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Tuesday links: Seeking the fire we had last year edition

averagejoe — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:37 -0000

It's Tuesday. That's all I have to say today. Links? Links.

Blues news

Headline: Blues struggling to score goals. Deck: Pope remains Catholic. [Belleville News-Democrat]
But hey, at least Erik Johnson and Alex Pietrangelo are playing well. [Sporting News]
Seriously, EJ and Petro are living up to their potential. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Some notes on the Riverman and Ed Belfour. Good news, captain Yan Stastny isn't seriously hurt. [Peoria Journal Star]
The team is trying to find the fire it had last year. Yep, that's what's missing -- fire. Not goals or players like David Backes playing up to their potential, it's fire. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

Hockey news

Results from last night. Islanders, Flyers and Kings all are winners.[Yahoo! Sports]
Five games tonight. My game of the night? Rangers vs. Cancuks. [Yahoo! Sports]
The Flames are 7-4-1, but could they be better? [Matchsticks and Gasoline]
Ducks' d-man James Wisniewski suspended for a hit to the head. [ESPN]
Anaheim Calling tackles hits to the heads. [Anaheim Calling]
OdinMercer rejoices: the NHL is buying the Coyotes. [Five for Fowling]
Alex Ovechkin is week to week. Not good times for the Caps. [ESPN]
Speaking of injuries, Simon Gagne is going to miss a few weeks. [ESPN]
Mike Modano and Jere Lehtinen are close to coming back. [ESPN Dallas]
More injury news: Jason Spezza is out.[TSN]
In still injured news, Phil Kessel is still out. Still. [TSN]

Other links

Man gets caught cheating by standing on an a/c window unit in the nude. Seriously. [Blame it on the voices]
Big Ben, the clock, is on Twitter.[Twitter]
I know this Web site all too well. I think the only people that read newspapers anymore are the easily angered. [Angry people in local newspapers]
People google the dumbest fucking things. [gtards]
The Simpson's are famous for fake products. Here are some good ones. [Guyism]

Video

RFJCC sends along a video I was going to show anyway. Am I worried I'm thinking like him? Not really. Christopher Walken is bad ass.

gametimelinks(at)gmail.com. Keep it real, kids.

Blues Win At Carolina Seemed Easy, Almost TOO Easy...

Brad Lee — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:27:31 -0000

More photos » by Gerry Broome - AP

"Why yes Keith, I made that play look amazingly simple, but that's what I do. You know you're lovin' it." (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Browse more photos »

Boys and girls, the lesson from tonight's 5-2 win over the Hurricanes in Carolina is that a good start cures a lot of what's wrong with any hockey team.

Now when we say the win was easy, that's not a slam at the Canes or their fans. Seriously, Bubba. It's been kind of a struggle for a couple weeks and the team was coming off a lopsided loss at home to the more physical Stars. So it was more of a case of the Blues doing a lot of things right for a change. With the good start, they played more aggressively and created chances off the forecheck. With Carolina pressing, the Blues saw more odd-man rushes and more time in the offensive zone. Chris Mason played a solid game and they took control of the game early and held it until the bitter end.

Something has lit a fire under David Perron's ass. He scored two goals (one was an empty-netter) and added an assist. Now some in the audience might say, "It's because he's playing wth Silent Jay McClement!" And those people might be right, but it doesn't prove, Joe, that Jay is the best player on the Blues. Did you see that goal Andy McDonald converted on the 2-1 with Keith Tkachuk? Pure. Skill. That was a tough pass to gather, he was in deep and had to maneuver around the goaltender. I almost turned the TV off at that point so I wouldn't be disappointed with the rest of the game knowing I had seen the best moment there would be. Unless Andy McDonald made another beautiful play.

It was nice to see Sasquatchian Yan Stastny come back to the NHL from Peoria and score an opportunistic goal caused by the physical play of Cam Janssen. As the holy jumpin' announcers gushed on the broadcast, Stastny had a good camp but got caught in a numbers situation at forward. He was playing kickass in Peoria and was recently named captain of the AHL team.

