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
Norris Trophy Candidate: Roman Polak
NHLHS writer Laura Astorian takes a look at the season Blues defenseman Roman Polak has had and why he could be considered a Norris Trophy candidate.
Roman Polak is neither Italian nor Polish. Discuss.
He might not be either, but this 6’1″ Czech Olympian has emerged as the St. Louis Blues’ top defensive defenseman. With 21 points on the year (4G, 17A), he’s offensively solid, though not a powerhouse. His +7 is second on the team behind the Blues other solid defenseman Mike Weaver and his +9. When you consider that the Blues are near the bottom of the league in GF, a +7 is better than average.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Central, NHLHS Features, St. Louis Blues, Western Conference Tags: Norris trophy, Roman Polak, St. Louis Blues
Ranger Blues at Home Continues
NHLHS writer Brandon Augienello gives his post game thoughts on the New York Rangers recent downfall.
Down 3-2 early in the third period, the New York Rangers had a glorious opportunity to tie the game, when they were on a 1:17 two-man advantage. But being that this is, infact the Rangers we are talking about here, the end result was as typical as it was painful.
Not only did the Rangers fail to score, they didn’t even produce a single quality scoring chance. And while they did briefly tie the visitng St. Louis Blues, with a blueline softie from Wade Redden (this isn’t a typo), the Rangers did inevitably fall victim at home, yet again, by the score of 4-3.
Categories: New York Rangers Tags: Brad Boyes, Chris Drury, Erik Johnson, Henrik Lundqvist, Marian Gaborik, Mike Weaver, New York Rangers, Paul Kariya, Roman Polak, Ryan Callahan, St. Louis Blues, Wade Redden
Monday Morning NHL Papers (Western Conference)
(hat tip to the boys of IllegalCurve.com. Thanks to their amazing class and their blessing to take over this feature here at NHL Hot Stove. We hope you enjoy our latest daily series.)
Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Barrett Jackman, Barry Trotz, Brandon Prust, Brent Sutter, Chris Durno, Chris Osgood, Chris Stewart, Cody McLeod, Corey Perry, David Jones, Davis Drewiske, Davis Payne, Derek Peltier, Jan Hejda, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Jimmy Howard, Joel Quenneville, Jonas Hiller, Jordan Eberle, Kyle Cumiskey, Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, Marc Crawford, Matt Greene, Matt Hendricks, Matt Niskanen, Paul Bissonnette, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Rick Rypien, Roman Polak, T.J. Galiardi, Ty Conklin
NHL Players in the Olympics
The title says it all. This article will be no more than a comprehensive list of NHL (and some other players owned by NHL teams) players set to participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Categories: Olympic Coverage Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Sulzer, Andrei Kostitsyn, Andrei Markov, Andrej Meszaros, Andrej Sekera, Andres Ambuhl, Antero Niittymaki, Anton Volchenkov, Antti Miettinen, Bobby Ryan, Brenden Morrow, Brent Seabrook, Brian Rafalski, Brooks Orpik, Chris Drury, Chris Pronger, Christian Ehrhoff, Corey Perry, Dan Boyle, Daniel Alfredsson, Daniel Sedin, Dany Heatley, David Backes, David Krejci, Denis Grebeshkov, Dennis Seidenberg, Douglas Murray, Drew Doughty, Duncan Keith, Dustin Brown, Eric Johnson, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Evgeni Nabokov, Fedor Tyutin, Filip Kuba, Fredrik Modin, Henrik Lundqvist, Henrik Sedin, Henrik Tallinder, Henrik Zetterberg, Ilya Bryzgalov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jack Johnson, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jan Hejda, Jarkko Ruutu, Jarome Iginla, Jaroslav Halak, Jere Lehtinen, Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton, Johnny Oduya, Jon Quick, Jonas Gustavsson, Jonas Hiller, Jonathan Toews, Joni Pitkanen, Karlis Skrastins, Kaspars Daugavins, Kimmo Timonen, Loui Eriksson, Lubomir Visnovsky, Luca Sbisa, Marc Andre Fleury, Marcel Goc, Marco Sturm, Marek Zidlicky, Marian Gaborik, Marian Hossa, Mark Streit, Martin Brodeur, Martin Erat, Martin Havlat, Martins Karsums, Mattias Ohlund, Maxim Afinogenov, Michal Handzus, Miikka Kiprusoff, Mike Komisarek, Mike Richards, Mikhail Grabovski, Mikko Koivu, Milan Jurcina, Milan Michalek, Miroslav Satan, Nicklas Backstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Backstrom, Niklas Hagman, Niklas Kronwall, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Olli Jokinen, Ondrej Pavelec, Oskars Bartulis, Patric Hornqvist, Patrice Bergeron, Patrick Kane, Patrick Marleau, Patrik Elias, Paul Martin, Paul Stastny, Pavel Datsyuk, Pavel Kubina, Pavol Demitra, Peter Budaj, Phil Kessel, Rick Nash, Roberto Luongo, Roman Polak, Ruslan Salei, Ryan Callahan, Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Malone, Ryan Miller, Ryan Suter, Saku Koivu, Sami Lepisto, Sami Salo, Samuel Pahlsson, Scott Niedermayer, Semyon Varlamov, Sergei Gonchar, Sergei Kostitsyn, Shea Weber, Sidney Crosby, Teemu Selanne, Thomas Greiss, Tim Thomas, Tobias Enstrom, Tomas Fleischmann, Tomas Holmstrom, Tomas Kaberle, Tomas Kopecky, Tomas Plekanec, Tomas Vokoun, Toni Lydman, Tuomo Ruutu, Valtteri Filppula, Yannick Weber, Zach Parise, Zbynek Michalek, Zdeno Chara
