individual player basis. I’ll take multiple 20 goal scorers though! Need to look at what is going on with Krejci. He keeps trying to play a different role than what his current Scouting report shows.

[Moondoggie78]

May News

(So I got a screenshot of the initial playoff settings, but completely forgot to get a screenshot of the final bracket results)

Playoffs enter as the Blues are set to play against their long time division rival, Chicago Blackhawks.

Unfortunately, after going up 2 games to none. The Blues fall in the series 4-2.

The Boston Bruins won over the Minnesota Wild.

Sorry for the horrible post of the playoffs


June News
League News
Carolina Hurricanes fire Jim Rutherford, hire Dan DiPofi

Awards
Ted Lindsay Award - Sidney Crosby (PIT)
Art Ross Trophy - Alex Ovechkin (WSH)
Maurice Richard Trophy - Evgeni Malkin (PIT)
Lady Byng Trophy - Patrick Kane (CHI)
Bill Masterton Trophy - Mark Streit (MTL)
Mark Messier Leadership Award - Daniel Alfredsson (OTT)
Jennings Trophy - Tuukka Rask (BOS)
Larry Robinson Trophy (Best Defensive Defensemen) - Duncan Keith (CHI)
Ray Bourque Award - (Most Goals by Defensemen) - Dennis Wideman (BOS)
Hart Trophy - Sidney Crosby (PIT)
Conn Smythe Trophy - Zdeno Chara (BOS)
Calder Trophy - Evander Kane - (CGY)
Frank J Selke Trophy - Boyd Gordon (WSH)
Vezina Trophy - Mathieu Garon (SJ)
Jim Gregory Award - Ray Shero (PIT)
Jack Adams Award - Michel Therrien (PIT)

League Leaders
Goals
Evgeni Malkin - 62
Alex Ovechkin - 59
Joe Pavelski - 49

Assists
Sidney Crosby - 65
Joe Thornton - 61
Alex Semin - 58

Points
Alex Ovechkin - 114
Evgeni Malkin - 109
Sidney Crosby - 101

All-Stars
First Team
G - Mathieu Garon - SJ
D - Mike Green - WSH
D - Dennis Wideman - BOS
LW - Alex Ovechkin - WSH
C - Sidney Crosby - PIT
RW - Patrick Kane - CHI

Second Team
G - Alex Auld - PHX
D - Duncan Keith - CHI
D - Ryan Whitney - PIT
LW - Thomas Vanek - BUF
C - Evgeni Malkin - PIT
RW - Alexander Semin - WSH

All-Rookie Team
G - Brian Elliott - OTT
D - Roman Josi - STL
D - Alex Pietrangelo - STL
LW - Nick Spaling - NSH
C - Nazem Kadri - FLA
RW - Evander Kane - CGY

Blues News
Nikita Nikitin signs extension - 3 years $500,000 AAV

[Moondoggie78]

July News


Retirements
Derek Armstrong
Rob Blake -- Retiring number
Andrew Brunette
Craig Conroy
Shean Donovan
Kris Draper
Sergei Federov
Bill Guerin
Adam Foote
Olaf Kolzig -- Retiring number
Robert Lang
Ian Laperriere
Nicklas Lidstrom -- Retiring number
John Madden
Mike Modano -- Retiring number
Markus Naslund
Scott Niedermayer
Jay Pandolfo
Dwayne Roloson
Brian Rolston
Joe Sakic -- Retiring number
Jaroslav Spacek
Matts Sundin
Cory Stillman
Keith Tkachuk
Ray Whitney
Sergei Zubov
Nikolai Khabibulin
Chris Mason
Chris Osgood


Trades
Edmonton Oilers sends:
Eric Chouinard, LW, 29

New York Rangers sends:
Marek Malik, RD, 35

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Dallas Stars sends:
Marius Holtet, RW, 25
Andrew Peters, LW, 30

Boston Bruins sends:
Alain Goulet, RD, 21

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Carolina Hurricanes sends:
Jakub Petruzalek, RW, 25

Chicago Blackhawks sends:
Jason Akeson, RW, 20

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Vancouver Canucks sends:
Jason Jaffray, LW, 29