Did anyone notice early in the game that Alex Pietrangelo (sounds like Orange Jello) put a big check on Rod Brind'Amour and knocked the elder statesman to the ice. When Rod The Bod (how did fans ever accept calling him that?) made his debut with the Blues, the year was 1989. Pietrangelo was born in January 1990. That's age descrimination, Jello! Be kind to senior citizens and take a wider path next time. You want Rod to break a hip?

So it's a quick turnaround with the Blues in the air flying home even as I type this. They play at Drinkscotch Center on Thursday against the bankrupt team in the desert. And I've got a cover story for the paper for the home game and I have exactly all the words left to write. Every last one of those things. They aren't going to write themselves, so this is your recap. On Thursday we'll have some sort of pre-party, the GDT, a wrapup. Who knows what else.

We should do this more often, but thanks for all you people that contribute to the site, even the people who don't join or get involved in the conversation. You're important too, so please keep coming back. We write shit for this site because we like being involved in the community. We hope that's why you come back too.

Don't let the bed bugs bite.

Tuesday links: Welcoming back Yan Stastny to the healthy scratch list edition

averagejoe — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:50 -0000

I'm tired. I got like two hours of sleep Saturday night and was up early Monday. I haven't done this since college and I gotta say, it's nice to get eight hours of sleep on a regular basis. Anyway, links? Links.

Blues news

Fragile D.J. King is going to be out 8-to-10 weeks with a broken hand. Yan Stastny will be up from the Peoria. [Belleville News-Democrat]
The Blues got physical at practice today, Eric Brewer is close to being fully operational and Barret Jackman had a kid. All that, and more in this blog. [STLtoday.com]
Alex Steen, recovering from a broken wrist, took his dog out for a walk on Monday. [KTVI]

Hockey news

Dutchie sighting: Lee Stempniak gets the game-winner for the Leafs in its first win of the year. Other results? Rangers beat Phoenix, Montreal tops the Islanders and Chicago beans Minnesota. [Yahoo! Sports]
Boy, the Vancouver/Detroit game sure looks interesting. Go natural disaster?[Yahoo! Sports]
Marian Gaborik had a game that sums up his career: He scored twice and left with an injury. [ESPN]
ESPN's power rankings. If you get riled up over this we can't be friends, not even if you offer free beer. I'll take the beer, you'll just have to leave. [ESPN]
The Ducks are sending a young d-man back to juniors. Don't get any ideas, Blues. [ESPN]
Ilya Kovalchuk has a broken foot. If he were a college football player, some moron on TV would be saying how he cost himself some money but not getting his cash before getting hurt. [TSN]
Joey MacDonald was a big fan of Cujo growing up. Me too. He's a goalie in the NHL. I do a links post for a hockey blog. .... Anyone have a beer? [TSN]
Old man Jerry Moyes is going to sell his team to the NHL. Wayne Gretzky hasn't agreed to the sale. [TSN]
The Colorado Avs might be ... good? [Mile High Hockey]

Other links

Pedobear is on the loose. [Geek Pad Show]
Holy shit, every opposing team should go to this Web site and look up David Perron and others. This site is awesome. [The Name Engine]
Too lazy to shave? Want to help raise money for charity? Movember. [Movember]
From NatetheGreat.: Detroit sucks. [Consumerist]

Video

I'm running out of videos. Here's some robot chicken. The giraffe reminds me of myself watching a Blues loss.

gametimelinks(at)gmail.com. Hildy is up next.

Friday links: Growing our beards to look like Chris Mason edition

averagejoe — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:15:11 -0000

It's Friday. Fuck and yes. Let's do the damn thing.

