Blues goaltender Manny Legace isn’t mad that experts pick the Blues to finish dead last in the Western Conference.

“I love it,” he said Wednesday during an interview with Hockey Guy on “The Sports Edge” on KFNS. “There’s no pressure on…

The salary cap has taken a big toll on veterans.

Not only were productive wingers like Brendan Shanahan, Glen Murray and Mark Parrish out of work when the season started, veterans like Kevyn Adams (Blackhawks), Keith Carney (Blackhawks), Richard Matvichuk (Blue…

Will rookie Alex Pietrangelo still be a Blue once Jonas Junland (shoulder) and Jeff Woywitka (foot) are back to full speed?

Will Pietrangelo pass his nine-game test, avoid a return trip to major junior hockey and start his NHL contract clock?

We’ll…

The NHL season got underway over the weekend in Europe. The Lighting and Rangers played twice, as did the Senators and Penguins.

Thanks to the coverage on Versus, here is what Hockey Guy learned about this teams:

Rangers: Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist looked very…

In the eyes of national experts, the Blues have nowhere to go but up.

Yahoo! Sports scribe Ross McKeon has the Note dead last in his preseason power rankings. He did credit the Blues for having “top-notch management.” The problem? “Not…

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As the Blues creep closer to the regular season, we’re starting to see some combinations fall into place.

In Wednesday night’s preseason game against the Maple Leafs, Andy Murray rolled out the following forward lines and defensive pairings:

Lee Stempniak-Andy McDonald-Brad…

The Blues didn’t miss Erik Johnson on the power play Friday night as they strafed the Thrashers scrubs. Paul Kariya looks ready to take charge this season, which is huge.

Coach Andy Murray is experimenting with a five-forward unit, with is…

That was the hot topic at Scottrade Center. John Davidson won’t address the matter until 7 p.m., but it appears Johnson will miss significant time with his knee injury.

Erik went to Cleveland to get a second opinion, which is never…

With Blues fans sweating out the Erik Johnson injury diagnosis, a hot topic at Blues camp was Mathieu Schneider.

The Ducks will deal the veteran offensive defenseman any minute now, in order to create the salary cap room needed to sign…

Blues fans have every reason to sweat out Erik Johnson’s knee diagnosis. This team needs Johnson to quarterback the power play and become an all-star caliber offensive defenseman this season.

The Blues need to plug in their power play this season.…