New Jersey Devils sends:
Nick Jensen, RD, 19

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Toronto Maple Leafs sends:
Peter Harrold, RD, 27

Washington Capitals sends:
Josh Godfrey, RD, 22

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Carolina Hurricanes sends:
Scott Clemmensen, G, 32

Vancouver Canucks sends:
Mike Weaver, RD, 32

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Nashville sends:
Matt Ellison, C, 26
Rights to Danny Irmen, C, 25

Minnesota Wild sends:
Joel Ward, RW, 29
Rights to Derek Boogaard, LW, 28

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Montreal Canadiens sends:
Byron Ritchie, LW, 33

Columbus Blue Jackets sends:
David Vyborny, RW, 35

[Moondoggie78]

NHL Draft
01 - Los Angeles Kings - Artemi Panarin
02 - Toronto Maple Leafs - Mark Stone
03 - New York Islanders - Tyler Seguin
04 - Anaheim Ducks - Cam Fowler
05 - Colorado Avalanche - Taylor Hall
06 - New York Rangers - Brock Nelson
07 - Florida Panthers - Jeff Skinner
08 - Vancouver Canucks - Justin Faulk
09 - Tampa Bay Lightning - Traded to St. Louis Blues - Vladamir Tarasenko
10 - Calgary Flames - John Klingberg
11 - Carolina Hurricanes - John Klingberg
12 - Atlanta Thrashers - Evgeny Kuznetsov
13 - Montreal Canadiens - Tyler Taffoli
14 - Edmonton Oilers - Jack Campbell
15 - Dallas Stars - Bryan Rust
16 - Minnesota Wild - Kevin Hayes
17 - Columbus Blue Jackets - Mikael Granlund
18 - Buffalo Sabres - Petr Mrazek
19 - San Jose Sharks - Phillipp Grubauer
20 - New Jersey Devils - Ryan Dzingel
21 - Ottawa Senators - Brandon Gormley
22 - Philadelphia Flyers - Quinton Howden
23 - Nashville Predators - Daniel Carr
24 - Chicago Blackhawks - Matt O'Connor
25 - St. Louis Blues - Jaden Schwartz
26 - Phoenix Coyotes - Zach Hyman
27 - Detroit Red Wings - Conor Sheary
28 - Boston Bruins - Beau Bennett
29 - Washington Capitals - Calvin Pickard
30 - Pittsburgh Penguins - Brandon Tanev

NHL Draft Trade
To Tampa Bay:
Nikita Nikitin, LD, 24
2010 2nd round draft pick (Toronto)
2010 7th round draft pick (St. Louis)

To St. Louis
2010 1st round draft pick (Tampa Bay)


"The opportunity presented itself in order to move up in the draft. We knew that there has been some speculation regarding Tarasenko coming over from the KHL, but, we knew that if we can get him over to St. Louis during a training camp, he would love it here and we can show what is here." GM Zack Meyer was quoted saying after the draft.

Tarasenko is slated to be a solid player in the NHL player on most teams in our league. He loves scoring goals and looks to make goalies pay if they underestimate him. Injuries might a little worrisome but for the most part, he stays healthy.



"We worked hard on this deal, and knowing that we were able to retain our 1st round pick as well, it was a good deal for both sides. Nikitin was going to have a good chance at making the NHL roster this upcoming season, and we wish him nothing but luck in Tampa Bay."

Later in the draft, St. Louis selected, LW, Jaden Schwartz with the 25th overall pick. Schwartz, looks to have the ability to be a good player in this league. He is good on both sides of the puck and loves to make a quick out on a counterattack.



2010 NHL Entry Draft Review
The NHL completed the 2010 Entry Level Draft. Going first overall to the Los Angels Kings was LW Artemi Panarin. The Maple Leafs, choose second, selected RW Mark Stone, and the third overall pick was C Tyler Seguin, who went to the Islanders.

The general consensus among media observers was that the Thrashers had the best overall draft, while the Predators came in for some criticism.

