Many players made a favorable impression at the Blues Pro Orientation Camp this week at The Mills. Most of the key prospects were on hand and most advanced their cases.

Here is the rundown:

ERIK JOHNSON, D: He is about “95 percent” back…

This is an exciting time for hockey fans. The opening of the free agent marketplace is upon us and many big names could be on the move.

The Blues will be involved, of course, given their need for a second goaltender…

So the Wild will pick in front of the Blues ranther than New York. In the process, Minnesota added some additional picks to beef up depth.

Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke wanted to steal the show to night, but former NHL…

That team really wanted that pick right ahead of St. Louis, which picks 17th overall in the first round.

New York moved the 26th, 37th, 62nd and 92nd pick for Nos. 16 and 77. The Blues hoped to add picks in…

Forget all that brave chatter from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. His league faces severe ownership instability in this difficult economic environment.

The Phoenix Coyotes are bankrupt. The league ran the team this season and Glendale, Ariz., had to eat the arena…

The Blues converted their second power play with a tic-tac-toe play. Andy McDonald fired a pass from the right boards to the left circle to Brad Boyes.

Boyes fired the puck toward the net and Keith Tkachuk deflected it into the…

So how could the Blues lose a point to the Dallas Stars, a team that has been down and out for weeks now?

Well, it’s easy. Weird things happen at the end of the season as the down-and-out teams get ready…

By beating the Red Wings in frantic, hard-fought game Thursday night, the Blues told the world that they are, in fact, a playoff team.

The Blues still must finish well in their final four games, but that 5-4 victory at Detroit…

So what’s wrong with the Red Wings?

Blues fans were impressed with their 5-0 demolition of the Blues last week. But that effort has been bracketed by an 8-0 loss to Nashville and an 8-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

It’s tough…

It didn’t take Andy McDonald long to prove his worth to the Blues. After signing a four-year contract extension and returning from his broken leg, McDonald gave the Note a dramatic offensive lift.

In his first six games back, he has…