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NHL Trade Deadline: St. Louis Blues

By landing last year's Stanley Cup hero, goaltender Jaroslav Halak, in a deal with the Montreal Canadiens in the offseason, the Blues had hoped for a better year than the previous one which saw them finish ninth in the West. But, alas, some of their key players have been battered by injuries during 2010-11, making their...

NHL Trade Deadline: Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are good at exceeding expectations. A season after they surprised the hockey world and beat heavily-favored Washington and Pittsburgh on the road to the Eastern Conference finals, the Habs are again exceeding expectations. They've bought into coach Jacques Martin's defense-first style of hockey,...

Eric Brewer Traded to Tampa Bay

After narrowly missing the postseason last year the St. Louis Blues went out this past summer and acquired goaltender Jaroslav Halak, fresh off his spectacular playoff run with the Montreal Canadiens. At the time, it looked like it was going to give the Blues an opportunity to return to the playoffs for just the second...

Erik Johnson Scores On His Own Net

If you've played hockey for any length of time at any skill level, there's a decent chance you've had the misfortune of doing what St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson did on Wednesday night: Put the puck in your own net. It happens to the best of them. That, of course, doesn't make it any less embarrassing or...

NHL Power Rankings: Canucks Ride Streak to Top Spot

A good way to get to the top of our NHL Power Rankings is to lose exactly one game in regulation over a stretch of 18. A 14-0-3 run propelled Vancouver to the No. 1 position in the Western Conference, and they move to the top of our latest Power Rankings. The teams are ranked below, complete with a quick synopsis from...

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05/10/12 Looking back: The Postseason Source: CBS - KMOV - St. Louis MO (HOckeyStL) -- The Blues were the source of excitement in St. Louis from the beginning of April to the start of May.
05/10/12 Montreal Canadiens: 10 Greatest Playoff Moments in... Source: Bleacher Report The most-recent Canadien to provide stellar heroics in the playoffs was Jaroslav Halak in 2010.
05/09/12 Hitchcock says Jaroslav Halak faces long rehab Source: Sporting News St. Louis Blues goaltender Jaroslav Halak only got to play in two postseason games because an ankle injury.
05/08/12 Blues won't use injuries as excuse for playoff exit Source: Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville IL "Playing at this time of year, my attitude is if you're in, you're in," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said.
05/07/12 Halak might have made a difference for Blues Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Nobody thought so at the time, no reason why they should.