The eight-man defensive carousel will put Mike Weaver and Darryl Sydor in the press box tonight. Sydor will be a healthy scratch for the third time in five games, but this will be Weaver’s first healthy scratch of the season.

Weaver’s turn to sit out…

It’s been three games since Paul Kariya was taken off the Blues’ power-play unit.

In those three games, the Blues were 0-4, 1-4 and 2-7 with the man-advantage. Combined that’s 3-15 (20 percent), which is much better than the unit had been…

There’s a chance the Blues’ power-play personnel could change by the time the team takes the ice against Phildelphia tonight. But if Andy Murray sticks with the units that were practicing together this morning at the Wachovia Center, Paul Kariya won’t be involved on the power…

When Blues players showed up for practice today, they were asked to sit down and watch film of their two games against Detroit. If you would have watched the film, you never would have guess that the Blues won both…

St. Louis Blues lineup

Forwards:
Oshie
McClement
Tkachuk
Steen
Kariya
Berglund
Boyes
Winchester
Tallackson
Drazenovic
Talbot
Crombeen

Defensemen:
Johnson
Junland
Jackman
Polak
Colaiacovo
Strachan

Goalies:
Conklin
Allen

JR

Forwards

Paul Kariya-Patrik Berglund-Brad Boyes

Andy McDonald-David Backes-David Perron

Chris Porter-Derek Armstrong-Aaron Palushaj

Ryan Reaves-Yan Stastny-Cam Janssen

Defense

Erik Johnson-Steve Wagner

Darryl Sydor-Alex Pietrangelo

Brendan Bell-Mike Weaver

Goalies

Chris Mason

Ben Bishop

Fans were treated to the first scrimmage of Blues’ training camp Sunday at Scottrade Center. The teams in this year’s tournament are named after the Blues’ assistant coaches and on Sunday, Team (Rick) Wamsley tied Team (Ray) Bennett 1-1.

Forward Tyler Shattock, a fourth-round pick in…

The Blues had three groups of skaters go through some on-ice testing drills today at the Mills and Paul Kariya was not among them.

Afterwards, Blues President John Davidson said that Kariya has been training hard, but recently experienced some discomfort. But Davidson was…

During my Blues’ chats on Stltoday.com, I’ve been asked several times this summer about what the team’s forward combinations will look like in 2009-10.

I did some homework yesterday, and here’s what I came up with . . .

Paul Kariya-David Backes-Brad…