Blues' Schenn Struggles in First Season as Captain & Why They Missed the Playoffs
Also, Blues could partner with the Coyotes in trades this summer & more
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Blue Note Weekly Report: Wrapping Up the 2023-24 Season
Schenn Disappoints in First Season as Blues’ Captain
April 21, 2024 by Stephen Ground
Before the 2023-24 season, the St. Louis Blues named Brayden Schenn the 24th captain in franchise history, putting him in a prestigious list of names that includes Bernie Federko, Brett Hull, Chris Pronger, Al MacInnis, and even (briefly) Wayne Gretzky. With former captain Ryan O’Reilly leaving via trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs the season prior, Schenn was on a short list of logical candidates to fill the vacancy, and most considered that the veteran, who was set to enter his seventh season, was the favorite to land the job.
3 Reasons the St. Louis Blues Missed the 2024 Playoffs
April 19, 2024 by Josh Berg
The St. Louis Blues’ season officially ended with their 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night. A roller coaster ride that included an early season coach firing, several bad losses to some of the worst teams in the league, and a late season playoff push that fell just short officially came to a close as the Blues missed the playoffs for the second straight season, finishing with 92 points. The team will finish, at worst, seven points away from a playoff berth. Although the season was a step up from the previous season, with an 11-point improvement, the Blues still have some holes to fill heading into the summer if they want to jump back to the postseason.
Blues & Coyotes Can Be Trade Partners Over 2024 Offseason
April 19, 2024 by Evan Mead
The St. Louis Blues are in a predicament. The NHL has grown tremendously, and the talent in the league has gotten better and better as the years go on. Now, in the Central Division, the Blues could be falling behind the eight-ball with teams like the Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets, Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators, and the Dallas Stars making significant strides in their rosters. In order to compete with those teams, the Blues are going to have to make some drastic changes to their current roster construction.
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Young Coaching Candidates for the St. Louis Blues to ConsiderÂ
April 17, 2024 by Ethan Carter
The St. Louis Blues enter the summer with a decision to make. Who will the next head coach be? After firing Stanley Cup-winning head coach Craig Berube in December, the club brought in American Hockey League (AHL) head coach Drew Bannister, who did a solid job on an interim basis.
St. Louis Blues Must Consider Buyout This Summer
April 15, 2024 by Stephen Ground
On July 1, Doug Armstrong will have been general manager of the St. Louis Blues for 14 years. In that nearly decade and a half, he has found his way out of many difficult contracts, like the bad deals for Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Sobotka that he traded for Ryan O’Reilly, or the bad agreement the Blues had with Jori Lehtera, that he managed to unload in the Brayden Schenn trade. But he has always avoided one thing: the dreaded contract buyout.