Blues Come Home 1-1

The St. Louis Blues come home with a 1-1 record after beginning the season on the road. The Blues lost Thursday to Phoenix 3-2, and then came from behind to beat Los Angeles 5-3.

After dropping their season opener in Phoenix, the Blues fell behind the Kings 3-1 after 2 periods. But four 3rd period goals made sure the Blues would not come back home winnless.

Erik Johnson scored on a power play late in the third to give the Blues a 4-3 lead. It was Johnson's first ever NHL goal.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 4-3 WIN:

Johnson Signs

Erik Johnson, the Blues 2006 first round draft choice, signed with the team and will not return to the University of Minnesota next season.

I had a great time playing for the University of Minnesota and would like to thank all my teammates and coaches,” said Johnson. “It was the right time for me to make the decision to turn pro with the St. Louis Blues and I cannot wait for the season to start.”

“We are very excited about Erik’s decision to join our hockey club next season,” said Davidson. “We wanted to give Erik the proper time to make the best decision for himself and his family.”

Johnson, 19, became the Blues' first ever number 1 draft choice in 2006. A native of Bloomington, MN., Johnson spent this past season with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, leading them to the WCHA Regular Season and WCHA Final Five Championships. He recorded 24 points (four goals, 20 assists) in 41 games played while being named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team. He led all WCHA rookie blue-liners in scoring while ranking third on Minnesota in scoring among defensemen.

Johnson is also 1 of 10 Blues that will play in the 2007 World Championships in Moscow, Russia from April 27-May 13. Andy Murray will coach Eric Brewer, Jay McClement, Barret Jackman, and Jamal Mayers on team Canada. Lee Stempniak and David Backes will join Johnson on team USA, while Petr Cajanek will play for the Czech Republic, and Christian Backman will play for Olympic gold medal winner Sweden.

Turn the Page

The Blues lost their final two games of the season to end with a record of 34-35-13. It is their second losing season in a row.

The Blues lost to two playoff-bound teams to close out the season, Thursday against Nashville 4-1, and Saturday against Minnesota 5-1.

The season was a series of ups and downs, but since the arrival of Andy Murray it's been more ups. It's a great turn around from nothing but a downer season last year.

The Blues have shown great interest in improving and the main goal for next season is to bring the team back where they belong this time of year, in the playoffs.

Read the articleA season of peaks and valleys for Blues fans from stltoday.com.

Blues Are Going Down Swinging

The Blues have started out their 4 game road trip to end the season with two wins. The first was against Dallas on Monday 4-2, and then last night against Phoenix 5-2.

Enforcer D.j. King tallied his first NHL point with an assist in Monday's game, then scored the 5th goal in the Phoenix win to mark his first career goal. King says he is getting bounces in his favor right now, but one can tell how hard he skates by watching him in action. King was just a goal away from a Gordie Howe Hat trick Monday, but finished it with his first career goal Tuesday.

Lee Stempniak scored his 25th and 26th goals on the season in the 4-2 win over Dallas. He became only the Blues' 4th draft pick ever to reach 25 goals in a season while with the team.


Doug Weight continues to be hot recording 2 goals and an assist in the two wins. Weight leads the team in points (59) and assists (43). He has a personal bet with Bill Guerin to see who can score more goals after the trade deadline. As of Wednesday, Weight has 10 and Guerin has 8.

The Blues outplayed their opponents in both wins, and are very excited about next season. For now, Blues fans will have to do what they do best, and wait for the day to come.





HIGHLIGHTS:

Thank Yous

Andy Murray:


John Davidson:

Blues Unimpressive Against Wild

Former Blue Pavol Demitra scored and had two assist and his linemate Marian Gaborik scored twice and had an assist, as the Minnesota Wild beat the Blues 5-1 Thursday.

The Blues opened the scoring in the 1st period when Doug Weight scored on a 2 on 1, wristing a perfect shot over the goalies trapper. It took the Wild nearly 8 minutes to register a shot in the 2nd, but once they did, they tacked on 3 goals. They would add 2 more in the 3rd.

It was the Blues' 5th loss in 6 games. They remain in 10th place in the Western Conference.

For Demitra, it was his 4th goal against his former team this season. It also marked
his 8th goal in 7 games against the Note since being traded.

