Blues Rumors & News

Sportsnet "You know there has been an astonishing interpretation of the NHL rule book when the most shocking thing about the Canucks’ 3-2 shootout win Sunday against the Dallas Stars was not Vancouver winger Tim Schaller scoring twice. Or the Canucks winning. Frequently..." March 18

The Score "St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko is dealing with an upper-body injury and will be re-evaluated in 10 days, the team announced Sunday. Tarasenko suffered the ailment during Thursday's win over the Los Angeles Kings and did not play Saturday against the San Jose..." March 10

NHL.com "Jordan Binnington's starts for the St. Louis Blue have become must-watch television for Dale DeGray.  The general manager for Owen Sound of the Ontario Hockey League, DeGray first saw Binnington as a 16-year-old who was anxious to prove himself right away in 2009-10. Nine..." March 10

NHL.com "Vladimir Tarasenko is day to day for the St. Louis Blues because of an upper-body injury. The 27-year-old forward did not play against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday; he was injured in a 4-0 win at the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, when he had a goal and an..." March 09

ESPN "Player X is in the NHL. After home games, he has a routine. Typically, he'll meet a few teammates at a local restaurant for a late dinner. He likes to order steak after games -- medium rare, with a side salad and mashed potatoes. Then he'll go home. Player X sometimes has a..." March 07

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "You’ve got to pay attention, stay alert, but Blues interim coach Craig Berube will drop a quip from time to time. So it was Tuesday, shortly before the team left frigid St. Louis for the California sun and a three-game trip that begins Wednesday against the Anaheim Ducks. They..." March 06

Sportsnet "NHL players minus their helmets, hair flapping in the breeze as they attempt to rejoin the action, could soon be a thing of the past. The league’s general managers announced Tuesday at their meetings in Florida that a new rule has been drafted that would force skaters to..." March 05

TSN "St. Louis Blues forward Jaden Schwartz has been fined $5,000 for cross-checking Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Dougie Hamilton.  The fine is the maximum allowable under the CBA. Schwartz was given a two-minute penalty after the cross-check in the first period. " March 02

St. Louis Game Time "The calendar flips over to March tomorrow, and the Blues closed out February Tuesday night with 12 wins. They’ve done so sans two of their top five scorers, David Perron and top line forward Brayden Schenn. Perron has been out since January 17th with an upper body..." March 01

The Score "The Anaheim Ducks reportedly traded defenseman Michael Del Zotto to the St. Louis Blues on Monday, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli. Del Zotto is a pending unrestricted free agent on the books for $2.25 million, according..." February 25

Sportsnet "On Jan. 1 the St. Louis Blues were 15-18-4 and although they had games in hand of every team around them, no one had fewer points than their 34 on that day. Ever since then, St. Louis is 16-4-1 and the complete opposite has been true: No NHL team has more than their 33 points over the..." February 19

NHL.com "A change in Vladimir Tarasenko's mindset has translated into a change of fortune for the St. Louis Blues. Known for his offensive abilities since joining the NHL for the 2012-13 season, Tarasenko has played more of a 200-foot game during the past three months. It's..." February 16

New York Post "Every time someone wants to talk about the NBA, I have the same response. “I don’t really watch the games until about the conference finals, but I closely follow the league. I love the drama.” Conversely, when discussing the NHL, it’s the exact..." February 15

NHL.com "A seven-game winning streak and building confidence have center Ryan O'Reilly hoping the Blues don't mess with their chemistry before the trade deadline. "I don't expect really anything big to happen here, and that's good," O'Reilly told NHL.com..." February 13

Fox Sports Midwest "The St. Louis Blues signed forward Mackenzie MacEachern to a one-year, one-way contract extension worth $750,000. The extension comes after MacEachern scored the game-winning goal in Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators. " February 10

Pro Hockey Talk "The rollercoaster of a season for the St. Louis Blues saw them sitting in 31st place in the NHL on Jan. 3. There were some games in-hand, and a sign things could be improving, but the results just weren’t coming consistently. Those early days of 2019 are..." February 08

