St. Louis Blues News & Stories
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- Dec 12th, 14:58NHL Prospect Report
Sweden Stock Watch: Felix Nilsson enjoying a breakout season
Felix Nilsson's breakout season, David Edstrom's continued success, Noah Dower-Nilsson's improvement, and more in this edition of Stock Watch. - Dec 12th, 13:00Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Focus: Checking in on the rookies
Michael Clifford shines some light on some of the good and bad aspects of this year's rookie class. - Dec 7th, 16:40NHL
Power Feelings: Ring-a-Ding-Ding!
To the tune of that "Flashdance" song: Power Feelings. - Dec 2nd, 19:24NHL
What We Learned: The New York Rangers at a crossroads
The Rangers' problems are self-inflicted and maybe not fixable. - Nov 25th, 18:43NHL
What We Learned: How the coaching carousel revolves around bad GMing
Two coaches fired in five days because their GMs expected way too much from subpar rosters. - Nov 11th, 19:00Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Focus: Mining the Waiver Wire (Week 6)
Michael Clifford takes a swing around the waiver wire to unearth some gems heading into Week 6 of the fantasy hockey schedule. - Oct 9th, 22:43NHL
Take Town: Season premier, why did it start so early in Seattle?
Wow, it's a whole new season - Oct 7th, 20:14NHL
Power Feelings: Change at the top
It's another edition of the Power Feelings but you're not allowed to be mad about anything I say. - Sep 17th, 19:45NHL
The Crease Index: Ranking all 32 NHL teams long-term outlook in-goal
Sean Shapiro ranks the long-term outlook in-goal for all 32 NHL franchises. - Sep 6th, 22:11Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Feature: Justin Faulk's newly cleared path
With Torey Krug out for the 2024-25 campaign, Justin Faulk is first in line to soak up the offensive minutes. Michael Clifford has the details. - Aug 31st, 18:15Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2024 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 11-ranked St. Louis Blues
Marek Novotný takes you through the St. Louis Blues' 11th-ranked prospect pool, with scouting reports and tools grades on its 21 best prospects. - Aug 19th, 16:00NHL
What We Learned: What's the Blues' offer-sheet endgame?
How much does St. Louis think Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg are going to help them? - Aug 14th, 18:45NHL
Making sense of the St. Louis Blues' offer sheets to Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway
The St. Louis Blues have signed Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway to two-year offer sheets. - Jun 19th, 16:00NHL
EP Rinkside Transaction Grades for the 2024 NHL offseason
Ryan Lambert grades (almost) every transaction in the 2023-24 NHL offseason. - May 17th, 14:46Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Feature: The Jake Neighbours breakout is coming
It was a solid sophomore season for Jake Neighbours, but Michael Clifford reads the tea leaves and sees more coming. - May 8th, 21:002024 NHL Draft
Elite Prospects' post-lottery 2024 NHL Mock Draft
The draft order has been decided and now we wait for the picks to be made. Cam Robinson takes his turn at predicting who goes where and when. - Apr 9th, 18:32NHL
Unnumbered Thoughts: For the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers, the Presidents' Trophy comes into focus
Sean Shapiro takes a look around the NHL with the No. 1 teams in both the East and the West jockeying for top position. - Mar 31st, 13:00Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Feature: Dalibor Dvorsky
With a monster OHL season under his belt, what can fantasy owners expect from Dalibor Dvorsky? - Mar 25th, 03:53Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Focus: Mining the waiver wire - playoff edition (Week 4)
Cam Robinson returns to identify a smorgasbord of waiver wire options to help you continue driving through the fantasy hockey postseason. - Mar 20th, 13:00Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Feature: Jake Neighbours' inspiring path
Jake Neighbours has gone from a controversial first-round pick in 2020 to an NHL player. How high in the lineup he can play long-term is still in question. Does he... - Mar 18th, 16:37NHL
Unnumbered Thoughts: As the NHL expansion wheel turns Atlanta has a real chance
Sean Shapiro takes a look around the NHL in his weekly column, focusing particularly on how and when the NHL will go to 33 or even 34 teams. - Mar 6th, 23:35NHL Prospect Report
Sweden Stock Watch: Canucks prospect Jonathan Lekkerimäki thriving with Örebro
Jimmy Hamrin take stock of the coming and goings of Sweden, highlighted by the Canucks prospect. - Feb 27th, 15:00NHL
Buy, Sell, or Sit: What should each team do at the 2024 NHL trade deadline
Rinkside analytics columnist JFresh looks at which teams should sit, sell, or buy at the 2024 NHL trade deadline. - Feb 19th, 04:59Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Focus: Mining the waiver wire on Week 19
Cam Robinson returns for another rousing round of mining the waiver wire. He does the digging so you can unearth the gems. - Jan 29th, 04:49Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Focus: Mining the waiver wire on Week 17
Cam Robinson is back again to help you mine the waiver wire for the extended two-week matchup. - Jan 21st, 18:02Fantasy Hockey
Prospect Prospective: Does Michael Buchinger's potential match his production?