Blues Can't Beat Sens/Refs

The Blues were defeated by the Ottawa Senators last night 4-2 after scoring two goals that the officials blew calls on.

Ottawa took the lead 3-2 in the 3rd on a shorthanded goal from Antoine Vermette. The goal came moments after the Blues were informed that the goal they had just scored wouldn't count.

Brad Boyes one-timed a puck that appeared to be saved, unbelievably by goalie Martin Gerber. Without reviewing, the officials quickly dropped the puck and resumed play. Video replays clearly showed the puck well over the goal line (I noticed it on my TV screen before action resumed, yet the man being payed, generously I'm sure, did not). While the Blues had possession of the puck in Ottawa's end, the buzzer rang to stop play so that the officials could tell the Blues that they had blown the call (why even stop, if the call is irreversible?). According to Rule 78.6, once a game has restarted following a stoppage of play, a replay can't award or disallow a goal.

Blues' coach Andy Murray was most upset that his team was stripped of possession of the puck in the offensive zone to be told that the officials had made a mistake, and that the officials, who usually take their time with these matters, were so quick to dismiss the idea that it was a goal.

Oh, that's not all. With 2:18 left in a 3-2 game, David Backes slipped a puck under Ottawa's Martin Gerber and into the net. But the refs once again blew it, literally, by blowing the whistle to early. Gerber never had possession.

Barret Jackman and Brad Boyes scored the only goals that counted for the Blues.

Despite the officiating, the Blues' power play continued to struggle, allowing 2 short-handed goals. Yet, 5 on 5 the Blues out-worked, out-hustled, and overall out-played the Senators.

Players of the Game: The Officials, missed 2 goals scored by the Blues, blew power play opportunities as well for the Blues, continued to show how useless referees are. If it was shot by Detroit, they would have just assumed the puck went into the net.

HIGHLIGHTS (No Justification):

Many Blues Burn Old Team

Eric Brewer scored in overtime to defeat his old team, the Edmonton Oilers, 3-2 on Saturday.

Petr Cajanek scored first for the Blues to take the lead, but Edmonton came right back a minute later and tied the game 1-1. The Blues took the lead 2-1 in the second after Jeff Woywitka scored his first NHL goal against the team that traded him away last season. Radek Dvorak, another former Oiler, had two assists as the Blues went into the 3rd period up 2-1. Edmonton would tie it halfway through the 3rd on a power play goal. Eric Brewer backhanded a puck past Dwayne Roloson in overtime to win the game.

Player of the Game: Radek Dvorak, 2A, +2, skated hard, involved in play, burnt old team with 2 assists. A pleasant surprise this season for the Blues, wants to return next season.

Photos provided by Yahoo! Sports. Video Provided by NHL video.



HIGHLIGHTS:

Sanford Can't Save Blues

The Blues came back from a 2-goal deficit in the 3rd, but lost to the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in overtime when Daniel Sedin scored on a power play.

Curtis Sanford single handily held the Blues in the game. The Blues were out played for the first two periods, but only trailed 1-0. After Trevor Linden scored halfway through the 3rd, the Blues answered with goals from Jamal Mayers and Petr Cajanek.

With 50 seconds left in the game, Matt Cooke ran into Sanford and Eric Brewer preceded to pound the pest. Cooke received no penalties on the play, and Brewer received 4 minutes.

Daniel Sedin scored from a feed from his brother Henrik 1:09 into overtime.

Curtis Sanford made 34 saves on 37 shots.

The win gives the Blues 70 points on the season. The Blues had 57 points all season last year.

HIGHLIGHTS:


Photos provided by Yahoo! Sports, Video provided by NHL video.

Player Profile: #12-Lee Stempniak

Sizing Him Up:
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-2
Weight: 195
Born: February 4, 1983, West Seneca, New York
Drafted: St. Louis’ fifth-round selection, 148th overall, on June 22, 2003

Career Stats:
126 Games Played, 37 Goals, 35 Assists, 72 Points.