Blues news

Blues beat the Wild(s) 4-1. [Blues]
The Wild were not happy to get blown out by the Blues. [Twin Cities.com]
Yan Stastny has been sent to Peoria -- if he clears waivers. [Belleville News-Democrat]
Chris Mason talks beards, pucks. [Stltoday.com]
JR talks ... he has some news on Eric Brewer that's not dire. [Stltoday.com]

Hockey news

Wayne Gretzky has stepped down as head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, Dave Tippets has been hired to replace the Not So Great Coach. [ESPN]
Sidney Crosby hurts his groin in a meaningless game. [TSN]
Manny Legace gets his one shot, tonight, to make the Thrashers. [AJC]
Milan Hejduk signs an extension with the Avalanche. [TSN]
Gotta love protesters. [Puck Daddy]
Theo Fleury is trying to prove doubters. [TSN]
"Montreal Canadiens defenseman Patrice Brisebois retired Thursday, ending his 18-year NHL career with plans to drive on NASCAR's Canadian series." -- Two things: One) He's retiring for NASCAR? Two) Canada has a NASCAR? [ESPN]
Lee Stempniak is moving. [Blockshopper]

Other links

Channel your inner Ice Cube for this Web site? [Was Today A Good Day?]
Apparently, the world is full of dicks. [Accidental Dong]
I wholeheartedly support this grass-roots campaign. [Monty Burns for Mayor]
These poems suck. Enjoy. [Shitty Poems]
That's one expensive chicken nugget. [eBay]

Video

From RFJCC. Enjoy the "Wrong Hole Song."

After the jump we have some Friday stand up. Enjoy.

Louis CK makes me laugh. Warning, he's very profane.

Another week down, but never fear: Poor College Student has the weekend shift. He's a good dude so send him stuff.

Blues' Training Camp Roster

gallagher — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:00:27 -0000

Camp opens today with some basic on-ice work starting at 11 am at the rink at The Mills. The whole schedule can be viewed at the Blues' site and if past experiences are any indicator, expect all of these open practices to be packed to the rafters. The team has invited 58 players to the camp and that number will likely be culled very quickly as the first pre-season game is Tuesday and the regular season team will be jetting off to Sweden in just a couple weeks.

We'll update this list as players are released, returned to their junior squads or sent to Peoria.

Centers:

Derek Armstrong: Recently signed after six seasons in Los Angeles, the Andy Murray-favorite is playing for an NHL job.

Patrik Berglund: Clearly has a spot on the team, he'll be playing to determine his role on the top two lines and power play unit.

Nicholas Drazenovic: The 22-year-old Blues draft pick is trying to break through the AHL/NHL bubble.

Lars Eller: The former first rounder is hoping to make the NHL team

Jay McClement: Silent Jay has locked down the title of "Franchise Checking Center" and the job is his to lose for the forseeable future.

Andy McDonald: NHLer who has the top line job unless he fails to impress.

Philip McRae: Blues second rounder looking to impress for the future.

Cam Paddock: A 26-year-old AHLer who got a cup of coffee here last year and is looking to make sure his name is considered for call-up if the need arrives.

Brett Sonne: High-profile draftee who is looking to impress.

Yan Stastny: Riding the AHL/NHL bubble, Stastny needs to break out of the pack of similar players on the roster if he wants to get out of Peoria.

Julian Talbot: The 24-year-old AHLer will be trying to turn heads for a possible call-up.

Keith Tkachuk: NHLer who we still can't believe is lining up at center after only 16 years as an NHL left wing.

Number of NHL jobs available at center: Zero (McDonald, Berglund, McClement, Tkachuk). Position changes will be necessary for someone else to make the roster.

Potential to upset the list: Armstrong, a noted Murray favorite. Eller, if not for recently-diagnosed mononucleosis, would have had a shot.

Right Wings:

David Backes: David Backes is all that is man. After his breakout 31-goal campaign, he's playing for top-line consideration.

Brad Boyes: Will we hear again this year that Boyes' goal is to hit the net more rather than trying to pick corners and missing the goal completely? Because that's what we really want to hear. Again.