Producing at a high rate in junior is often indicative of future fantasy value. But sometimes it isn't. Victor Nuño checks in on St. Louis Blues' defensive prospect Michael Buchinger to see what the future may have in store. - Jan 6th, 15:00World Juniors 2024
What we learned at the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championship
J.D. Burke reflects on what was learned at the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships. - Jan 3rd, 12:50Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Focus: Sustainable or not?
Michael Clifford checks in on players who have found success so far this season and determines whether it's sustainable or not. - 2023-12-23, 20:00NHL Prospects
Scout's Notebook: How four top European prospects are faring in the OHL
The latest Scout's Notebook looks at the play of Dalibor Dvorský, Filip Mešár, Eduard Šalé, and Kasper Halttunen. - 2023-12-14, 19:30NHL
Take Town: Blues Christmas without you
Craig Berube's out in St. Louis, and it seems like literally everyone knows it's not his fault. So why's he out? - 2023-12-14, 13:00Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Fallout: Big changes in St. Louis
The St. Louis Blues are a team in transition. Big changes helped propel them to a Stanley Cup once upon a time. Michael Clifford explores what impact these recent changes may have on their fantasy landscape. - 2023-12-13, 05:38NHL
St. Louis Blues fire head coach Craig Berube; Drew Bannister named interim coach
The St. Louis Blues have fired head coach Craig Berube and promoted Drew Bannister from the Springfield Thunderbirds to interim head coach. - 2023-12-05, 23:45NHL Prospect Report
OHL Stock Watch: Liam Greentree a lone brightspot for struggling Windsor Spitfires
The OHL Stock Watch highlights the play of Liam Greentree, Carson Rehkopf, the Sudbury Wolves' entire first line, Owen Beck, Sam Dickinson, and Anthony Cristoforo. - 2023-12-05, 13:00Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Focus: Turnaround Options
Michael Clifford identifies a bushel of players who are showing signs of breaking out for the remainder of the season - 2023-12-04, 13:00Fantasy Hockey
Mining the Waiver Wire - Week 8
Cam Robinson is back again with another installment of Mining the Waiver Wire. Where he does all of the work and you enjoy all of the profit. - 2023-12-03, 23:25NHL Prospect Report
Sweden Stock Watch: A pair of Vegas Golden Knights prospects lead the way
The December Sweden Stock Watch highlights the performances of Carl Lindbom, David Edstrom, Axel Sandin Pellikka, Anton Wahlberg, Otto Stenberg, and Felix Nilsson. - 2023-11-20, 13:00Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Focus: The waiver wire is bursting with young talent
Waiver wire - Nov. 20COL, VAN, NAS, CARAvoid: OTT, WASH< VGK, TOR,MinnyAs we enter the seventh week of the season, trends are becoming more and more entrenched. Those hot starts... - 2023-11-17, 22:30NHL
3 Stars: Here we go again
The Rinkside 3 Stars are led by the NHL keeping its finger on the pulse, a series of comical San Jose Sharks-related firsts, the Edmonton Oilers getting hot, and gaudy stats on the Vancouver Canucks - 2023-11-08, 15:00NHL Prospect Report
Sweden Stock Watch: Felix Unger Sörum, Anton Johansson soaring with Leksands IF
The November Sweden Stock Watch highlights the performances of Anton Johansson, Felix Unger Sörum, Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Noah Östlund, Filip Bystedt, and Theo Lindstein. - 2023-10-27, 17:01Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Roundup: Which prospects have found early success this season?
