Western Conference Quarterfinals: Game 4 Highlights

Western Conference Quarterfinals: Game 3 Highlights

Won't Back Down

The Blues showed their fortitude with a win Saturday night.

Some talking points about the series so far:

• The Blues have been the better team in the first two games, but are tied 1-1 in the series. Will San Jose's experience help them or will the Blues learn fast and rely on veterans like Langs, Arnott, McDonald, and Jacks to show the way?
• Elliot will play game three. Not sure of the extent of Halak's injury but what a job by Hitchcock keeping both netminders on their game late in the season. The Blues are one of the few teams that can put in their "backup" and not skip a beat. (Need I argue...improve?)
• Look for game three to get fights out early, or late, or not at all. My guess, things will calm down due to both team's fear of going down by one in the series. I don't expect much carry over from game two.
• Will the Blues win on the road in the playoffs?
• Blues are easily winning the top two lines battle. (Backes V Thornton)
• Look for T.J. Oshie to emerge as a playoff star. (Followed by Perron)

Let's Go Blues!

Game 2 Highlights:

Bring on the Sharks! But Who Will Hold the Net?

The Blues finished the season with a victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. The Pacific division shuffled around and with a Vancouver win, the Blues were seeded second in the Western Conference. This means they will face the Sharks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs to begin Wednesday.

The NHL network will reveal the schedule live at noon today.

The Blues were 4-0 against the Sharks this season and have dominated them in recent years. But this is the post season and the Blues have not been at the top of their game of late while the Sharks have been on fire.

The Pacific division came down to the wire. The Coyotes won on the last game of the season (defeating the Blues a night before) to clinch the division and making the final game between the Kings and Sharks a battle for seventh and eighth place.

The Blues' final opponent, Dallas, was in first place in that division five games ago. Now their season is over, sitting in ninth place.

The Sharks had to battle to get into the playoffs and the Blues stumbled on their way in. A few days off should give them time to regroup, rest, and get back to the style that made them an elite team this year.

The time off will also give Hitchcock a chance to think about the roster. The forth line could be made of any number of players. The goaltending situation is a good thing, but no easy task to pick a starter for game one.

Could the NHL leader in GA and Save %  be sitting the first game of the playoffs? It certainly appears so. Elliott did not get much support in his 4-1 loss against Phoenix, and his entire miraculous, best season by a goalie from start to finish that I have ever seen by a Blues goalie may be unfairly summed up by that loss. 


On the other hand, Halak does have more playoff experience which includes that amazing run with Montreal two years ago. Of course, when he did that, he was a back-up goalie that out-shined the starter (sound familiar?)

Blues vs Red Wings, Tonight!

Here's a little something to get us going...

We already know they have tremendous sex...

2012 "Because It's the Playoffs"

Jon Hamm Loves the Blues

With the long anticipated premiere of the hit show Mad Men, it's time to point out the Blues' number one celebrity fan.

       "...I follow the Blues, they're my team..."
                               -Jon Hamm


John Hamm is not just a casual celebrity fan, he love da Blues. He even totes around that old hat that he remembers buying from the Kiel Center (who cares when the date was?).

He recently talked to Toranto.com about being such a big fan. He says that the team's success has given him some bragging rights against his on-screen fiancee from Mad Men, Jessica Pare`, a native of Montreal and avid Canadiens fan:

"It's non-stop hockey talk," said Hamm. "I'm from St. Louis, our Blues are doing very well this year, and I can lay into her beloved Canadiens."

I wonder how much Halak has come up in those conversations...

We've all seen those ads that Hamm did for the 2009 season, but here is an excellent interview where he talks about what hockey and the Blues have meant to him, and the fact that he considers hockey to be "the most immediate, exciting, fun sport on the planet." My thoughts exactly.



Good luck on the show Mr. Hamm, I'm a big fan. The show is fantastic!