Mini NHL Bio:

Lee was drafted by the Blues out of Dartmouth after scouts went to see one of his linemates play. They noticed Stempniak's impressive play, and took him in the fifth round of the 2003 draft. Lee joined the Blues amidst the chaos of last season, playing his first game on Oct. 6, 2005 vs. Detroit. The struggles of that season gave Lee a chance to step up immediately and play in situations he might not have got a chance to elsewhere. Stempniak recorded his first NHL point (assist) on Nov. 2, 2005 vs. Chicago. He scored his first NHL goal on Nov. 4, 2005 vs. Edmonton. Stempniak currently leads the Blues this season in power play goals(8), and needs 5 goals to take over the team lead(28) from the departed Bill Guerin. If he scores just 2 more goals and reaches 25, he'll become only the 4th Blues draft pick ever to score 25+ goals with the team.

Click here for Current Stats

Read the Stltoday articleTwo More Goals to Reach 25 about Lee Stempniak.

Catch Lee and the rest of the Blues in action tonight at 9pm in Vancouver on FSN Midwest.

Blues in the News

Years from now John Davidson will most likely be known as one of the men who saved the Blues. He has said from day one that his main goal is to win a Stanley Cup and he's not afraid of saying it. If he accomplishes that, he will be known around town as a God. Read the article from NHL.com's Larry Wigge titled Davidson putting the pieces together in St. Louis.

Here are some player profiles of new Blues Davidson was able to acquire at the deadline:

Brad Boyes is quickly becoming an offensive weapon for the St. Louis Blues. Click Here for Q&A with Brad Boyes.

Ville Nieminen won a Stanley Cup with Colorado. Hopefully he'll get his second as a Blue. Click here for Q&A with Ville Nieminen.

Q&A with Glen Metropolit.

Blues Comeback, Lose in Shoot-out

The Blues fought back from a two-goal deficit in the third, but lost to the Calgary flames in a shootout Monday. The final score was 5-4.

The score was 2-2 heading into the 3rd, but Calgary scored just minutes in on a power play to take the lead. A few minutes later Daymond Langkow scored and it looked as if Calgary had taken control. The Blues came right back just 22 seconds later as Petr Cajanek scored on a feed from Brad Boyes, one of his 3 helpers on the night. Lee Stempniak would score his second goal of the night halfway through the period to tie the game 4-4.


The Blues had a power play in the overtime session, but were unable to convert. Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla scored in the shootout, as the Blues went scoreless against Miikka Kiprusoff.

The Blues Offensive future looks bright as Lee Stempniak (who is easily the Blues top offensive player this year along with Doug Weight) scored twice. Brad Boyes, who might be the Blues best pick up in a trade in several years, had three assist on the night. Jeff Woywitka has played a stretch of 6 games in which he has 4 assists. Jason Bacashihua made the start last night for the Blues.

Photos provided by Yahoo! Sports. Video Provided by NHL Video.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Sanford Amongst Saves of the Week

Here are the saves of the week from NHL video. Check out Curtis Sanford's save VS the New York Rangers.

Comeback Falls Short

The Blues lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Saturday Night. Alexei Kovalev scored with 1:25 left in the game, seconds after Glen Metropolit scored for the Blues to tie the game at three.

The Blues fell behind 3-0, which forced Curtis Sanford to exit the game after facing just 10 shots. Doug Weight scored late in the 2nd to make it 3-1. David Backes opened up the scoring in the 3rd to make it 3-2. Glen Metropolit scored late on a power play to tie the game, but the Blues couldn't hold on as the Canadiens scored just 43 seconds later.

Photos Provided by Yahoo! Sports.

Blues Light Up the Stars

The Blues beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 at the Scottrade Center last night.

Eric Brewer opened the scoring just 1:06 into the game, giving the Blues a lead they would keep the rest of the game. Doug Weight scored twice,as well as Brad Boyes and Lee Stempniak.

Dallas hung around all game, cutting the score to 2-1, 3-2, and scoring in the final 20 seconds to make it 5-3.

Barret Jackman fought Eric Lindros, or should we say, tried to fight Lindros. Lindros gave Jackman a bear-hug and wanted no part of the fight.

During the action, a rambunctious fan tried climbing over the glass onto the ice. Scottrade Security quickly put an end to that, dragging him out by his collar.

Photos provided by Yahoo! Sports.