Prospect Roundup Time!With the NHL well underway, we’re starting to get a gauge on who is hot and who is not. It’s on every highlight pack, every radio show, and... - 2023-10-18, 17:18NHL Prospects
The OHL's Sudbury Wolves are the right destination for Dalibor Dvorský after failed SHL stint
Dalibor Dvorský is joining the OHL's Sudbury Wolves. Lassi Alanen has more on the move and where things went wrong in the SHL. - 2023-10-10, 13:53NHL
32 Boring Predictions for the 2023-24 NHL season
Who needs bold predictions? Sean Shapiro brings you the boring ones that will actually happen this season. - 2023-10-09, 14:45NHL Prospects
Stock Watch: Reviewing the performance of Western Conference prospects in the preseason
David St-Louis reviews the performance of each Western Conference team's top prospects in the 2023-24 preseason. - 2023-10-04, 16:30NHL
Take Town: Crossing the border
This week's trip through Take Town has us looking at preseason battles, the Ottawa Senators cap mess, and the St. Louis Blues looking rough ahead of 2023-24 season. - 2023-10-04, 14:00Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Season Primer: The Central Division
The Central Division has the most exciting rookie we have seen in the NHL since Connor McDavid. There is also loads of talent at all positions, plus a legitimate threat... - 2023-09-28, 13:00Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Rundown: Real life vs fantasy value - prospect edition (Part III)
In the first two parts of this series, we explored 10 prospects from the EP Rinkside top 51-100 affiliated prospects. Those players primarily featured towards the end of that list,... - 2023-09-24, 11:32Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Rundown: Real life vs fantasy value - prospect edition (Part II)
In part one of this series, I talked about the first five prospects from the EP Rinkside top 51-100 affiliated prospects. These just happened to be the last five on... - 2023-09-22, 16:09NHL Prospects
The USHL's most improved players and how they did it
Mitch Brown looks at the players who made the most strides this past season. - 2023-09-19, 19:50NHL
EP Rinkside Top-20 Right Wings for the 2023-24 season
JFresh continues his series looking at the top player in the NHL, today focusing on the right wings. - 2023-09-18, 17:24NHL
EP Rinkside Top-20 Left Wings for the 2023-24 season
JFresh opens his series of top players by looking at the left wingers. - 2023-09-13, 19:34NHL
NHL Storylines to watch for the 2023-24 season: Central Division
Sean Shapiro looks at some of the storylines he'll be tracking this season from the Central Division. - 2023-09-03, 19:00Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2023 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 16-ranked St. Louis Blues
Mitch Brown tees up the St. Louis Blues' 16th-ranked system, with scouting reports, tools grades, etc. on their 16 best prospects. - 2023-08-30, 15:11NHL
One player that can make or break each team's 2023-24 NHL season
JFresh looks at one player that can make or break each team in the NHL during the 2023-24 season. - 2023-08-25, 19:45Prospect Pool Rankings
Ranking the NHL's top 15 affiliated goaltender prospects in 2023
Greg Balloch ranks the 15 best goaltenders outside of the NHL ahead of the 2023-24 season. - 2023-08-24, 20:01NHL
Free Agent Matchmaker: Finding ideal landing spots for remaining UFAs
JFresh tries to match some of the remaining unrestricted free agents with the teams they could help. - 2023-08-23, 16:30Prospect Pool Rankings
Ranking the NHL's top 100 affiliated prospects in 2023: Skaters 25-1
The Elite Prospects ranking of the NHL's 100 best affiliated prospects comes to a close with the 25 best prospects in hockey. - 2023-08-22, 18:00Prospect Pool Rankings
Ranking the NHL's top 100 affiliated prospects in 2023: Skaters 50-26
The Elite Prospects 2023 NHL prospect ranking countdown continues with the 50th to 26th-best skater prospects. - 2023-08-21, 16:01Prospect Pool Rankings
Ranking the NHL's top 100 affiliated prospects in 2023: Skaters 100-51
The Elite Prospects 2023 NHL prospect ranking countdown begins with a look at the 100th to 51st-best skater prospects. - 2023-08-15, 12:42NHL
The best and worst salary cap outlooks in the NHL
JFresh looks at the best and worst scenarios for cap space. - 2023-05-08, 12:372023 NHL Entry Draft
Connor Bedard will completely change a franchise. The lotto decides tonight.
He's the best prospect since Connor McDavid and even had a better junior career than the Edmonton Oilers superstar. Tonight all eyes will be on the lottery.