Adam Cracknell: The 24-year-old free agent signee has bounced around the AHL and ECHL since being drafted in the 9th round by Cal and Gary back in 2004.

B.J. Crombeen: The Beej is playing to determine his role; would have to pass through waivers to go to Peoria.

Cam Janssen: NHLer whose role probably needs to be better defined. Is he competing with DJ King or will they both stay on the roster?

James Livingston: 2008 draftee (3rd round) who has no more junior eligibility and is playing to make the Rivermen.

Aaron Palushaj: 2007 second rounder who has impressed at every turn and is playing to put his name in the mouths of the NHL coaching staff.

Ryan Reaves: 2005 fifth rounder is playing for a job in Peoria.

Tyler Shattock: Fourth rounder from this summer in his first camp with the Blues, he's likely on the ECHL/AHL bubble.

Number of NHL jobs available at right wing: Zero (Backes, Boyes, Crombeen, Janssen). Position changes will be necessary for someone else to make the roster.

Potential to upset the list: Palushaj. Likely a Peoria stud this year, he has excelled at every level since being drafted, including the recent Prospect Tournament in Traverse City.

Left Wings:

Paul Kariya: On the roster.

D.J. King: The question is what roles he and Cam Janssen will be given. Will they fight for one job? Can both make the team?

Mitch Love: Undrafted 25-year-old AHL/ECHL veteran on a tryout with the team.

T.J. Oshie: Just a question of what line the Teej is playing on come opening day. Will he get power play time? Penalty kill?

Anthony Peluso: 2007 sixth rounder playing for the first time on a professional team. Will it be in Alaska or Peoria?

David Perron: NHLer playing to determine his role. Likely to get power play time this year as well.

Chris Porter: The 25-year-old got six games in a Bluenote last year and will be looking to impress for consideration for call-up from the AHL if needed.

Alexander Steen: NHLer who is either a great checking line forward or who still has potential to become a scoring line winger (though that would likely have to be on another team).

Barry Tallackson: Former Golden Gopher with 20 NHL games on his resume, recently-signed Tallackson is likely Peoria-bound.

Brad Winchester: Recently re-signed, a spot on the NHL team his his to lose.

Number of NHL jobs available at left wing: Two less than zero (Kariya, King, Oshie, Perron, Steen, Winchester).

Potential to upset the list: None.

Defense:

Brendan Bell: Recently signed free agent with 101 NHL games played, he'll be playing for one of the available NHL jobs on the blueline.

Eric Brewer: Captain Roboto is not ready to play due to his knee and back surgeries. His absence leaves a a job opening.

Carlo Colaiacovo: An NHL job is his to lose, as is his spot on the power play.

Mark Cundari: Playing for his first professional job, though that's likely either in Peoria or Alaska.

T.J. Fast: 2005 second rounder will likely be back in Peoria this year.

Justin Fletcher: At 26, an AHL mainstay.

Alexander Hellstrom: Dancing the ECHL/AHL line.

Barret Jackman: NHLer who will likely, thankfully, lose his power play time this year.

Erik Johnson: NHLer with something to prove. Let's see him prove it.

Jonas Junland: has an outside shot at an NHL job, but would have to really impress.

Bryce Lampman: Welcome to the AHL, Bryce. At least it's not the KHL like last year, right? Free agent signee, the 27-year-old has 10 NHL games, zero points and a minus-5.

Alex Pietrangelo: Due to his juniors-or-NHL-only situation, he'll get a very long look to make the Blues.

Roman Polak: NHLer who will be battling for time on the power play and penalty kill.

Brett Ponich: Second rounder from this summer who was a big off-the-board pick is on the ECHL/AHL bubble.

Danny Richmond: 2003 second rounder of the Blackhawks, the window is closing on Richmond's NHL dream. A perfect camp will be required to avoid going to Peoria.

Tyson Strachan: Fairly impressive in limited NHL service last year, Strachan has an outside chance at one of the available jobs on the Blues' defensive corps.