Best Drafts:
Thrashers
Blue Jackets
Senators

Worst Drafts:
Predators
Kings
Coyotes

[Moondoggie78]

July News - Post Draft
Trade News
Phoenix Coyotes sends:
Fredrik Sjostrom, LW, 27

Columbus Blue Jackets sends:
Jan Hejda

San Jose Sharks match Detroit Red Wings 2 year $980,000 Offer Sheet to retain Lukas Kaspar

Colorado Avalanche sign Taylor Hall - 3 years $810,000 AAV
Anaheim Ducks sign Cam Fowler - 3 years $855,000
Florida Panthers sign Jeff Skinner - 3 years $810,000



Hall of Fame Introduction
Scott Stevens
Defenseman
1982 - 2003
GP: 1635, G: 196, A: 712
Conn Smythe - x1
NHL Plus Minus Award - x1
Stanley Cup - x3

Stevens has been on 3 NHL championship teams and he has won the NHL Conn Smythe Trophy and the NHL Plus-Minus Award. Stevens is from Kitchner, ON and has never played for his national team.

Luc Robitaille
Left Wing
1986 - 2005
GP: 1431, G: 668, A: 726
Calder Trophy - x1
Stanley Cup - x1
Number retired

Luc Robitaille played in his 19-year long career for 4 different teams most notably for the Los Angeles Kings and the Detroit Red Wings. Robitaille has been on one NHL championship team and he has won the NHL Calder Trophy. The left wing from Montreal, QC has never played for his national team.

Brett Hull
Right Wing
1985 - 2005
GP: 1269, G: 741, A: 650
Hart Trophy - x1
Maurice Richard Trophy - x3
Lady Byng - x1
Stanley Cup - x2
Number retired

Hull played in his 19-year long career for 5 different teams most notably for the St. Louis Blues and the Detroit Red Wings. Hull has been on 2 NHL championship teams and he has won the NHL Hart Trophy and the NHL Maurice Richard Trophy (3x). The right wing from Belleville, ON has never played for his national team.

Rogie Vachon
Goalie
1966 - 1981
GP: 795, W: 355, Sv%: .896
Vezina Trophy - x1
Stanley Cup - x2
Number retired

Rogie Vachon played his 16-year long career for 4 different teams most notably for the Los Angeles Kings and the Montreal Canadiens. Vachon has been on 2 NHL championship teams and he has won the NHL Vezina Trophy. The goalie from Palmarolle, QC has never played for his national team.

[CanuckJohnny]

Nice job getting two good forwards (who both actually played for STL in RL lol)

[Moondoggie78]

August News

Trade News
Pittsburgh Penguins sends:
Tomas Vokoun, G, 34
Rights to Ryan Lannon, LD, 27

Carolina Hurricanes sends:
Tim Gleason, LD, 27


September News

Trade News
Carolina Hurricanes sends:
Justin Williams, RW, 28, 10% salary retained
Rights to Casey Borer, LD, 25

Detroit Red Wings sends:
Brian Rafalski, RD, 36
2011 4th round draft pick

Preseason

Dany Heatley injured - fractured collarbone - out 5 months

Dennis Wideman signs extension with Boston - 2 years $3,890,000 AAV

Blues Update

Games played 4-2-1

Preseason Leaders
Goals:
Logan Couture - 4
Mark Giordano - 4
David Perron - 3

Assists:
David Backes - 6
David Perron - 5
Anze Kopitar - 4

Points:
David Backes - 8
David Perron - 8
Anze Kopitar - 7


Season Preview

The National Hockey League about to get underway, the early Stanley Cup favorites appear to be the Pittsburgh Penguins, led by center Sidney Crosby. General Manager Ray Shero has built a squad that will be the team to beat this year, but they can expect challenges from Dale Tallon's Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal featuring goalie Jaroslav Halak.

Among the darkhorses, Boston stands out as a possible challenger, with a big season by Patrice Bergeron capable of pushing them into contender status.

The scoring race will likely see Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby challenged by Alex Ovechkin of Washington and Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin.

The top defenseman in the league is generally considered to be Minnesota Wild blueliner Brent Burns, with Nashville's Shea Weber and Brian Campbell of Buffalo also in the running.

Finally, among goaltenders, New York's Henrik Lundqvist stands out as the league's best, while Montreal Canadians netminder Jaroslav Halak and Marc-Andre Fleury of Pittsburgh can also steal games for their teams.

