Parity rules the NHL’s Western Conference this season, so teams must strive to maintain their edge from shift to shift and from game to game.

Slippage will be costly, as the Blues learned again during their 2-1 loss to the Los…

This was a fast period with lots of hitting. The game was played at a breakneck speed.

But both defensive units did a good job of blocking shots, tying up shooters and clearing rebounds.The teams put just 12 shots on goal…

Now THAT is how a team is supposed to exploit a home stand. The Blues went to work this week and took all six points against Los Angeles, Vancouver and Columbus.

The Blue Jackets and Canucks had been two of 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…