STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - Blues goalie Chris Mason allowed three goals Friday night against Detroit, but he easily could have been voted the MVP in the Blues’ 4-3 victory. He made a couple of dandy saves, including one on Johan Franzen that would have…

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - The Blues now know what traveling in the Eastern Conference must be like. On Tuesday night, they took a little train ride to Linkoping, Sweden, for their final preseason game.

The Blues had a couple of private cars on the train,…

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - The Blues went through their first practice today in Sweden. It started at noon here, which was 5 a.m. back in St. Louis.

I guess you could say that the Blues have already adjusted to the time change because it was a…

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - It’s a common scene in many NHL arenas these days: players in a circle juggling a soccer ball before a game to loosen up.

The Blues are one of a few teams in the league that haven’t copied the pregame ritual the last few years,…

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - After leaving Dallas at 11:20 p.m. last night, the Blues’ plane touched down in Stockholm about two hours ago. With the seven-hour time difference from CST, it was 5 p.m. local time when they arrived.

As the wheels of…

Blues coach Andy Murray might have to break a promise. On Tuesday, he told the players that there would be a shootout drill after each practice this week, and the winner would be “guaranteed” a spot in the shootout when the…

As announced this afternoon, the St. Louis Blues will open the 2009-10 NHL season in Stockholm, Sweden. They will play two games against the Detroit Red Wings Oct. 2 and 3.

This will mark the third straight season the NHL has opened the…

This just in: A league source has confirmed that the Blues are close to finalizing a deal that will have them open the 2009-10 season in Sweden against the Detroit Red Wings.

This has been reported for months, but it appears…