One of T.J Oshie’s many nicknames is “Furnace face.” It doesn’t matter if he’s playing hockey, reading a book or sleeping, he can’t get away from the rosy cheeks.

Well, today, you couldn’t take the smile off his face either.

As I mentioned…

T.J. Oshie shed his “no-contact” jersey in practice Thursday and went through the entire practice with no problems.

After missing 13 games, Oshie is expected to be in the Blues’ lineup Friday against Calgary. He practiced Thursday at left wing on a line…

The immigration paperwork is complete.

After saying Carlo Colaiacovo and Alex Steen wouldn’t make their Blues’ debuts until Saturday, the two are in Denver and will be in the lineup tonight. I didn’t get a chance to talk with them yet, but they…

As I write this, we’re about 27 hours away from the Blues’ dropping the puck on the 2008-09 season . . .

What can we expect from the Blues this season? I don’t know, but I can guess:

- Patrik Berglund will contend for…