Darryl Sydor: Cup-winner (Lightning, Stars) veteran of 17 NHL seasons, Sydor is in camp on a tryout and likely has a good chance at winning a job due to Brewer's injury. Unsigned, however, means he could receive an offer from any other team at any time.

Ryan Turek: 2006 fourth rounder, Turek is on the Alaska/Peoria bubble.

Adrian Veideman: A 26-year-old on a tryout who is so far off the grid that not even TSN's exhaustive list has info on him. At first, we thought the Blues had invited the World's Smartest Man to camp. Which would be cool, except that we'd rather have Rorschach on the roster than that fucking prima donna Ozymandias.

Steve Wagner: Look, we're big fans of Dancin' Stevie Wagner, but he's definitely on the outside looking in on the battle for an open spot on the pro roster. He'll likely be a late cut, sent back to Peoria.

Mike Weaver: The journeyman NHLer is nonetheless, an NHLer. A solid depth defenseman who is remarkably effective on the penalty kill, Monkey Arms is on the Blues roster unless he inexplicably implodes during camp.

Number of NHL jobs available on defense: Two (Colaiacovo, Jackman, Johnson, Polak, Weaver; with Brewer on IR).

Most likely to win the jobs (in order of likelihood): Sydor, Pietrangelo, Bell.

Outside shots: Strachan, Junland, Fast.

Goaltenders:

Jake Allen: The latest goalie in the Blues' system to carry the mantle of "The Future In Net," Allen will have to wait for the future to take the ice in St. Louis.

Ben Bishop: It's all but official that Bishop will be the starter in Peoria, gaining minutes, experience and training under the bleary, semi-watchful eyes of new goaltending consultant Eddie Belfour. A man, not insignificantly, who was probably serenaded by a younger Ben Bishop in a chorus of "Beeeelllllllll-Fooooooouuuuuuur!" chants. Weird.

Ty Conklin: The summer signee de facto backup NHLer. Will he be content to be the designated door-opener or is he going to push for the starter's job? You know, like last year's back-up, Weird Beard Mason, did to last year's starter Manny Legace....

Sebastian Dahm: On a tryout, we hope Dahm does a sweet Sebastian Bach impression. There are jobs available in the organization and this Dane would probably like one of them.

Chris Mason: The Starter. Is he going to be as unreal as he was down the stretch last year or will he start looking over his shoulder with Conklin in the fold?

Hannu Toivonen: Not a typo. When Ears exploded a couple years ago and fled to Europe we all figured that would be the last we'd see of the Finn. But he's back and he's hoping to re-start his NHL career. At just 25 years of age, we suppose it's possible. But we're skeptical. And gunshy.

Number of NHL jobs available in goal: Zero (Mason, Conklin). Bishop will be the starter in peoria and the guy called up if injuries occur.

Potential to upset the list: None. Too much money is invested in the top two guys and too much icetime will be given to Bishop and Allen at their respective levels to change this list.

If you're going to the practices and looking for a more statistical breakdown, print out the official Blues roster of the event.

Screw The Blues, Please

Rich of GASL — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:52:05 -0000

To this point I haven't minded that the Blues have made no other splash in the Free Agent market other than signing Ty "One On" Conklin. All Blues fans know the major pieces of the puzzle are working their way up through the organization (for a change), so we don't have to be real committed buyers, and that is a good thing. For starters, the Blues need not get into bidding wars for anybody. We are not desperate. Right now the Blues are the hot chick with the great body who isn't looking for Mr. Right and the long term relationship.

That being said, I sure wished the Blues would act like they want to get laid by Mr. Right Now.

All the signs point to this being a pretty weak market for free agents. All teams seem to be shy about running their budgets up to the cap, especially since they are not sure what it will look like next year. That is one reason why there was a flurry of activity as soon as the ball dropped on July 1. Teams knew what their wad was and they shot it. That is also why things have quieted considerably over the last 48 hours.

