Latest Blues Stories
Posted: Nov 17th 2009 4:20 PM ET by Adam Gretz (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blues, Devils, Rangers, Red Wings, NHL Fans, NHL Videos

Brendan Shanahan announced his retirement on Tuesday afternoon, ending a 21-year career that saw him finish with 656 goals (11th all time), 698 assists and 1,354 points with the
New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers,
St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings,
New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils.
He was a member of three Stanley Cup winning teams (all in Detroit), an eight-time All-Star and a two-time 50-goal scorer.
Not only was he a dominating player on the ice, he was also an extremely entertaining person off of it.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 4:00 PM ET by Bruce Ciskie (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blues, Canucks, Flyers, Rangers, Thrashers, Red Wings, NHL Fights, NHL Videos
Every Friday, FanHouse sifts through the rubble and picks the best NHL fight, with the help of HockeyFights.com.If last week seemed a little bit light, we're going to make up for it now. There is no shortage of fights to choose from this week, and we had some really good ones that had to be left on the proverbial cutting room floor. We've also added to our series of rather unlikely scraps. To top it all off, we had an easy choice for the week's best bout.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 12:00 PM ET by Kevin Schultz (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blues, Ducks, Flyers, Hurricanes, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Panthers, Wild, NHL Coaching
In the NHL, coach firings are as common as parking tickets in New York City. Throughout the NHL season I'll be taking a bi-weekly look at five coaches who are the most likely to get fired. Be advised your local coach may be axed at any moment. Consider this fair warning.
Things have changed quite a bit since our last look at coaches with warm cushions. For one, the Lightning are making me look bad at 3-1-3 since the last installment. The Leafs have won a few games and things have gone from bad to an Alexander Daigle brand of awful for the Hurricanes. We'll take a look at all of that and more after the jump.
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 8:00 AM ET by Adam Gretz (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blues, Penguins

We're trying something different to replace the old Newsmakers in the NHL posts. Hopefully you'll like it. Each weekday we'll take a look at one positive performance from the previous night (a plus), and one negative performance from the previous night (a minus). It's the plus/minus.Tell us what you think at nhlfanhouse@gmail.com.
Posted: Nov 9th 2009 10:15 PM ET by Bruce Ciskie (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blues, Stars, Red Wings, NHL Hall of Fame, NHL Videos

In September, former
NBA superstar Michael Jordan raised more than a few eyebrows. The speech he gave at his Hall of Fame induction quickly turned into a vengeful gong show in which His Airness
blasted virtually anyone who he even perceived to be guilty of a slight.
Monday night, the Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed its class of 2009. The ceremony's very first acceptance speech was given by former St. Louis Blue, Dallas Star, and Detroit Red Wing Brett Hull. It was a stirring example of how to give a Hall of Fame speech.
Posted: Nov 9th 2009 10:00 AM ET by Bruce Ciskie (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blues, Stars, Red Wings, NHL Hall of Fame, College Hockey

In 1984, a kid with a famous name and loads of potential in his game showed up on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Calgary Flames had drafted the kid, but they knew he wasn't ready to play.
After two years at UMD, Brett Hull -- son of the great Bobby Hull -- was ready to tear up the NHL. Boy, did he ever do that.
Turns out Hull was quite the impact player at every level he ever played at. He finished his career as the only player to ever score 50 goals in college hockey, the minors, and the NHL.
Posted: Nov 5th 2009 11:00 AM ET by Adam Gretz (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blues

Fresh off a surprising trip to the postseason a year ago and boasting a roster that, on paper, is loaded with a strong mix of veterans and talented youngsters, the St. Louis Blues entered the 2009-10 season with high expectations. Unfortunately, through their first 12 games, they've have struggled, winning just five games, and only three of their past 10. To help figure out what's ailing the Blues after one month, we've recruited the services of Sean Gallagher from the fantastic, must-read Blues blog, St. Louis Game Time. Posted: Oct 21st 2009 12:45 AM ET by Adam Gretz (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blues, Penguins, NHL Press Box
Newsmakers in the NHL: During the regular season it's our weekday look at the previous night's action and some of the story lines taking place around the league. Have a tip or something you want linked? Send it in to nhlfanhouse@gmail.com.
PITTSBURGH --
St. Louis Blues head coach Andy Murray lifted his starting goaltender,
Chris Mason, following the second period of his team's 5-1 loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. And it wasn't due to poor performance by the veteran netminder.
Sure, he gave up four goals through two periods, but the
Penguins were coming at him in waves over the opening 40 minutes. Had it not been for the play of Mason, the Penguins could have -- and would have -- blown the doors off this game much earlier than they did.
Also: Reactions from St. Louis locker room, video of the day, and more
Posted: Oct 20th 2009 6:00 PM ET by Adam Gretz (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blues, Penguins, NHL Live Blogging

PITTSBURGH -- I'm live at Mellon Arena for tonight's Pittsburgh Penguins vs. St. Louis Blues game and will be live-blogging all of the action on the ice starting at 7 PM ET. Keep checking back for live updates as they happen.
Posted: Oct 15th 2009 4:00 PM ET by Susan Slusser (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blues, Red Wings, FanHouse Exclusive

Niklas Kronwall and
Erik Johnson, defensemen for the Red Wings and
Blues respectively, both enjoyed opening the season in Sweden. Like many of Detroit's players, Kronwall is from there, while Johnson was happy St. Louis took both games and that he's healthy after missing most of a year.
Since returning to the U.S., however, the Red Wings and Blues have been less than sharp. And Detroit wasn't any great shakes in Sweden, either, dropping both games despite holding leads in each.
The two teams, both expected to be contenders, are at the bottom of the Central Division going into play Thursday night.