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01.25.2009 9:51 am

Let The Trade Speculation Begin

At the NHL All-Star break, general managers take stock of their team and assess what they should buy – or sell – before the league’s trading deadline.

Naturally lots of scuttlebutt comes from the All-Star weekend, especially since the event is…

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12.08.2008 7:08 pm

Blues Kids On Schedule

Our Town’s Ben Bishop looks ready to be workhorse goaltender at Peoria. He just won back-to-back for the Rivermen and looked good doing it.

“It’s nice to get consecutive (strong performances) done,” Bishop told the Peoria Journal Star. “Now I have…

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11.22.2008 3:12 pm

Wounded Blues Find Way To Win

Boy, did the Blues need to beat the Ducks Friday night at Scottrade Center.

This was a spirited, uplifting victory in front of their starving fans. From the opening (when newcomer B.J. Crombeen fought Anaheim hit man Travis Moen) to the…

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11.07.2008 9:10 am

The kids are all right

The Blues took a step forward Thursday night in San Jose. They earned a point against one of the hottest teams in the NHL.

And they did it by getting big help from some of the key pieces of the franchise’s…

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10.26.2008 9:36 am

Saturday night’s net gain

The Blues realized they would have a really young supporting cast behind their high-salaried veterans this season.

This was all part of the master plan, designed to build an enduring winner over the long haul.

But who knew they would get to…

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10.14.2008 10:34 am

Death of a Prospect

Before the 2007 NHL Draft, Hockey Guy argued that the Blues should take Russian hot shot Alexei Cherepanov.

The kid had explosive skill, something the Blues lacked at the time. But scouts had concerns about his maturity, Also, signing Russian players…

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10.08.2008 6:26 pm

Legace loves being an underdog

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…

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03.23.2008 8:03 pm

Coaching for their jobs

The NHL coaching carousel is always spinning. But it could hit warp speed this summer as general managers scramble to save their own hides and sell season tickets.

Hockey Guy expects Blues coach Andy Murray to get another shot. Midway through…

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03.14.2008 2:16 pm

Let the youth movement continue!

While the Blues continue their death-spiral Road Trip From Hell, the organization continues making progress.

The latest step is getting hot goaltending prospect Ben Bishop under contract and in the nets for the Peoria Rivermen. For the moment, the former University…

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