NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Photo Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The first domino for the St. Louis Blues took place on Thursday evening. They sent their star winger – Vladimir Tarasenko to the New York Rangers in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in 2023, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2024, Sammy Blais, and prospect Hunter Skinner. This is […] READ MORE
Ryan O’Reilly was traded to the St. Louis Blues from the Buffalo Sabres in 2018 and has been an integral part of the Blues core ever since. He went on to lead the team to the Stanley Cup in 2019, beating a deep and tough Boston Bruins team and he was eventually announced the Conn […] READ MORE
Ahead of our Week 9 fantasy hockey selections, let’s take a quick look back at Week 8 and see how we did in predicting success for your team: Jordan Kyrou – Stud Kyrou was on an eight-game point streak heading into week 8. That ended in his first match. He would add an assist his […] READ MORE
Every Monday, Last Word on Hockey will survey the Fantasy Hockey landscape and select a handful of players to assist in your weekly match. We will attempt to select “Studs” who may be available in your league as opposed to who we know are already owned by other teams. The “Duds” will most certainly be […] READ MORE
We’re over a week into the NHL season, but we’ve still got plenty of NHL rumours. Team executives are still thinking about the seasons ahead and how to fit players under the salary cap. The cap is going up next season, but no one knows the exact amount as of yet. One name that could […] READ MORE
Arguably, the biggest news of the offseason for the St. Louis Blues are the contract extensions they dished out to Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou and Nick Leddy. Leddy got a four-year, $16 million extension that kicks in this year. Thomas and Kyrou got matching eight-year, $65 million contracts that don’t kick in until next season. […] READ MORE
Last Word On Hockey’s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2022-23 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We’ll also do our best to project how things will go for each team over the course of the campaign. Today, […] READ MORE
Last summer when Vladimir Tarasenko requested a trade from the St. Louis Blues, it felt like the world was crumbling. He’d been a fan favourite for his whole career. He had helped lead the Blues to their first Stanley Cup championship in 2019. But now he wanted to leave? But after his third shoulder surgery, […] READ MORE
With the season starting in the coming weeks and training camps beginning, teams are finalizing their rosters. One man that has his work cut out for him is Dallas Stars manager Jim Nill. He finally made the right move by inking starting netminder Jake Oettinger to a three-year deal. However, another big star awaits his […] READ MORE
One of the more elite teams in the Western Conference is the St. Louis Blues. After winning the Stanley Cup in 2019, they still are cup contenders. Unfortunately the team lost goalie Ville Husso to the Detroit Red Wings. But, To maintain that status they inked Nick Leddy and Robert Thomas to contract extensions. While […] READ MORE
Tommy Bennett has been a hockey fan his entire life. He grew up in New Jersey watching the New Jersey Devils with his father, while also being a Boston Bruins fan. Now he shares his love of the game through writing. Follow along on twitter @TJBennettt37.