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Blues On The Right Path

by Paul on 10/25/07 at 06:08 PM ET
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from the CP via TSN,

The veteran forward saw enough potential for a bright future to put his name on a three-year contract.

“I thought it was a really good fit hockey wise,” said Kariya, who signed an US$18-million deal with the Blues on July 1 after spending the last two years with the Nashville Predators. “When (head coach) Andy Murray took over the team last year, in my opinion, they were a playoff team. And with the young group of players, you knew that they not only were going to be a good team now but two or three years down the road, they were going to be even better.”

read on

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Thoughts on the Game Day Skate

by Alanah McGinley on 10/20/07 at 11:44 PM ET
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From Kent Youngblood of the Star Tribune,

Morning skates on game days are a part of NHL tradition. But [Andy Murray] Murray isn’t a big fan, calling them one of the most overrated things in hockey. Murray rarely makes the skates mandatory. In St. Louis they’re called “necessary skates,” in that players who think it’s necessary will skate.

Turns out Wild coach Jacques Lemaire doesn’t entirely disagree.

“Myself, the morning skate is for the player that doesn’t play a lot,” Lemaire said. “Or the player that wants to shoot a couple pucks, players that want to feel their legs. That’s it.”

Lemaire runs a quick morning skate, and makes more of them optional as the season wears on. The players have varied views of them. Brian Rolston isn’t a big fan; Pavol Demitra loves to get in his morning skate.

more…

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Erik Johnson Out with Broken Foot

by Alanah McGinley on 10/10/07 at 02:45 PM ET
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From Jeremy Rutherford at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

Rookie defenseman Erik Johnson will miss the Blues’ home opener tonight with a hairline fracture in his right foot.

Johnson, 19, suffered the injury in the season opener at Phoenix on Oct. 4. An X-ray taken after the game did not reveal the fracture.  He played in the Blues’ second game two nights later at Los Angeles and scored the game-winning goal.

“I took a (shot) off the foot in the Phoenix game, and didn’t really notice any pain in the Los Angeles game or any practices until yesterday,” Johnson said this morning.

An X-ray taken Tuesday revealed the hairline fracture.

continued…

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Kariya Gives the Blues Respectability

by Alanah McGinley on 10/10/07 at 01:46 PM ET
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From John Glennon at the Tennessean,

When Paul Kariya signed with the Predators two summers ago, general manager David Poile called it a groundbreaking moment for the franchise.  Sure enough, Kariya boosted the team’s ticket sales, led the Predators twice in a row in scoring and helped guide Nashville to two straight regular seasons of more than 100 points.

But largely because of the uncertainty involving the Predators ownership situation, Kariya has taken his talents a few hours away, where he’s already made an impact on a St. Louis organization seeking to regain respectability on the ice and in the community.

continued…

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Legace Targets 60 Games

by Paul on 10/09/07 at 09:19 AM ET
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from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

On Monday, two days after leaving in the second period of a 5-3 Blues win over Los Angeles with a “tweaked” right knee, Legace was reassessing his proclamation. He was back at practice bending and scooting with ease and said he will start in the Blues’ home opener against Nashville on Wednesday night. But as far as playing 70 games this season, probably not.

“Sixty would be good ... that would be a good mark, not to push it,” said Legace, 34. “We’ll see how it goes. I’m just going to take all the precautions in the world.”

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Looking at the Blues

by Alanah McGinley on 10/04/07 at 05:20 PM ET
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From Jeff Gordon at STLtoday.com,

AL MACINNIS: The Hockey Hall of Famer is the vice president of hockey operations and still another potential NHL GM. He has no interest in serving a ceremonial role with this franchise.

Like Murray, MacInnis has a clear vision of what works and what doesn’t work in the NHL. He gives this hockey operation additional insight and another view on players inside and outside the organization.

more… (*looking at all the Blues’ top management)

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All In the Family

by Alanah McGinley on 10/04/07 at 08:56 AM ET
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From the LA Times,

You would have thought rookie Brady Murray would have grabbed the NHL schedule when it was released and circled this Saturday. Not only is it the home opener, but it is against the Blues, led by former Kings coach Andy Murray, Brady’s father.

“I didn’t really know,” Murray said. “I was more concerned about making the team.”

Consider that done.

Murray is one of the 14 forwards on the 23-man roster, and his mother is flying in for the game.

more… (*link may require free registration)

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Hinote Getting Famous Sister-In-Law

by Paul on 09/28/07 at 03:11 PM ET
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from TransWorldNews,

Actress Jenny McCarthy’s younger sister Amy McCarthy has become engaged to NHL hockey player Dan Hinote. Amy, who was once name “cyber girl of the month” by Playboy, will wed Hinote next year in Colorado.

The couple lives in St. Louis as that is who Hinote is currently playing for. Amy works at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

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McKee Out 4-6 Weeks

by Paul on 09/27/07 at 07:14 PM ET
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via the St. Louis Blues,

St. Louis Blues President John Davidson announced today that defenseman Jay McKee will be sidelined the next four-to-six weeks due to a fractured Metatarsal in his right foot. McKee suffered the injury in last night’s game at Minnesota.

note:  link added at 5:25pm…

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Chemistry Developing In St. Louis

by Paul on 09/23/07 at 11:38 AM ET
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from the St. Louis Post-Disptach,

Tkachuk was ecstatic when the Kariya deal fell in place July 1. In six seasons with the Blues, he has had only Pavol Demitra and Bill Guerin as scoring threats on his line.

“All I’ve got to do is get (Kariya) the puck and he’ll make me a better player,” Tkachuk said. “I compare him to a Pavol Demitra ... a give-and-go kind of style, which I like. He’s got unbelievable speed, unbelievable hands. Doing those 2-on-1s, he’s always moving. He’ll definitely help me.”

Kariya, who has one goal and four assists in the preseason, said the duo is developing chemistry “right away. Keith is an unbelievable hockey player. He does so many things well. He loves to play that give-and-go style of game, and that’s a game I love to play, too, so I think it’s going to be pretty quick in terms of the chemistry.”

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