Ah, what a fun night for fans. Fan expectations for the Note are soaring and the players don’t discourage the dreaming.

This is a really good team. Tonight’s game, against Ilya Kovalchuk’s Thrashers should be great fun.

This will be some year…

The Ducks are willing to move Chris Pronger rather than extend his contract into a career-finishing deal.

The Blues are willing to move some future pieces –- prospects, picks, younger players – to land add another impact player to the lineup.

Is…

Injuries forced the Blues to really push their young defensemen this season - the results have been most impressive.

Let’s look at the progress made:

Roman Polak, 22: He’s about to return from the injured list, which is very good news for the…

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…

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…

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.…