Peter Forsberg won’t be coming to the NHL after all.

This makes Blues fans shrug, since this team wasn’t in the hunt for Foppa. Several Western Conference rivals were intrigued, though, so his decision to remain in Sweden this season was…

The great Peter Forsberg Tease is underway again.

The on-again, off-again career of the Swedish center is apparently on again. He is making another comeback in Sweden and making noise about returning to the NHL this season.

Of course, he won’t want…

Yes, the KHL has thrown some big dollars are NHL players. Talented players from a various countries have found Russia to be a viable financial option.

But in some ways, that league lags well behind the NHL. Attendance can be spotty…

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…

Would the NHL really ban fighting?

Probably not, unless the league was committed to fiscal suicide. There are some aspects of fighting that are troubling, including the voluntary removal of helmets.

While this makes for great theater – like two gunslingers lining…

DEADLINE BREAKDOWN

Experts figured Maria Hossa was headed to Montreal. He ended up in Pittsburgh instead in one of several major trade deadline maneuvers in the NHL Tuesday.

Here is a look at what went down, first with the franchises that are…

Dallas Stars co-GM Brett Hull had to make a big splash.

The Colorado Avalanche wooed Peter Forsberg back into the NHL, convincing him to make another comeback from chronic ankle and foot problems. San Jose added all-star defenseman Brian Campbell to…

With Colorado getting Peter Forsberg — just as Paul Stastny and Joe Sakic return — the Western Conference pictured changed. This is NOT good news for the Blues, since the Avs are in that fight for a playoff spot.

The Red…

HOCKEY

The final quarter of the NHL promises hugely entertaining playoff races on both sides of the league.

But the Western Conference is especially frantic. The Kings are rebuilding, again, and the young Oilers are beset by serious injuries. The other 13…

The Blues are trying to clarify their defensive situation for the rest of this season – and for years to come.

Naming Eric Brewer captain was a big step in that direction. Andy Murray’s proclamation reaffirmed Brewer’s status as a franchise…