St. Louis Blues: 5 Things to Be Excited About for 2023-24 Season

As the St. Louis Blues head into this season, there are several things to look forward to as they try to improve from a lackluster 2022-23 season. Even without wholesale changes throughout this summer, the Blues have a roster that can compet...

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3 Blues Breakout Candidates for the 2023-24 Season

Entering the 2023-24 season, the St. Louis Blues must prioritize letting their young players play as there are several in the organization that deserve more opportunities. On the surface, it may not appear like the Blues have multiple breakout candidates, but I believe they...

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Evaluating Blues’ Current Bottom-6 Forward Group

The strength of the St. Louis Blues this season will be their forward group, as their blue line and goaltending remain a mystery. The Blues have added plenty to their forward group over the last couple of seasons, dating back to the Pavel Buchnevich trade. I...

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Blues Young Forwards Could Provide Quick Resurgence

It's no secret, the St. Louis Blues are in the middle of uncharted territory that this franchise has not seen in recent years. Since the 2010-11 season, they have the fifth-best record in the NHL at 578-331-106, a .614 winning percentage in t...

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Blues’ Standouts at the IIHF World Championship

The St. Louis Blues were well-represented and among some of the top-producing players at the 2023 IIHF World Championship. In total, Blues skaters combined for 10 goals and 23 points along with three gold medals. Here's a detailed look at how ea...

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Blues 2022-23 Report Cards: Jake Neighbours

The St. Louis Blues’ 2022-23 season was a shocking disappointment for fans and management alike, leading to the team becoming sellers at the trade deadline and ultimately finishing in a draft lottery position outside the playoffs. So who bears the blames for the team’s fail...

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Bruins: 3 Teams Who Could Target Matt Grzelcyk This Summer

The Boston Bruins have several pending unrestricted free agents (UFA) like Dmitry Orlov, Tyler Bertuzzi, and Garnet Hathaway who they would love to keep around. For that to occur, they wi...

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3 Teams Who Could Target Evgeny Kuznetsov This Summer

The Washington Capitals have been immensely disappointing during the 2022-23 season, and changes are expected to be made this summer because of it. The biggest Capital to watch ...

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Bruins: 3 Teams Who Could Target Taylor Hall This Summer

The Boston Bruins are going to need to clear cap space this offseason if they hope to bring back pending unrestricted free agents (UFA) like Dmitry Orlov and Tyler Bertuzzi. Due to this, veteran forward Taylor Hall is starting to emerge as...

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Blues Weekly: Neighbours, Frozen Four, Hofer & More

The St. Louis Blues have nine games left on the 2022-23 schedule. At this point, it's all about getting through this season and moving on to the 2023-24 season.

Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou (The Hockey Writers)

The Blues went 2-1-1 last week with wi...

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Blues Stock Up, Stock Down: Hofer, Binnington, Blais, & More

The St. Louis Blues are in the midst of one of their better stretches of hockey since they shocked the roster with the trade of veterans Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari to the Toronto Maple Leafs back on Feb. 18. With a win over a Detro...

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Blues Weekly: Vrana Trade, Blais, 2023 NHL Entry Draft & More

With the trade deadline behind them, the St. Louis Blues begin a new chapter in franchise history. They traded three players that helped them win the Stanley Cup in 2019. There are now just six players left from that Cup...

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St. Louis Blues Midseason Top 10 Prospects for 2022-23

Although it's not overly strong (18th in The Hockey Writers' midseason rankings), the St. Louis Blues continue to have a deep prospect pool despite not picking in the top half of the first round since 2014, when they drafted two franchise stalwart...

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Revisiting Doug Armstrong’s Drafts — 2020

The St. Louis Blues have had Doug Armstrong as their general manager since the 2010-11 season. Throughout that time, he’s done a great job of bringing the franchise its first Stanley Cup (2019). While his drafts have been hit or miss, h...

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Blues Prospect Report: Bolduc, Hofer, Snuggerud, Neighbours

Over the past decade, the St. Louis Blues have been one of the most successful teams in the NHL. Since the 2012-13 season, they have earned a total of 994 points, good enough for fifth in league standings in that ...

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Blues News & Rumors: Neighbours, Tucker, 2,000th Victory & More

Last week, the St. Louis Blues continued their Jekyll and Hyde season with a 2-1 record beating the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators by a combined score of 7-3, then losing to the Chicago Blackhawks on Satur...

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3 Takeaways From Blues’ 2-1 Victory Over Senators – 1/16/23

The St. Louis Blues entered Monday's game seeing their Eastern Conference opponent the Ottawa Senators for the first time this season. Both clubs came into the game hovering around .500 in the standings, looking to change cours...

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Blues’ Contract for Schenn Could Impact O’Reilly Re-Signing

Life beyond the St. Louis Blues' team captain, Ryan O'Reilly, may become a reality sooner than later. With the recent deployment of forward Brayden Schenn as the second-line center, fans could be getting an early peek at what's...

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Injured Blues Looking to Veterans for Playoff Push

The St. Louis Blues have been hit hard by the injury bug. Early Monday morning (Jan. 2), the team announced that both forwards Ryan O'Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko would be sidelined and placed on the injured reserved list. Roughly 90 minutes later...

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Blues’ Top Prospects Having Great December in Minors

With the St. Louis Blues sputtering in the Central Division, there are three critical prospects for the club that are having a great month of December at the minor league level and on the national stage at the World Junior Championships in Canada.

Jake N...

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