[Moondoggie78]

Blues Season Preview
The 2010-11 season is set to begin. When GM Meyer was asked about how they felt about this roster going into the season.

"We felt like this team really competed last season. We made very big strides forward and we wanted to reward that as best as we could. We kept the majority of the squad together from last season. A lot of the players were very happy to come back and to keep this team going."

"We reached an agreement with the new Offensive Coach, Matt Lance, to come in and really help develop the younger players and try to help push the special teams from last season."

When asked if there was any adjustments from the leadership groups last season. Meyer stated "No. We want to keep the leadership group intact. Kopitar did a great job in his first season as Captain of this squad. Brown and Giordano will be the ones retaining the Assistant letters going into the season as well. Just because there is someone that is not wearing the letters on their chest during the game, does not mean that they don't step up in other ways. Guys like Backes, Brewer, and Erik Johnson are all leaders on and off the ice."

GM Meyer is entering his 4th season as the GM and HC of this squad. Through that time, he has gone 122-104-20. He enters a new contract season as he was extended on a two year deal this offseason.

[Moondoggie78]

October News

League News
Ilya Kovalchuk scores 300th goal

Joe Thornton produced 900th point

Wade Redden plays 1000th games
Petr Sykora plays 1000th game
Daymond Langkow plays 1000th game
Mike Grier plays 1000th game


November News

League News
Chris Pronger reaches 600 points
Roman Hamrlik reaches 600 points

Ed Jovanovski plays 1000th game
Roman Hamrlik plays 1250th game
Teemu Selanne plays 1250th game

Joe Thornton re-signs with SJ - 4 years $3,670,000 AAV

Vancouver Canucks announce Sami Salo is out with a fractured ankle - 4 months
Nashville Predators announce Shea Weber is out with a strained MCL - 4 weeks

Blues Check-In

Record - 16-5-2 -- 34 points
Division - 2nd place
Conference - 4th place

Team Leaders
Goals
A. Kopitar - 11
L. Couture - 7
D. Brown - 7

Assists
M. Giordano - 11
B. Boyes - 9
A. Kopitar - 8

Points
A. Kopitar - 19
L. Couture - 14
L. Stempniak - 13

Goalies
Jose Theodore - 5GP - 4-1-1, 1.60GAA, .941 SV%
Pekka Rinne - 18GP - 12-4-1, 1.59GAA, .941SV%

[Moondoggie78]

December News

Saku Koivu dishes his 500th assist

Simon Gagne records 600th point
Sidney Crosby racks up 600th points
Todd Bertuzzi reaches 600 points
Pavel Datsyuk reaches 600 points
Jarome Iginla reaches 900 points

Matrick Marleau plays 1000th game

New Jersey Devils announce Chris Higgins out with torn back muscle - 4 months
Chicago Blackhawks announce Patrick Sharp is out with a bruise kneecap - 4 weeks

Tampa Bay Lightning announce John Tortorella has been relieved of his duties as head coach - Brent Sutter replaces
Vancouver Canucks announce Bob Hartley has been released from his head coaching duties - Marc Crawford has been announced as his replacement

2010-11 NHL Player Poll Results
Best Skater: Sidney Crosby - PIT
Hardest Shot: Alex Pietrangelo - STL
Toughest: Zack Stortini - ATL
Fastest: Sidney Crosby - PIT
Best Role Model: Daniel Alfredsson - OTT
Cleanest: Brian Campbell - BUF
Controversial: Dana Tyrell - TB
Overrated: Alexander Semin - WSH
Underrated: Josh Gorges - MTL
Smartest: Ryan Shannon - VAN
Toughest goalie to beat: Henrik Lundqvist - NYR
Coach You'd Like Most To Play For: Joel Quenneville - SJ


Team Check In
Record - 25-10-2 -- 52 points
Division - 3rd place
Conference - 5th place

Goal Leaders
Anze Kopitar - 15
Dustin Brown - 12
Logan Couture - 12

Assist Leaders
Brad Boyes - 15
Logan Couture - 14
Anze Kopitar - 14

Point Leaders
Anze Kopitar - 29
Logan Couture - 26
David Perron - 21

Goalies
Jose Theodore - 10GP, 8-2-2, 1.69 GAA, .934 Sv%
Pekka Rinne - 27GP, 17-8-5, 1.69 GAA, .935 Sv%

[CanuckJohnny]

Lol @ Marc Crawford coming back for a second stint with Vancouver.