Players of the Game: Brad Boyes, 1G, 1A, Taking the raines as an offensive leader on the blues, set up weight's 1st goal on the power play, went hard to the net to score his goal.
Eric Brewer, 1G, 1A, +2, Solid on defense, anchored the power play, fell down-got up.

Blues Burn Another Lead

Former Blue Craig Conroy scored twice, as the Calgary Flames defeated the Blues 4-2 last night at Scottrade.

The Blues gained a 2-0 lead early with goals from Petr Cajanek and Radek Dvorak. But the Flames would score the next four and win the game. Calgary dominated the play from the drop of the puck, and Curtis Sanford looked as if he was going to steal one for the Blues, but couldn't hold on the hole game.

HIGHLIGHTS:


Picture provided by Yahoo! Sports, video provided by NHL Video.

Rangers Return the Favor

The Blues lost to the New York Rangers 3-2 in a shootout Saturday. The Rangers came from behind in the 3rd to beat the Blues, a feat the Note accomplished against the Islanders just two days earlier.

The Blues outplayed the Rangers in the first and came out of it with a 2-0 lead. The two teams exchanged chances in the second, but it remained scoreless after two. In the third, the Rangers poured it on and got 2 past Curtis Sanford. New York won the shootout 3-2, as well as the game.

Brad Boyes scored his first goal as a Blue in the first. Glen Metropolit assisted on the second goal, scored by Radek Dvorak.

Blues' Hard Work and Determination Pays Off

The Blues defeated the Islanders in New York Thursday when Lee Stempniak scored 25 seconds into overtime. The Blues scored 2 goals with under 3 minutes left in the game to come from behind.

The Islanders were undefeated when leading after the first and second period, two streaks the Blues ended last night. The Note thoroughly out-played the Isles, but couldn't get anything past Rick DiPietro who made 36 saves.

The Blues finally broke through late in the third when Jay McClement slid one under the goalies pads, right in front of about 50 of his family members in the crowd. Petr Cajanek followed that up just over 30 seconds later to tie the game.

The W marks the first time this season the Blues have a winning record.




Players of the Game: Lee Stempniak, 1G, 1A, provided offense and strong on the puck all night, scored game-winning goal in overtime.
Petr Cajanek, 1G, fought hard all night long, always in the mix, playing better since being put on waivers.

Boyes in Blue Tonight

Chris Kerber interviews new Blues Forward Brad Boyes in New York:


Courtesy stlbluesweb.

Brad Boyes, a Blues Fan's type of player:



HIGHLIGHTS from the young career of Brad Boyes:

Amidst Trade Caos, Blues win 3-1

Doug Weight scored a pair of goals as the Blues beat Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Tuesday at the Scottrade.

The win came after the Blues dealt Bill Guerin, Keith Tkachuck and Dennis Wideman in trades. Guerin and Tkachuck were the Blues leading scorers.

Weight helped fill that void, scoring two 3rd period goals including the game-winner on a breakaway, beating maybe the best goalie in the league. David Backes, who continues to get better, scored the Blues first goal on a nice feed from Radek Dvorak.

Curtis Sanford started the game once again in place of the injured Manny Legace. Sanford's only blemish came on a controversial goal that slipped under the goalie's chest and across the line. The goal probably never would have counted if Sanford would have rolled out, away from the goal instead of standing straight up, revealing the puck over the line. Legace had minor surgery on his lower body and should be out for a few weeks.

HIGHLIGHTS:




Player of the Game: Doug Weight, 2G, scored twice-including the game winner, on the ice for all 3 Blues' goals,offensive leader with absence of Guerin and Tkachuck.

Photos courtesy of St. Louis Blues Online, Video courtesy of My NHL.

Extended Jammer

Jamal Mayers has signed a three-year extended contract with the Blues.

Mayers has the longest running tenure with the team. He has spent the last 10 seasons in St. Louis, who drafted him in 1993, fourth round, 89th overall. He has skated in 495 career games, collecting 125 points (58 goals, 67 assists), along with 644 penalty minutes. This season, Mayers has played in 60 games for the Blues registering 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) and 68 penalty minutes, a team high.

Mayers is a big part of the Blues' penalty kill and does well to stick up for his teammates. He is also known to contribute to the community.

