5 Player Predictions for 2023-24 Blues

The St. Louis Blues will drop the puck on the 2023-24 season next month. After missing the playoffs in 2022-23, they will need several players to step up and make improvements to their game. In this article, I will evaluate five ...

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3 Blues Under the Microscope in 2023-24

The St. Louis Blues' 2023-24 season will be one to pay close attention to. Though many still expect the team to maintain their rebuilding status and miss out on the postseason once more, the club could have a few wild cards in their lineup that can strongly ...

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Blues’ 3 Best Draft Gems in the Doug Armstrong Era

The St. Louis Blues have five picks in the first three rounds of the 2023 NHL Draft. After that, they have four picks in the final four rounds, giving them ample opportunity to add quality prospects to their pool.

Related: Blues 2023 First-Round Draft Targets: Tom Wil...

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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: Sammy Blais

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 failings? And who succeeded despite the te...

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Blues Have the Tools to Be Playoff-Bound Next Season

The 2022-23 season was, plain and simple, a disappointment for the St. Louis Blues. After four consecutive playoff appearances and 10 appearances in the last 11 years, to miss out on postseason play was a somber feeling for Blues fans. Missing the playo...

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Blues’ 3 Most Surprising Performers in 2022-23

The 2022-23 season has been disappointing for the St. Louis Blues. However, there are still a number of players that have surprised people with their performance.

Related: Blues Weekly: Vrana, Penalty Kill, Buchnevich & More

One interesting part of this season for the Blu...

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Blues’ Blais, Kapanen, and Vrána Excelling in New Roles

When St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong opted to be a seller at the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline and begin reshaping his roster for the future, many expected the Blues to sink to the bottom of the league. For a while, they did. Following the blockbuster trade o...

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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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New Blues Providing Life After Trade Deadline Fire Sale

When the St. Louis Blues decided to move on from their top pending unrestricted free agents before the 2023 Trade Deadline, the public opinion was that the remainder of the season would be that of doom and gloom. Fan expectations for the ...

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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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Blues’ Rebuild Takes Shape with Blais, Kapanen, and Vrána

The trade deadline has come and gone, and the future for the St. Louis Blues is starting to come into clearer focus. For months, at least since the trade of Vladimir Tarasenko to the New York Rangers, it has been clear that the Blues planned on executing some kind of ...

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Rangers Played a Big Role in Kravtsov’s Failure

On Feb. 25 the New York Rangers traded winger Vitali Kravtsov to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for American Hockey League (AHL) winger William Lockwood and a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. It is fitting that t...

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Blues News & Rumors: O’Reilly, Blais, and More

The St. Louis Blues have returned from their combination All-Star Break and bye week with a bit of a pep in their step. Now on a three-game winning streak, the team is proving they will not just roll over and ride off into the sunset each night. ...

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Blues Gameday Preview: Florida Panthers – 2/14/23

The St. Louis Blues kicked off the post-Vladimir Tarasenko era with a high-scoring and entertaining 6-5 overtime win over the Jakob Chychrun-less Arizona Coyotes. The Blues trailed 2-0 after the first but tied it up in the second period with goals...

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Blues Weekly: Tarasenko, Blais, Perunovich & More

The St. Louis Blues are back in action after the All-Star Break. They have just under three weeks before the trade deadline with many moves to come. They've solidified themselves as sellers with the trade of Vladimir Tarasenko.

Robert Thomas and Jordan ...

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Grading the Rangers’ Trade for Tarasenko & Mikkola

Our second major trade of the 2022-23 season went down earlier this afternoon. After the New York Islanders acquired Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks a week ago, their division rivals — the New York Rangers — responded by trading for Vla...

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Rangers Acquire Tarasenko, Mikkola from the Blues

The second major domino to fall in the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline as the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers have struck a deal. Heading to New York are forward Vladimir Tarasenko (50 percent salary retaine...

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Blues Fetch Solid Return in Tarasenko Trade With Rangers

The day has finally come for the St. Louis Blues to trade Vladimir Tarasenko. It's a bittersweet moment in franchise history, but it's been boiling for a few years now. The New York Rangers acquired Tarasenko and defenseman N...

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3 Potential Landing Spots for Predators’ Mattias Ekholm

Earlier this month, NHL insider Frank Seravalli reported that the Nashville Predators are considering trading veteran defenseman Mattias Ekholm. This naturally surprised man...

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