Blues Trade King to Caps for Della Rovere
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent Jeff Quirin breaks down the trade between the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals that sent tough guy D.J. King to the Southeast Division.
According to Andy Strickland and Jeremy Rutherford the St. Louis Blues have sent enforcer DJ King to the Washington Capitals. King agreed to a two-year contract extension totaling $1.25 million prior to the trade.
King was the Blues 6th Round pick (190th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Since making his NHL debut on October 5th, 2006 King has appeared in 101 games with the St. Louis Blues. In that time frame he has accumulated 4 goals, 9 points and 185 penalty minutes.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, NHLHS Features, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals Tags: Barrie Colts, Cam Janssen, DJ King, St. Louis Blues, Stefan Della Rovere, Washington Capitals
Blues Sign David Perron
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent discuss the new deal for forward David Perron as well as his thoughts on Erik Johnson.
On Wednesday the St. Louis Blues announced that talented forward David Perron had agreed to a two year contract. Per Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch the deal breaks down in to $1.8 million in 2010-2011 and $2.5 million in 2011-2012.
This contract could prove to be a steal of a deal for the Blues. Perron is a highly skilled offensive juggernaut in the making. All the tools are there. The stick skills, the vision, the dangling and the burning desire to score. Take a look at what he does to Mark Striet and tell me he doesn’t have “it”. There are few players out there being paid less than $2 million next season who have the ability to post a 25 goal, 50 point campaign. The relative cost to output should allow the Blues some flexibility down the road to add salary to fill deficiencies elsewhere.
Categories: St. Louis Blues Tags: David Perron, DJ King, Erik Johnson, hockey, NHL, St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues Free Agency FAQ
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent Jeff Quirin takes a look at the organization and presents his “free agency FAQ”.
There has been quite a discourse regarding the Blues perceived lack of inactivity on the free agent front. Angry Blues fans from the water cooler to message boards are chiming in that they are not so happy with Doug Armstrong’s alleged inability and unwillingness to bring in “upgrades”. I mean not to harm the feelings of my Blues brethren, but there is also a fan unwillingness to accept the reality of the situation the team is in.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, NHLHS Features, St. Louis Blues Tags: Alex Pietrangelo, Barret Jackman, David Backes, David Perron, Doug Armstrong, Erik Johnson, Free Agency, hockey, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jaroslav Halak, John Davidson, Mat D'Agostini, NHL, Patrick Marleau, Patrik Berglund, Roman Polak, St. Louis Blues, TJ Hensick, TJ Oshie, Vladimir Sobotka
St. Louis Blues Sign Jaroslav Halak to a Four Year Contract
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent Laura Astorian breaks down the contract signed by recent acquisition Jaroslav Halak and the blues.
In a signing that surprises no one, the St. Louis Blues signed their most recent goaltender acquisition to a four year, $15 million contract deal that is sure to upset Canadiens fans.
Categories: Central, St. Louis Blues, Western Conference Tags: Ian Schultz, Jaroslav Halak, lars eller, St. Louis Blues
Bob Probert’s NHL Legacy
NHLHS Chicago Blackhawks Correspondent Ryan Hackett gives his thoughts on the passing of a hockey legend, Bob Probert. RIP Probie.
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Just a few short hours after both Canada and the United States finished the weekend-long celebrations for their respective national holidays, the hockey world suffered an immeasurable loss as one of its own, Bob Probert, met his end at the young age of 45. Widely regarded as the best “tough guy” to ever lace it up in the NHL, Probert played one of sport’s most difficult roles for an astounding 17 NHL seasons, first for the Detroit Red Wings, then for their division rival Chicago Blackhawks.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Central, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Bob Probert, Brantford Alexanders, Chicago Blackhawks, claude lemieux, Craig Coxe, Darren Pang, Detroit Red Wings, Doug Gilmour, Ian Laperriere, Jeff Odgers, Jody Shelley, Joey Kocur, Marty McSorley, NHL, Nick Kypreos, OHL, Steve Yzerman, Tie Domi
Another Step in the Right Direction : Versteeg to Leafs
NHLHS Toronto Maple Leafs Correspondent Luca Vacca (LeafsWire) takes a look at the acquisition of Kris Versteeg from the Hawks, and how it affects their free agency approach on July 1st.
The Toronto Maple Leafs had much work to do this offseason in order to become more competitive for next year. They took a huge step forward last night by acquiring yet another Chicago cap casualty, Kris Versteeg.
Categories: Chicago Blackhawks, Eastern Conference, Northeast, Toronto Maple Leafs Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Chris Didomenico, Kris Versteeg, Philippe Paradis, Toronto Maple Leafs, Viktor Stalberg
NHLHS Mock Draft: With the Twenty Fourth Pick…
NHLHS Mock Draft is our latest feature where we collectively predict the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The draft is a crapshoot and we will be wrong… …but we thought it would be fun to try.
With the 24th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks select…
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NHLHS Mock Draft: With the Twenty First pick…
NHLHS Mock Draft is our latest feature where we collectively predict the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The draft is a crapshoot and we will be wrong… …but we thought it would be fun to try.
With the 21st overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings select…
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Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Central, Detroit Red Wings, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Jonathan Merrill