Photo courtesy of St. Louis Blues Online.

Blues Aquire Brad Boyes for Dennis Wideman

The Blues traded defensman Dennis Wideman to Boston for Forward Brad Boyes.

Boyes, 24, has played in 62 games for Boston this season, recording 34 points (13 goals, 21 assists) along with 25 penalty minutes. The 6-1, 195-pound forward has played in a total of 145 NHL games, amassing 103 points (39 goals, 64 assists) while playing for the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks. According to St. Louis Blues Online.

Photo Courtesy of Yahoo! Sports.

Guerin is Gone

The Blues traded forward Bill Guerin today to the San Jose Sharks for a conditional first round draft choice (previously acquired from New Jersey) in 2007 or 2008, forward Ville Nieminen and the University of Minnesota’s leading scorer Jay Barriball.


Nieminen, 29, has played in 30 games with San Jose this season, registering two points (one goal, one assist) and 14 penalty minutes. The 6-1, 220-pound forward captured the Stanley Cup as a member of the Colorado Avalanche in 2001. Nieminen has played in 371 career NHL games, amassing 117 points (48 goals, 69 assists) and 304 penalty minutes. The Tampere, Finland native was originally drafted by Colorado in the third round, 78th overall in 1997.

Barriball, 19, is playing in his first season at the University of Minnesota. He leads the team with 36 points (16 goals, 20 assists) and has posted 12 penalty minutes. The 5-10, 165-pound forward is currently tied for second in freshman scoring in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association with 36 points. The Prior Lake, Minnesota native was originally selected by San Jose in the seventh round, 203rd overall in 2006.
According to St. Louis Blues Online.

Barriball photo Courtesy: University of Minnesota, Guerin photo courtesy: St. Louis Blues online, Nieminen photo courtesy sjsharks.com.

Blues Fall to Blackhawks 5-1

The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Blues 5-1 Sunday, just hours after the announcement that Keith Tkachuck had been traded from the team.

Curtis Sanford started the game for the Blues in replacement of the injured Manny Legace. Sanford, who has been stellar as a young goalie, was having us missing Legace with a less than stellar performance. He stopped just 4 of 11 shots before being replaced by Jason Bacashihua.

Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 22 shots, as the Blackhawks ended their 4 game losing streak, as well as ending the Blues 4 game winning streak. The Blues have yet to win 5 games in a row this season.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Blues Trade Keith Tkachuck, Acquire Glen Metropolit and Three Draft Picks from Atlanta

The St. Louis Blues have traded forward Keith Tkachuck to the Atlanta Thrashers for Forward Glen Metropolit, 1st and 3rd round picks in '07, and a 2nd round pick in '08.

Further more, if Tkuchuck resigns with Atlanta, then the Blues will obtain a 1st round pick in '08.



Metropolit, 32, has played in 57 games for Atlanta this season, recording 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) along with 20 penalty minutes. The 6-0, 195-pound forward has played in a total of 160 NHL games, amassing 75 points (22 goals, 53 assists) while playing for the Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta. The Toronto, Ontario native was originally signed by Washington as an undrafted free agent on July 19, 1999. According to the Blues official website.

Blues Retain Brewer & Legace

Defensman Eric Brewer and Goaltender Manny Legace signed contract extensions with the St. Louis Blues.

Brewer signed a four year deal while Legace signed for two years.

Brewer leads all Blues defensmen in ice time, is second in blocked shots (14th in the NHL), and has 18 points while playing in all 61 games for the Note. He has 9 points in his last 20 games, along with a +7 rating.

Legace, arguably the Blues' team MVP this season, has a record of 23-15-5. Not bad considering he started out the season with a record of 5-10-1, and has gone 18-5-4 since returning from an injury.

Read the News Release from St. Louis Blues online.

Federko & St.Louis: A Match Made In Heaven

The Hall of Famer recalls what it has meant to him to be a St. Louisan after scoring a hat trick in his first home game as a Blue.

Read the article Federko left quite the first impression in St. Louis from NHL.com.

One Fine Legace

Read an article from St. Louis Blues Online about Manny Legace's fight against the critics who said he was too small, out of shape, and not an athlete.

Goaltender Works To Build Positive Legacy by Chris Pinkert.

