06.18.2009 8:37 pm
The Eastern media rallied around Bruins coach Claude Julien, who coached the deep and skilled Boston team to a 116-point finish this season. The voters gave Julien the Jack Adams Award for being the NHL’s top coach in 2008-09.
The West…
05.03.2009 8:15 pm
Computer magnate Charles Wang told Newsday he regrets buying the New York Islanders nine years ago. Given his costly failure at the helm of the franchise, Hockey Guy can understand that sentiment.
But it wasn’t a bad buy. It was a…
04.19.2009 9:20 am
The Blues must win today. Period. Down 2-0 to the Canucks in this best-of-seven series, they are facing elimination.
Lose tonight and they have no chance at all. If they win, suddenly Game 4 Tuesday night at Scottrade becomes an epic…
04.10.2009 10:37 pm
Quite a scene at Scottrade Center, eh?
You would have thought the team won the Stanley Cup the way they carried on. And why? This team stormed from last place in the Western Conference into the playoffs with a three-month sprint.
Murray…
03.15.2009 7:28 pm
Andy Murray left media types with raised eyebrows after asking his players not to discuss their 5-2 loss to the Red Wings Saturday afternoon.
The game was an utter fiasco. Rehashing it would have been a bummer for the Blues. Murray wanted…
02.14.2009 11:03 am
Yes, the Blues have finally escaped the Western Conference cellar.
They got back to basics Friday night at Scottrade Center and blanked the explosive Blackhawks 1-0. Chris Mason built on his solid showing at Nashville to earn his second consecutive shutout…
12.22.2008 5:17 pm
Andy Murray was furious after the Blues lost to Boston Sunday.
Hockey Guy was covering the Rams at the time, so he missed all the fun at Scottrade. But that setback against the explosive Bruins was hardly a surprise. Boston was…
12.21.2008 9:29 am
The Blues keep grinding away, despite losing one key player after another to a string of devastating injuries. The guys keep going all out for coach Andy Murray, despite the difficult circumstances.
So Saturday night’s 4-2 victory over the Wild was…
11.26.2008 6:50 am
The natives had been getting restless about Blues coach Andy Murray. Folks were wonderng if his first-season magic had finally worn off.
As it turns out, however, he is really, really good at coaching up a depleted lineup. He convinced his…
11.15.2008 11:27 am
Finally! The progress of the young Blues paid off with an actual victory, 4-3 in overtime at Chicago.
Many things stood out in that game, including:
- The Blues delivered an explosive start. Rather than stagger out of the gate again, they took…