Sporting News "The NHL and NHLPA this year will celebrate Black History Month for the first time, marking February as part of the league and union's "Hockey Is For Everyone" initiative, they announced Friday. “The players are committed to inclusion in the sport and..." February 01

CBS Sports "Foley will not play this season due to his concussion symptoms resulting from a hit during the preseason, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. Foley has been on non-roster, injured reserve since September and will now remain there throughout the rest of the year. The winger was..." February 01

Pro Hockey Talk "After a terribly disappointing start to the 2018-19 season the St. Louis Blues have been trying to play their way back into playoff contention in the wide open Western Conference. They went 7-4-1 in the month of January and because of that have climbed back to within three points of a Wild..." January 31

Sportsnet "The Jake Muzzin trade got the ball rolling in a couple of respects. First, it opened the trade market with a month to go until the deadline and, second, it gave us an idea of what a first-round pick might get you in the lead up to Feb. 25. Trying to pin down exactly what a..." January 31

St. Louis Game Time "Buried in Jeff Gordon’s mid-season grades for the Blues is Jay Bouwmeester. J-Bo earns a well deserved D+ overall, redeemed slightly by better play as of late but still not high on the list thanks to his early struggles and absolutely God awful luck. Bouwmeester hasn’t..." January 29

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A new Blues hockey coach won't be joining the team this season. General manager Doug Armstrong said Thursday that interim coach Craig Berube will remain coach of the Blues through the remainder of this season. He also said Berube remains a candidate to have the "interim"..." January 28

Pro Hockey Talk "Players are almost always going to be overly optimistic about their teams’ chances of digging out of a hole and earning a playoff spot, but when everyone gets together for All-Star game weekend, you’re likely to see even more glass-half-full talk. So, yes, you can take..." January 26

Last Word On Hockey "The St. Louis Blues had an early, optional practice Saturday morning. After that skate, the team announced that Zach Sanford has been moved to injured reserve. This is despite the fact that Sanford took part in practice, albeit showing up late. Sanford has been in concussion..." January 19

NBC Sports Boston "Perhaps some of it was because the Bruins will be hosting their team at TD Garden on Thursday night. Perhaps some of it was about their scouting the Montreal Canadiens. But whatever the reason, the St. Louis Blues had a group of talent evaluators at TD Garden Monday night..." January 16

Pro Hockey Rumors "For the third year in a row, the NHL has scheduled a mandated multi-day break for each team in the middle part of the season. Meant to give each team a rest, much like the bye week in the National Football League, this break also includes limits on practice, including several days in..." January 15

St. Louis Game Time "The stage was set. Last July, after extended negotiations, Pat Maroon and the St. Louis Blues came to an agreement on a one year/$1.75 million dollar deal. A play for a big contract type wager that the Oakville product took willingly, having produced in Edmonton and New..." January 15

St. Louis Game Time "Robert Thomas has been having a strong rookie campaign. In 37 games, he has five goals and nine assists; his fifth goal came as part of the Blues’ 4-1 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Unfortunately, he slid shoulder-first into the boards during the first period..." January 14

Pro Hockey Talk "You’d be forgiven if you had no idea who Jordan Binnington was before last week. You’d still be forgiven if you have no idea who he is while you’re reading this, too. The 25-year-old had just one NHL appearance under his belt prior to this season, coming in..." January 12

Pro Hockey Rumors "The Blues have taken another hit up front as the team has announced that centers Tyler Bozak and Robert Thomas have been placed on injured reserve.  Thomas suffered a shoulder injury in the first period last night against Montreal while Bozak has missed the..." January 11

Pro Hockey Rumors "The St. Louis Blues certainly haven’t had the season they expected, and even if they win tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens (which they lead 3-0 at the time of this writing) are still down another man. Robert Thomas left the game with an apparent shoulder injury..." January 11

NHL.com "Alexander Steen will be out at least two weeks for the St. Louis Blues and was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a left shoulder injury. The 34-year-old forward was injured on a hit by Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas with 10:57 remaining in the first period of a 3-0..." January 08

Last Word On Hockey "The St. Louis Blues announced that forward Alex Steen is sidelined with an upper-body injury and will not return for tonight’s game. Steen acquired the injury after absorbing a hard hit from Philidelphia Flyers defencemen Radko..." January 08