Back to .500

The Blues climbed back to the .500 mark with a win against the Columbus Bluejackets on Tuesday night. The win was the Blues' forth consecutive and marked the first time since Oct. 14 that the team was .500 (2-2-1).

The game wasn't a strong one for the recently spectacular Manny Legace. None of the Bluejackets 4 goals were quality shots, but the goalie came up big in the shootout,stopping both Jackets' attempts.

Lee Stempniak and Doug Weight both scored for the Blues in the shootout.

Highlights:



The Blues (11th) are just one point back of both Edmonton (10th) and Colorado (9th), and 9 points back of Calgary (8th), who hold the last playoff spot.


Player of the Game: Doug Weight, 1A, battled hard all night, involved in the first and forth Blues goals, anchored the powerplay, scored in the shootout.

Four Blues appear on SI.com's list of the Best Shot Blockers of All-Time

Jay Mckee made the list of the best shot blockers, as well as three former Blues: Al Arbour, Graig McTavish, and Guy Carbonneau.

Read the article That's Gotta Hurt by Michael Farber.

Meet MacInnis, Chase, Plager and More!

Al MacInnis will be making an apperence with a special guest at Lou Fusz Pontiac-Buick-GMC on Feb. 21, from 6:30-7:30pm.

Bob Plager, Kelly Chase and a special Guest will appear Feb. 26, from 6:30-7:30pm at Sinclair-Buick-GMC.

For More Information Click Here.

Blues Beat Wild

David Backes scored two goals and Manny Legace made 33 saves to help the Blues to their 3rd straight victory.

The Wild tied the game 2-2 with 1.8 seconds to go in the first period with a goal by Marian Gaborik, but the Blues scored 3 in the second to take the lead.

Jay McClement added a goal and an assist and Lee Stempniak had two assist as the "kid line" continues to shine.

Jamal Mayers had a shorthanded goal and Keith Tkachuk scored on an empty net.

The Win moved the Blues within 10 points of the Wild who occupy the last playoff spot. With a win and a Colorado(10th) and Edmonton(9th) loss, the Blues will be tied for 9th place.

Up Next for the Blues: Tuesday night at 7pm VS the Columbus Bluejackets at Scottrade Center.

All Eyes on Guerin

The Blues' winger will most likely be dealt before the trade deadline.

Click Here for Full Story From stltoday.

Guerin's Goal Gets Blues Past Nashville

Manny Legace stopped 19 shots and Bill Guerin scored the lone, highlight-reel goal to end a 14-game losing streak against the Nashville Predators.

It was Legace's 5th shutout of the season.

Guerin's 27th goal made Sportcenter's top 10 list at number three.

HIGHLIGHT OF GUERIN'S GOAL:



Before the game, the strip of Clark Street in front of Scotttrade was officially named "Brett Hull Way." Full article from St. Louis Blues Online.

Blues Show Jackets No Love

David Backes scored twice for the first time in his career to lead the Blues past the Jackets in Columbus.

Bill Guerin scored his 26th goal and continues to improve the chances of the Blues receiving good young prospects for him at the deadline if he is dealt. Dallas Drake also added and empty-net goal.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Guerin's Hattrick Can't Sink Sharks

The Blues tried mounting a late 3rd period comeback after being down 6-2 at one point, but fell short, despite 3 goals from Bill Guerin.

Keith Tkachuk and Christian Backman also scored for the Blues in their 6-5 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

HIGHLIGHTS:



With their goals last night, Guerin and Tkachuk might have helped the Blues more than one might think . Both are on the trading block and their value might have gone up, especially Guerin's.

The Blues' playoff hopes are seemingly gone, so now they look to build with younger stars, and with the performances last night, the Blues may be able to negotiate something worth wild.

Who Will Be Dealt?

"The Blues: Their Having a Fire sale!"

Many believe Keith Tkachuk will be gone soon, including the left winger himself.

Other possible players to be traded near the deadline: Manny Legace, Bill Guerin, and Eric Brewer. The Blues have shown wide interest in resigning Brewer and some in resigning Legace as well.

Click Here for a full story from stltoday.com.