That is also why I think the Blues can afford to be a little more active. And I'd like them to sign a winger. (I'm thinking maybe a Ales Kotalik, Petr Sykora, or Alex Tanguay...if we wanted to be a skanky whore about it we could add Richard Zednik to that list.) Here is my reasoning:

Last season we lacked depth at wing. As a result we continually played natural centermen out of position (though some of that had to do with having rookie centermen I know). Adding another winger who can take some of the scoring pressure off the top line never hurts, and you have more insurance if we suffer another rash of injuries like last season.
The team is still carrying Janssen AND King. C'mon, the Blues have to be getting to a point where that situation is unhelpful.
I think we could afford to give this free agent a two year deal. This season is probably it for Tkachuk, and whoever we sign could fill that vet role after big Walt hangs up his skates (or at least fill part of that role.)
Adding a winger shouldn't really hurt upcoming players like Eller or Palushaj who can still fill in as needed without too much being demanded of them too soon. On the other hand it may mean we see less of Cam Paddock and Yan Stastny. (That's called a win-win.)

So, c'mon all you free agent wingers. Just look at this organization with her long legs and lascivious smile. You know she wants it.

Prospects Scoring, Penalty and Goaltending Stats

Tomorrows Blues — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:24:11 -0000

Compiled by Brian Weidler, "Game Time" Prospect Department

======== PROSPECT SCORING AND PENALTY STATISTICS THRU 28 FEB 2009 -- FORWARDS AND DEFENSEMEN ========

Player	Club (League)	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PP	SH	FG	GW	Pt/G	PM/G
BARRIBALL, Jay	U. Minnesota (WCHA)	RW	29	9	20	29	- 3	50	3	0	2	2	1.00	1.72
BERGLUND, Kristofer	Luleå HF (SWE)	D	52	3	22	25	+ 6	36	0	1	0	0	0.48	0.69
COLE, Ian	Notre Dame (CCHA)	D	32	6	16	22	+12	46	3	0	1	2	0.69	1.44
CUNDARI, Mark	Windsor (OHL)	D	54	9	19	28	+24	132	0	1	2	2	0.52	2.44
DRAZENOVIC, Nicholas	Peoria (AHL)	C	58	9	18	27	+ 3	33	3	2	1	1	0.47	0.57
ELLER, Lars	Frölunda HC (SWE)	C	48	12	17	29	+13	28	3	0	6	1	0.60	0.58
ERSTAD, Travis	Wisconsin-Stevens Pt. (NCHA)	C	26	10	7	17	0	56	3	0	1	3	0.65	2.15
FAIRCHILD, Cade	U. Minnesota (WCHA)	D	29	8	21	29	+ 1	46	5	0	2	0	1.00	1.59
FAST, T.J.	Peoria (AHL)	D	33	1	3	4	- 1	8	0	0	0	0	0.12	0.24
	Alaska (ECHL)	D	9	0	1	1	+ 1	6	0	0	0	0	0.11	0.67
FILEWICH, Jonathan	Peoria (AHL)	RW	30	4	7	11	- 7	6	1	0	1	0	0.37	0.20
	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)	RW	19	2	2	4	0	6	1	0	0	0	0.21	0.32
	... Total	RW	49	6	9	15	- 7	12	2	0	1	0	0.31	0.24