Pro Hockey Rumors "Last season, Patrick Maroon was moved by the Edmonton Oilers at the NHL Trade Deadline to the New Jersey Devils for a third-round pick and prospect Joey Dudek. Maroon had 30 points in 57 games with the Oilers, on pace for the best offensive season of his career, but was even..." January 08

CBS Sports "The Blues placed Schmaltz on waivers Sunday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. This move has been inevitable for some time. Schmaltz has been a healthy scratch for nine straight games and 19 of 39 games this season. The Blues likely didn't find any worthy offers on the trade..." January 06

NBC Sports Boston "The Bruins continue to look to add at least one more forward to their current group that begins the second half of the regular season with a big divisional tilt tonight against the Buffalo Sabres. Don Sweeney has been very active on the phone with other GMs around the league trying to..." January 05

Sportsnet "The St. Louis Blues have acquired goaltender Jared Coreau from the Anaheim Ducks for future considerations the team announced Thursday. Coreau, 27, has played in 13 games for the San Diego Gulls of the AHL posting a 3-6-2 record, a 3.57 GAA and a .895..." January 04

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Blues moved into the New Year with roster moves, placing defenseman Chris Butler and forward Jordan Nolan on waivers Tuesday. Butler had been a healthy scratch for the Blues the past two games, coinciding with the return of Alex Pietrangelo from injured reserve with a hand..." January 02

Pro Hockey Talk "New Year’s Day is right around the corner, so naturally many of us have already started thinking about our resolutions. Maybe you want to get into better shape, eat better, expand your knowledge on a certain topic, spend less time on your phone, or something totally..." December 31

The Score "The St. Louis Blues will host the 2020 NHL All-Star Game, league sources told The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford. " December 27

NHL.com "St. Louis Blues defenseman Vince Dunn has been fined $1,942.20, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for cross-checking Edmonton Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira during NHL Game No. 524 in Edmonton on Tuesday, Dec. 18, the National Hockey League's Department of..." December 19

Sportsnet "The NHL Department of Player Safety could hand out more discipline after a wild cross-checking sequence in Tuesday’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues. Edmonton forward Jujhar Khaira will have a hearing for cross-checking the..." December 19

Sportsnet "The NHL’s holiday trade freeze gets put into effect this coming Wednesday and with this date looming the trade market, as we inch towards the league’s Feb. 25 trade deadline, is beginning to stir. On Saturday, during Hockey Night in Canada’s Headlines segment,..." December 16

TSN "Robert Bortuzzo is sticking around in St. Louis.  The Blues announced Saturday that the defenceman has signed a three-year contract extension worth $1.375 million per season.  In 12 games so far this season, Bortuzzo has one goal and two assists to go along with..." December 15

The Score "One of the St. Louis Blues' best prospects is sticking with the team for the time being. Robert Thomas will not be loaned to the Canadian national team for the upcoming World Junior Championship, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong confirmed to TSN's Pierre LeBrun on..." December 15

Sportsnet "St. Louis Blues defenceman Alex Pietrangelo has had surgery on his right hand and will be re-evaluated later in December, according to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic. Pietrangelo has four goals and 11 points in 24 games this season for the struggling Blues club. " December 13

NBC Sports Philadelphia "With the holiday roster freeze six days away, expect the speculation game to heat up. The trade deadline is still 10 weeks away, but business is starting to shake out. We’ve seen a couple of minor trades this week and some player movement on the waiver wire. Since Chuck Fletcher..." December 13

Pro Hockey Talk "We’re exactly one week away from the NHL’s holiday roster freeze. Teams won’t be able to make a move between Dec. 19 at 11:59 pm ET and Dec. 28 at 12:01 am ET, which means there could be some fireworks between now and the 19th. So, which teams are most likely to make a move..." December 13

Pro Hockey Talk "It’s been quite a week for the St. Louis Blues. Let’s recap: • After being booed off of their home ice following a 6-1 thrashing by the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, Brayden Schenn labels the team “a fragile group,” three days after..." December 11