In Philly, Blues fall 4-3 in OT

The Blues failed to hang on to a lead late and fell to the Philadelphia Flyers, the worst team in the NHL. The win snapped a 13 game losing streak at home for Philly.

Simone Gagne scored late in the third to tie the game at 3-3. Then he netted another 27 seconds into overtime.

Lee Stempniak, Keith Tkachuk and David Backes all scored for the Blues.

The Blues are at 53 points on the year, 13 points away from a playoff spot. They are 3 points behind Colorado (10th) and 7 points behind Edmonton (9th). A look at the standings

Highlights from the 4-3OT loss in Philadelphia:

Legace Continues to turn heads

Here is an article from NHL.com about Manny Legace.

Legace and Sanford Clip Wings

Manny Legace and Curtis Sanford combined for 23 saves to hand the Detroit Redwings their first shutout in 176 games. Bill Guerin scored the lone goal for the Blues.

Legace was run by Tomas Holmstrom towards the end of the second period. He stayed in the game, but took himself out the next stopage in play. Sanford finished up the game.

Blues Remain in 11th Place

The Blues are tied for 11th place in the Western Conference. They are 12 points out of a playoff spot.

Check out the standings in both conferences.

NHL's Best HITS of January

Here's a video of the NHL's best hits of January. The Blues' own Eric Brewer leads the way with the first head-thumper. Also, look for Jay Mckee's big hit vs New Jersey as well.

Blues fall to Leafs 2-1

The same day that management announced a new ticket plan for next season the Blues come up just short to Toronto.
Andrew Raycroft made 19 saves which included a spectacular one that robbed Bill Guerin in the 3rd period which would have tied the game.
"Sometimes you just try to have a little poise and bear down on ones like that because they almost seem too easy," Guerin said. "I got great wood on it. It's unfortunate because that would have been a big goal for us."
Alexei Ponikarovsky opened the scoring in the 1st period with a power play goal. The Blues answered back in the 2nd on a goal by Ryan Johnson, his 7th of the year. Then towards the end of the 2nd, Alexander Steen broke the tie. Raycroft took care of the rest.
Here is a highlight of the save on Guerin. YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS:



Up next for The Note: Thursday, 7pm vs Detroit @ Scottrade

Prices Slashed for 2007-2008 Season!

The St. Louis Blues announced today that they will be reducing ticket prices for next season.
Blues Chairman, Dave Checketts says he wants fans to "come back to Scottrade in masses." Checketts admitted to making a mistake when he announced earlier that the team would need to raise prices to compete in today's NHL.
Lucky for Blues fans he changed his mind, and in the latest attempt to put fans back in the seats he also plans to put dollars back in their pockets.
Peter McLoughlin, CEO of St. Louis Blues Enterprises, explained that the Blues surveyed several fans and found that they were most passionate about #1: putting a competitive, hardworking team on the ice and #2: ticket prices. Since the arrival of Andy Murray, the Blues have successfully addressed both those issues.

2007-08 Blues Season Ticket Prices

Section 2007-08 2006-07
Glass Row A $120 $120
Glass Row B $105 $108
Glass Row C $100 $108
Glass Row D $95 $108
Club $100(F&B) $100
Plaza $80 $90
Plaza Ends (E-J) $50 $54
Plaza Ends (K-Q) $50 $54
Plaza Ends (R-KK)$34 $38
Mezzanine Center $34 $38
Mezzanine Ends $20 $23
Mezz High Center $20 $23
Mezz High Ends $7 $7

Legace Blanks Stars

Manny Legace made 22 saves Saturday as the Blues shut-out the Dallas Stars 2-0 at Scottrade Center. Martin Rucinsky and Keith Tkachuk both score as Doug weight added two assists. The win snapped a three game losing streak for the Blues.
It was a spirited game as the Blues stuck up for one another in two fights vs Krys Barch. Matt Walker fought Barch in the first and Ryan Johnson fought him in the second after he crushed Dallas Drake at center ice. Johnson received a game misconduct. Here is highlights of the fights:





Up next, the Blues face Toronto at home Tuesday at 7pm. Listen live on 550 KTRS.

Last Game Highlights: BLUES @ Sharks

The Blues get a big 1-0 win over one of the top teams in the west as they close out the first half of the season and push towards the playoffs...