Due to COVID-19 concerns, the 2021 tournament was moved to Edmonton, Alberta, and played in “bubble” conditions with no fans allowed to watch the proceedings. This year, Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, have been playing host to teams from around the world and the tournament will at least be allowed 50% capacity for spectators when […]
Continue readingThe team’s top defenseman was set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer, and his impending departure threatened to remove another key performer from the blue line that helped St. Louis hoist the Stanley Cup in 2019. Instead, Parayko will count $6.5 million against the salary cap when his new deal starts in the […]
Continue readingThe Blues returned to the ice for the first time since Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench in Anaheim. There was some catharsis when St. Louis scored 25 seconds in, but that just foreshadowed a wide-open game between two of the best Western Conference teams. Vegas was coming off a 4-0 blanking by the Minnesota […]
Continue readingThe Canadiens will get a 2020 second-round pick and a 2021 conditional fourth-round selection for Scandella, 29. It’s a good haul for the Habs, who acquired Scandella from the Sabres last month for a fourth-round pick. Heading up to Monday’s trade deadline, it has been thought that St. Louis would look for forward depth considering […]
Continue readingAs the Coyotes stare down the final quarter of the season, they’re clinging to the second Western Conference wild-card spot. They’re averaging slightly more offense than last season, but their leading goal scorer isn’t Kessel or Hall. It’s not Clayton Keller, the No. 7 overall pick of the 2016 draft; nor is it Nick Schmaltz, […]
Continue readingSt. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has undergone an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator procedure and his status will be updated next week, the team said in a statement Friday. The procedure restores the heart’s normal rhythm and was done after Bouwmeester suffered a cardiac episode while on the bench during Tuesday night’s game in Anaheim, California. Bouwmeester’s […]
Continue readingBlues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester is “doing very well” after suffering a cardiac episode on the bench during Tuesday night’s game against the Ducks, St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong said on Wednesday. Bouwmeester remained at the UC Irvine Medical Center on Wednesday and is undergoing a battery of tests to determine what happened, although Armstrong classified […]
Continue readingThe St. Louis Blues’ game against the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center was postponed on Tuesday night after Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench in the first period. The Ducks said the game will be made up at a later date. Bouwmeester appeared to be awake and alert as he was taken […]
Continue readingNow that the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend is in the rearview mirror, the league’s trade season is underway in earnest. The next several games for each team will be pivotal, as general managers decide whether their teams should be buyers, improving their chances for the Stanley Cup playoffs, or sellers, perhaps accelerating rebuilds. Get caught […]
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