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Special Teams Not Special for Blues

Game Three is often a pivotal moment in a best-of-seven series. Of course, in the case of the St. Louis Blues, it's more about keeping hope alive at this point.Yes, teams have come back after losing the first three games of a series. However, there's a reason why it hasn't happened in the NHL in over 30 years. Betting on...

NHL Western Conference Playoff Preview

Exactly 1,230 regular season games have been played. We're down to the best eight teams in each conference. The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Wednesday night with four series lid-lifters.The Western Conference is home to the league's best team (San Jose), the defending champion (Detroit), and the two most intriguing...

Canucks, Flames Clinch Playoff Spots

The Stanley Cup won't be handed out until June, but this is the time when we see teams making runs at the playoffs. And you can't win the Cup if you don't make the playoffs. Race for the Cup is your daily check of where your favorite team stands as the season dwindles.It was a crazy Thursday in the NHL. David Backes' big...

Carolina Extends Winning Streak to 7

Newsmakers in the NHL is a weekday morning attempt to clear yesterday's rebounds and look to the day ahead.Hurricanes 4, Rangers 2: Carolina continued its winning ways with a 4-2 win over the Rangers on Thursday night, extending its current winning streak to seven games. Chad LaRose scored a pair of goals in the win, while...

David Backes Scores Four in Detroit

The St. Louis Blues are in the middle of a series of must-win games in their quest for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The run continued Thursday in Detroit, where St. Louis tried to rebound from a rather listless effort Wednesday night in Chicago. They got plenty of help from one of their young guns. David Backes is in his...

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05/15/12 Grading the Blues forwards Source: CBS - KMOV - St. Louis MO The 34 year old defenseman is particularly hard to grade this season considering he missed 57 games due to injuries.
05/12/12 Eight highlights as playoffs reach midway point Source: NHL Four teams left, eight wins to go, but before we go in that direction let's take a look back at the Conference Semifinals.
05/11/12 The Sports Hub: St. Louis Blues Wrap-Up Show with Ken... Source: KMOX 1120 - St. Louis MO Head Coach of the St. Louis Blues Ken Hitchcock joined Chris Kerber to talk about his first season as Head Coach, this group of players on the Blues, the offseason ahead, Tom Stillman and St. Louis as a sports town.
05/08/12 Blues second-round playoff exit causes pain, but also... Source: Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville IL And while the Blues' euphoria over the team's first playoff win in 10 years didn't last long, coming to a dull thud in a second-round sweep by the Los Angeles Kings, Backes believes a solid foundation has been laid for future success.
05/06/12 The Better Team Won Source: Kukla's Korner The St. Louis Blues didn't want to use injuries as an excuse for their second-round elimination.