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The Eastern Conference Final features the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders battling head-to-head. Tampa is known for its explosive offence. New York is known for its defence and its ability to win the third period. A lot of people thought coming into Game 1 that Tampa would have the advantage over New […] READ MORE
While the St. Louis Blues‘ goaltending certainly was an issue in the playoffs, it was not the biggest issue. The biggest issue by far was how easy it seemed it was for the Vancouver Canucks top scorers like Elias Peterson, Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller to make the St Louis Blues defence look like it belonged in the […] READ MORE
With centres on the St. Louis Blues roster like Brayden Schenn and Ryan O’Reilly, it may be easy to overlook Robert Thomas, but don’t do it. The rest of the league underestimates the second-year centre. When opposing teams think of the Blues’ forwards they need to watch out for, their minds automatically go to the […] READ MORE
The St. Louis Blues announced that forward Vladimir Tarasenko will return to the lineup. Tarasenko hasn’t played in a game since October 24 against the Los Angeles Kings. He left the game in the first period after a shoulder injury that required surgery. The @StLouisBlues are getting a major boost to the lineup after activating Vladimir […] READ MORE
Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk are already well known in St. Louis. They grew up around the rink with their dad and fan-favourite Keith Tkachuk when he played for the St. Louis Blues. They were on the ice with him after he played in his last NHL game. They got loud standing ovations when they […] READ MORE
The Dallas Stars have lost veteran defenceman Roman Polak overseas to the Czech Republic. Polak does not plan to honour the remainder of his NHL deal this season and has likely played his last game in North America. Roman Polak has signed with team back in Czech Republic. Told https://t.co/hV7WNCS4r1: “I am already determined to […] READ MORE
The St. Louis Blues played their last game before the season was paused against the Anaheim Ducks, now home to former Blues captain David Backes. When Backes was in St. Louis, he was loved by the fans. He was often referred to as the heart of the team because he constantly put his body on […] READ MORE
St. Louis Blues fans have been asking one question for months — when will the Blues sign captain and soon to be unrestricted free agent Alex Pietrangelo to a contract extension? The question was asked even more after the Blues signed Sammy Blais to a 2-year contract extension worth an average of $1.5 million per […] READ MORE
Some of the NHL players participated in a video webinar for the media on Thursday and both Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby and Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin agreed that if the NHL does return this season, they wouldn’t mind the regular season being over and starting with the NHL playoffs. If that is the […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Wild traded left winger Jason Zucker to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday in exchange for winger Alex Galchenyuk, defensive prospect Calen Addison and a 2020 first-round draft pick. MIN trades Jason Zucker to PIT for Galchenyuk, 2020 first-round pick and Calen Addison. — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 11, 2020 Jason Zucker Traded to […] READ MORE