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Blues weigh value of their young talent over the long term NHL free agency � Working under a salary cap, the team must try to balance its needs with the ability to keep top players when their market values rise.
Erik Johnson, David Perron, T.J. Oshie and Patrik Berglund each have contracts for the 2009-10 season. But when free agency opens today in the NHL, the Blues' young core will weigh heavily on the minds of team management.
Wed, Jul 1 | from FOXSports.com News for Blues
St. Louis Blues Notes, Quotes
Blues President John Davidson is headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Davidson, who worked for the Madison Square Garden Network for nearly three decades, has been named the recipient of the Foster Hewitt Award for his contributions as a hockey broadcaster. He will be honored Nov. 9 in Toronto....
Tue, Jun 30 | from FOXSports.com
St. Louis Blues Roster Report
PLAYER NEWS: --C Keith Tkachuk agreed to a new one-year contract and will return for his ninth season with the Blues. --D Roman Polak, a restricted free agent this summer, continues to negotiate a contract with the Blues. A sixth-round pick of the Blues in 2004, Polak averaged the third-mos...
Tue, Jun 30 | from FOXSports.com
Blues buy out final year of D McKee's contract
The St. Louis Blues are cutting ties with Jay McKee, buying out the final year of the defenseman's contract. The 31-year-old McKee signed a four-year, $16-million free agent contract in 2006 and was due $4 million for next season. The Blues are responsible for two-thirds ($2.64 million) of M...
Mon, Jun 29 | from FOXSports.com News for Blues
Blues aren't counting on the draft for help in goal NHL draft � With Mason entrenched as No. 1 and Bishop, Allen in the system, club may not select a goalie this week.
On the morning of the NHL draft last June, the Blues made a move to improve their goaltending. They traded for Nashville's Chris Mason with the idea he could be a capable backup to Manny Legace.
Mon, Jun 22 | from FOXSports.com News for Blues
Son House, County Farm Blues I
The song was recorded by Allan Lomax, for the Library of the Congress (Deep River of Song: The Blues Lineage). At the end of the recording, he asked Son House when he made “it”; House answered “About two years ago”, i.e. 1940. Yet the music was older. The initial musical theme was first recorded in...
Thu, Jun 4 | from Got the Blues
Checketts is a contender Blues chairman wants to lead group to buy Rams, and it would be a mistake to underestimate him.
St. Louis sports fans certainly appreciate the way Dave Checketts has skillfully handled the pucks in his role as the chairman of the Blues .
Wed, Jun 3 | from FOXSports.com News for Blues
WRECKING BALL RETURNS
Canada St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts is heading a group seeking to buy the NFL's Rams and keep the team in St. Louis. On Monday, the Rams announced the family of former owner Georgia Frontiere has hired Goldman Sachs to review the assets of her estate, ...
Wed, Jun 3 | from London Free Press
Blues sign McClement to new contract
LOUIS (AP) -The St. Louis Blues have signed center Jay McClement to a multiyear contract. Terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not disclosed. Blues president John Davidson calls the 26-year-old McClement "one of the best defensive forwards'' in the ...
Tue, May 26 | from SI.com
A season in review: The St. Louis Blues
The Blues also enjoyed a nice run at home, with a 23-13-5 record, and they rode a 8-1-1 home stretch to make the playoffs. However, in said playoffs they were dispatched with by the Vancouver Canucks in four games. Brad Boyes led the team with 72 ...
Fri, May 22 | from Examiner.com
Opinion: Looking ahead into the Red Wings crystal ball
Los Angeles Times The Canucks who are the third seed in the Western Conference conference lead the sixth seed St. Louis Blues 3-0. The Blues had the best record in the NHL since the All-Star game and were one of the hottest teams heading into the playoffs, and suddenly ...
Mon, Apr 20 | from Examiner.com
Puck Headlines: Will an octopus hit the Wrigley Field rink?
Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. EST; TV: CSNC, FSD). Nicklas Lidstrom is out for the Wings. Mike Babcock's line about the Red Wings families vs. the Blackhawks families at Wrigley is pretty damn funny. • The Dallas Stars put Fabian Brunnstrom and Joel Lundqvist on IR, bu...
Tue, Dec 30 | from Yahoo! Sports
Opinion: The Battle of the Murrays
Yes; the Kings won the game and their second game in a row. Tuesday’s game against Dallas will prove far more difficult. Dallas is playing nothing like the team that made it to the Western Conference Final. They have four years of Avery to endure, a struggling Turco and rumors of turmoil in thei...
Sun, Nov 9 | from Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum
Opinion: Elvin Bishop's Still Struttin' His Stuff On Star Studded 'The Blues Rolls On'
So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Bishop has amassed a plethora of famous friends and admirers, many of whom make guest appearances on his latest offering, the star studded 'The Blues Rolls On'. Featuring a dizzying array of well known blues and rock talent, such as B.B. King, James Cott...
Thu, Oct 2 | from MOG
Podcast: Canada, Slovakia secure wins in preliminary round
MYTISCHI, Russia St. Louis Blues forward Jamal Mayers scored the winning goal for Canada to beat Germany 32 Saturday in the preliminary round at the Hockey World Championships.
Sun, Apr 29 | from AZ Central.com
Music Review: Barrelhouse Buck McFarland - Alton Blues
“Four O'Clock Blues” and the other tracks with vocals are reminiscent of early John Lee Hooker sides in that the sole instrument, guitar for Hooker and piano for McFarland, focuses more on rhythm and timekeeping than impressing listeners with chops and solos.
Tue, Mar 20 | from Blogcritics
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