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11.09.2009 3:39 pm

Legace’s Happy Landing In Carolina

Manny Legace is one of the good guys in the NHL. So Hockey Guy is happy that he landed in Carolina to help fill-in for goaltender Cam Ward, who could miss at least a month due to a leg laceration.

Legace…

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04.10.2009 7:16 pm

Funny How Times Change

Among the first folks to reach their seats Friday night was a father-son tandem down in section 122. Dad wore a Manny Legace sweater and the kid wore Paul Kariya’s number.

Who could have imagined that neither of these key veterans…

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04.10.2009 5:51 pm

Will Oshie Smash Nash?

It’ll be fun to see if T.J. Oshie runs into his buddy Rick Nash tonight.

Oshie crushed the Blue Jackets power forward the last time Columbus played here. Then Nash tried to run Oshie the next night in Columbus as T.J.…

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03.22.2009 9:35 am

Road Success Critical To Playoff Chase

By rallying in Calgary, one of the tougher NHL towns to visit, the Blues bolstered their playoff hopes appreciably.

After taking six of eight points at home, they took three of six on the road. The shootout loss at Edmonton was…

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02.22.2009 12:35 pm

Lalime Back In Spotlight

Old friend Patrick Lalime finds himself on the spot in Buffalo, thanks (or no thanks) to Ryan Miller’s ankle injury. The former Blues goaltender may have to hold the fort for several weeks as the Sabres battle on for a…

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02.20.2009 11:21 am

A McFlurry Of Points For Blues

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…

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02.08.2009 1:35 pm

It’s All On Mason Now

All eyes were on Chris Mason Saturday night. Given Manny Legace’s rather jarring departure, Mason has Total Responsibility for the Note’s goaltending down the stretch.

Chris Holt, the new back-up, did a fine job at Peoria this season. But he originally…

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02.06.2009 11:22 am

NHL Business Is Cold — And Manny Gets Chilled

Blues goaltender Manny Legace wasn’t thrilled when his bosses added Nashville goaltender Chris Mason, who was earning more money, to back him up.

Legace was unhappy about playing out the final year of his contract unsure of his future in St.…

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02.02.2009 8:53 pm

Blues Plug In Their Power Play

The Red Wings have been scuffling the past few weeks. Coming into Monday night’s game in Motown, they lost five games in a row. A variety of injuries dogged them.

(The Winged Wheel also needs more additional work on their penalty…

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02.01.2009 10:51 am

Finally, Some Heroics In Goal

Hello, Chris Mason!

Now THIS is what Blues president John Davidson was shooting for when he landed the long-time Predators goaltender last summer.

Mason grounded the Flyers 4-0 Saturday night, throttling one of the NHL’s most explosive teams. “Our goaltending was solid…

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