Tag Archive | "St. Louis Blues"
Paul Kariya out for the season
Any rumors concerning Paul Kariya and a return to Anaheim can be put to rest as he will sit out this season with post-concussion syndrome. While Kariya no longer scores 50 goals and puts up 100 points, his skill-set still translated to the scoresheet. At 36-years-old he may choose to retire; hockey tends to be [...]
Continue reading...Blues Re-sign RFA Erik Johnson; Draft Him
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
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After two solid seasons in St. Louis, the Blues and Doug Armstrong finalized a two-year contract extension with young defenseman Erik Johnson. This comes of course as no surprise as Johnson will be controlled by the team for five more seasons, three after this current deal expires. Essentially we wanted an excuse to explain why [...]
Continue reading...Teams Lining up to Settle Before Arbitration
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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A few weeks ago we released an arbitration list which named the players ready to do battle with their employers. From that list a vast majority settled with the exception of Stanley Cup winner Antti Niemi. Let’s take a short look at who settled and who is still prepared to go to war: James Wisniewski [...]
Continue reading...David Perron Re-Signs for Two Years
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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David Perron and the St. Louis Blues came to an agreement today to a two-year contract. According to Cap Geek, Perron will make a cap hit of 2.15 million over that span until he re-enters restricted free agency. Perron registered career highs in goals last year with 20 even though his points totals, assists and [...]
Continue reading...Blues and Halak Agree to Terms, Avoid Arbitration
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The St. Louis Blues agreed to a deal with their new star netminder Jaroslav Halak avoiding salary arbitration. The 25-year-old Slovakian will make 15 million over the next four seasons, good for a 3.75 cap hit. We could have called this, as our very own Matt Bennett asked agent Alan Walsh, via Twitter, why his [...]
Continue reading...Mason Expected to Take Reduced Role with Atlanta
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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In what likely means the end of Johan Hedberg’s chances of resigning with the Thrashers, Atlanta GM Rick Dudley locked up Chris Mason for two years at $1.85-million per. Mason capped off his second straight winning season with a 30-22-8 record and 2.53 GAA and finds himself in a familiar role – trying to bring [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: St. Louis Blues
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Offensive Corps: The Blues expected more from their young core of Brad Boyes, TJ Oshie, David Perron, Patrik Berglund and David Backes but instead found themselves sadly disappointed. Oshie, Backes and Perron led all forwards outside of Andy McDonald with only Oshie actually increasing his point totals from the year before. The main scorers represented [...]
Continue reading...Draft Review: Sens Re-Unite Karlsson and Rundblad
Sunday, June 27, 2010
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The Ottawa Senators aggressively traded their first round pick and 16th overall selection in exchange for Swedish defensive prospect David Rundblad. The move means two things for two different organizations. Blues president John Davidson made another strong move in increasing his forward depth, selecting not only one (Jared Schwartz at 14) but also the most talented player [...]
Continue reading...Jaroslav Halak Traded to the Blues
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Just a few minutes ago, GM Bob Gainey Pierre Gauthier moved Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for prospects Ian Schultz and Lars Eller. Eller may be NHL ready at this point, registering 57 points in 70 games with the Blues’ farm team– the Peoria Rivermen. Known mostly for his playmaking and [...]
Continue reading...Forgettable 2009-10 Fantasy Seasons: Part 4/5
Sunday, May 23, 2010
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It’s always a difficult process making player projections at the start of a fantasy season but what happens when we think the world of a player and he falls completely short of his lofty expectations? When making preseason projections, analysts take everything into account – past trends, a previous season’s playoff performance, their team, their [...]
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
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