[Moondoggie78]

January News

Simon Gagne scores 300th goal

Sergei Gonchar records 500th assist

Jere Lehtinen plays 1000th game
Vinny Prospal plays 100th game
Alexei Kovalev plays 1250th game

Los Angeles Kings have informed Peter Laviolette has been relieved from his duties - Bobby Carpenter has been named head coach
New Jersey Devils have announced that head coach Barry Trotz has been relieved of his coaching duties. Peter Laviolette has been named the new head coach


NHL All-Star Rosters announced for All-Star Game
Eastern Conference
Goalies:
Kari Lehtonen - ATL
Henrik Lundqvist - NYR

Defender:
Jay Bouwmeester - FLA
Erik Karlsson - NYI
Dan Girardi - NYR
Tomas Kaberle - TOR
Zdeno Chara - BOS
Sergei Gonchar - PIT

Forwards:
Sidney Crosby - PIT
Alex Ovechkin - WSH
Ilya Kovalchuk - ATL
Thomas Vanek - BUF
Phil Kessel - BOS
Jason Spezza - OTT
Martin St. Louis - TB
Zach Parise - NJ
Scott Hartnell - PHI
Eric Staal - CAR
Tomas Plekanec - MTL
Evgeni Malkin - PIT

Western Conference
Goalies:
Corey Crawford - CHI
Niklas Backstrom - MIN

Defender:
Keith Yandle - PHX
Brent Burns - MIN
Tom Gilbert - EDM
Duncan Keith - CHI
Brent Seabrook - CHI
Cam Fowler - ANA

Forwards:
Patrick Kane - CHI
Ryan Getzlaf - ANA
Pavel Datsyuk - DET
Joe Thornton - SJ
Daniel Sedin - VAN
Anze Kopitar - STL
Rick Nash - CBJ
Mike Cammalleri - LAK
Mike Riberio - DAL
Evander Kane - CGY
John Tavares - COL
Martin Erat - NSH

Eastern Conference Wins All-Star Skills Competition
Eastern Conference Wins All-Star Game

[Moondoggie78]

February News

NHL News
Joe Thornton scores 300th goal

Pavol Demitra achieves 600th assist

Dany Heatley earns 600th point

Steve Sullivan plays in 1000th game
Adrian Aucoin plays 1000th game
Vyacheslav Kozlov plays in 1250th game

Wayne Gretzky is out as Head Coach in Phoenix. Bob Hartley is named the new Head Coach.

Mike Cammalleri re-signs with Los Angeles Kings - $4,480,000 AAV for 2 years
Ilya Kovalchuk re-signs with Atlanta Thrashers - $6,500,000 AAV for 6 years
Rick Nash re-signs with Columbus Blue Jackets - $4,440,000 AAV for 2 years
Marc-Andre Fleury re-signs with Pittsburgh Penguins - $6,770,000 AAV for 6 years
Duncan Keith re-signs with Chicago Blackhawks - $5,200,000 AAV for 5 years
Martin St. Louis re-signs with Tampa Bay Lightning - $3,890,000 AAV for 2 years
Jason Spezza re-signs with Ottawa Senators - $3,820,000 AAV for 4 years
Thomas Vanek re-signs with Buffalo Sabres - $6,050,000 for 6 years


Blues News
Brad Boyes injured with a Broken Toe - out 4 weeks

Head Coach / GM Meyer spoke with the media in regards to losing Boyes.

"Yeah, I mean, obviously it’s a big blow when you lose a guy who plays that many minutes and is your top line Right Wing. But right now we need to keep pressing. Its next man up mentality. Oshie is going to slide up to that role and I think that he is ready for it. We've played around with him being on the 1st line a couple of times already this year and he has shown that he is capable of playing that amount of minutes."

In a corresponding move, STL announced that winger James van Riemsdyk has been promoted to the big club.

