After a wild seven game series with the Dallas Stars, the Blues emerged victorious. Saturday, they continue their inexorable march to the Cup against the San Jose Sharks. Before breaking down the series, I'll have to admit (though often considered a sacrilegious act to hockey fans), that I am a baseball fan and ardent supporter … Continue reading Western Conference Finals Preview – St. Louis Blues v. San Jose Sharks
The Blues and Stars had an eventful first period, with Roope Hintz scoring early to make it 1-0: https://twitter.com/DallasStars/status/1122224034182311936 Suffice it to say, the Blues should not have allowed this goal. Dallas extended their lead to 2-0 on a goal by Miro Heiskanen: https://twitter.com/DallasStars/status/1122228248413376512 Suffice it to say, the Blues should not have allowed this … Continue reading St. Louis Blues – Dallas Stars Game 2 Recap
Game 1 of the Blues-Stars second round series saw St. Louis take a 1-0 with a goal by unlikely scorer, Robby Fabbri. Play was relatively even through the rest of the first, and the Blues took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. The second period brought more action with Jason Spezza capitalizing on a … Continue reading St. Louis Blues – Dallas Stars Game 1 Recap
Mike: "Ok, Blues - Stars preview, you're up." Me: "Oh...uh...I wasn't really expecting the Blues to win, so I think I used up all the words I know in the last preview." Mike: "..." Me: "..." Hello round 2, it's been a while. The Blues and Stars met four times during the regular season, with … Continue reading St. Louis Blues – Dallas Stars Round 2 Preview
https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues/status/1119709272009596929 The St. Louis Blues came out absolutely firing in Game 5 against the Winnipeg Jets and took the lead within the first 30 seconds, with game 4 hero Jaden Schwartz giving the Blues a 1-0 lead. This was a goal that Connor Hellebuyck should have had. The Blues applied inexorable pressure the rest of … Continue reading Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues – Game 5 Recap
https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues/status/1118260805563244546 The start of the Winnipeg Jets - St. Louis Blues game was a lot slower and less eventful than that of the first several games, with neither team taking charge or creating a large amount of (quality) chances. The Jets had some opportunities on their first power play, but Jordan Binnington stood tall and … Continue reading Game 4 Recap – Winnipeg Jets v. St. Louis Blues
Once again, the Winnipeg Jets came out playing much better than the St. Louis Blues, taking an 11-4 lead in shots. However, a timely shot by David Perron (who should be immortalized in STL lore because of his unwavering desire to keep coming back to the city), gave the Blues a 1-0 lead, with Jordan … Continue reading Game 3 Recap – Winnipeg Jets v. St. Louis Blues
The Blues experienced a much different start of the game in Game 2, with Oskar Sundqvist scoring early on to take a 1-0 lead. The Blues spent the majority of the first 10 minutes on the power play because of a few rather egregious cross-checks by the Jets, but  were not able to capitalize. When … Continue reading Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 2 – St. Louis Blues v. Winnipeg Jets
The Blues managed to pull out a 2-1 thriller after being down 1-0 going into the third period. The Jets took an early lead in the first period off a laser shot by Patrick Laine, who continues to torch the Blues. Even being down only 1-0, it was clear that the Jets had the upper … Continue reading Gameday Recap- St. Blues – Winnipeg Jets (First Round – Game 1)
"When I look at [the Stanley Cup], I also see lots of magic moments. I see the dreams of thousands of young people who, at least once, have pictured themselves at hockey's ultimate moment of triumph, hoisting the Stanley Cup." -- Ken Dryden, 6-time Stanley Cup Winner, lawyer. We sit here today, a far … Continue reading 2019 NHL Playoffs – 1st Round Preview – St. Louis Blues v. Winnipeg Jets