"James is going to have a chance to get in here and play some good minutes. We feel like he has been ready to come up to the NHL level for quite some time now. He's going to have a chance to compete and show that he belongs up here to stay. We really like his game down there in Peoria."


Logan Couture signs contract extension - $4,000,000 AAV - 6 years

Couture spoke with the media after practice following the announcement of the contract extension -- "I'm incredibly grateful and honored to have signed a six-year extension with the St. Louis Blues. This organization has become like a second family to me, and I'm thrilled to continue representing the Blues and the city of St. Louis for years to come. It's truly a privilege to be part of such a storied franchise with a rich tradition of success.
I'm excited about the opportunity to contribute to the team's goals and St. Louis their first Stanley Cup. I'll continue to work hard every day, both on and off the ice, to make sure we're competing at the highest level and giving our fans something to cheer about."

[Moondoggie78]

March News

Dany Heatley scores 300th goal
Patrick Marleau scores 300th goal

Jason Arnott achieves 500th assist

Sergei Samsonov earns 600th point
Jaromir Jagr earns 1900th point

Dainius Zubrus plays in 1000th game
Viktor Kozlov plays in 1000th game
Jamie Langenbrunner plays 1000th game

Tampa Bay Lightning have announced Brent Sutter has been fired from Head Coach position. Barry Trotz will take over behind the bench.

Steven Stamkos signs extension with Atlanta Thrashers - $3,490,000 AAV for 4 years
Erik Karlsson signs extension with New York Islanders - $3,420,000 AAV for 3 years

April News

Mark Savard reaches 500th assist

Jaromir Jagr plays 1500th game


Blues News
Team Stats
55-24-3 -- 113 points
Division - 2nd place
Conference - 4th place


End of season - Stat Leaders
Goals
Logan Couture - 31
Anze Kopitar - 30
David Perron - 26
Dustin Brown - 22
Lee Stempniak - 19

Assists
Lee Stempniak - 33
David Perron - 30
TJ Oshie - 30
Logan Couture - 29
Anze Kopitar - 29

Points
Logan Couture - 60
Anze Kopitar - 59
David Perron - 56
Lee Stempniak - 52
Dustin Brown - 46

[Moondoggie78]

Playoffs Starting
The Blues enter the playoffs against Division rival Detroit Red Wings. Season record against the Red Wings 5-1-0.

[Moondoggie78]

Playoffs
First round of the playoffs puts longtime rival Detroit Red Wings against the St. Louis Blues.
St. Louis wins the series 4-1

"We're gelling really nice right now. Every guy in this locker room is focused in and wants the same thing. And that is to bring a Cup home. These fans are dying for it, you can hear it before the games. I'm just getting some lucky bounces and doing whatever it takes right now to win the game" Dustin Brown said following the team practice after the series win.

Lee Stempniak injured with a bruised jaw but recovers in time for 2nd round

Top goal scorers Dustin Brown and James van Riemsdyk, each with four goals in the five games played.
Goaltender Pekka Rinne played all five games and is posting a 2.00 GAA with a 0.907 Sv%


Second round against the San Jose Sharks
The Blues enter the series with a regular season record of 1-3 against the Sharks.
Lee Stempniak returns back from injury and slides back into the lineup.
St. Louis wins the series 4-2

Third round against division rival Chicago Blackhawks. Season record against is 2-2-2.
Lee Stempniak is still battling lingering injury and looks to be ready by game 2.
Chicago Blackhawks win the series 4-0

The quest to bring St. Louis their first Stanley Cup…. Continues

Team Playoff Stat Leaders
Goals
Dustin Brown - 6
Anze Kopitar - 6
Logan Couture - 5
David Perron - 4
James van Reimsdyk - 4

Assists
David Perron - 9
Dustin Brown - 8
Anze Kopitar - 8
James van Reimsdyk - 6
Mark Giordano - 6

Points
Dustin Brown - 14
Anze Kopitar - 14
David Perron - 13
Logan Couture - 10
James van Reimsdyk - 10

Goalie
Pekka Rinne - 15GP - 8-3-4, 2.11 GAA, 0.918 Sv%

[CanuckJohnny]

Wow good run. That's a deep forward group you've built.