FREDRIKSSON, David	HV-71 (SWE)	RW	34	3	2	5	- 4	53	0	0	0	0	0.15	1.56
HJALMARSSON, Simon	Borås HC (SWE-2)	RW	40	14	19	33	+ 6	28	2	1	0	3	0.83	0.70
HELLSTRÖM, Alexander	Peoria (AHL)	D	29	0	0	0	- 4	26	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.90
	Alaska (ECHL)	D	9	0	3	3	+ 4	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.78
JUNLAND, Jonas	St. Louis (NHL)	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.00
	Peoria (AHL)	D	52	10	16	26	- 4	36	5	2	3	0	0.50	0.69
KANA, Tomas	Peoria (AHL)	LW	18	1	06	1	- 5	15	0	0	0	0	0.06	0.83
	Alaska (AHL)	LW	18	4	9	13	+10	40	0	0	0	0	0.72	2.22
LEHTERA, Jori	Tappara Tampere (FIN)	C	57	8	38	46	- 2	34	3	0	0	2	0.81	0.60
LEMTYUGOV, Nikolay	Peoria (AHL)	RW	27	5	14	19	- 2	20	3	0	2	0	0.70	0.74
	Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)	RW	21	7	4	11	0	8	2	0	0	0	0.52	0.38
LIVINGSTON, James	Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)	RW	61	19	17	36	-21	76	8	0	2	0	0.59	1.25
McCOLLEM, Matthew	Harvard Univ. (ECAC)	RW	27	6	8	14	- 5	24	5	0	0	2	0.52	0.89
McRAE, Philip	London (OHL)	C	56	29	31	60	+ 6	52	9	2	5	6	1.07	0.93
NIGRO, Anthony	Guelph (OHL)	C	25	7	11	18	- 1	31	1	0	1	2	0.72	1.24
	Ottawa (OHL)	C	36	21	20	41	+ 7	28	8	1	1	4	1.14	0.78
	... Total	C	61	28	31	59	+ 6	59	9	1	2	6	0.97	0.97
NIKITIN, Nikita	Avangard Omsk (KHL)	D	53	4	12	16	+ 7	28	2	0	0	1	0.30	0.53
NILL, Trevor	Michigan State Univ. (CCHA)	C	32	1	2	3	- 7	6	0	0	0	0	0.09	0.19
PADDOCK, Cam	St. Louis (NHL)	C	16	2	1	3	- 4	0	0	0	0	0	0.19	0.00
	Peoria (AHL)	C	45	4	5	9	- 8	83	0	0	1	0	0.20	1.84
PALUSHAJ, Aaron	Univ. of Michigan (CCHA)	RW	36	10	32	42	+21	24	3	0	2	2	1.17	0.67
PELUSO, Anthony	Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)	RW	36	9	6	15	-13	68	1	2	3	0	0.42	1.89
	Brampton (OHL)	RW	20	6	6	12	+ 4	48	1	0	1	2	0.60	2.40
	... Total	RW	56	15	12	27	- 9	116	2	2	4	2	0.48	2.07
PERVYSHIN, Andrei	Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)	D	54	6	21	27	+27	28	4	0	0	1	0.50	0.52
PIETRANGELO, Alex	St. Louis (NHL)	D	8	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.13	0.25
	Niagara (OHL)	D	31	8	21	29	+ 7	26	2	0	0	3	0.94	0.84
PORTER, Chris	St. Louis (NHL)	LW	6	1	1	2	- 1	0	0	0	0	0	0.33	0.00
	Peoria (AHL)	LW	54	3	7	10	-10	68	0	0	1	0	0.19	1.26
REAVES, Ryan	Peoria (AHL)	RW	38	5	6	11	+ 3	91	0	1	0	0	0.29	2.39
REGIER, Steve	St. Louis (NHL)	LW	8	3	1	4	- 1	4	2	0	0	0	0.50	0.50
	Peoria (AHL)	LW	53	17	22	39	+ 9	47	6	1	1	5	0.74	0.89
SACKRISON, Andrew	Minnesota State Univ. (WCHA)	C	27	1	5	6	- 1	18	1	0	0	1	0.22	0.67
SCHULTZ, Ian	Calgary (WHL)	RW	53	15	24	39	+18	118	4	0	3	0	0.74	2.23
SKACHKOV, Evgeny	Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)	LW	54	14	18	32	- 1	56	4	0	0	0	0.59	1.04
SONNE, Brett	Calgary (WHL)	C	57	46	46	92	+36	54	15	1	7	10	1.61	0.95
STASTNY, Yan	St. Louis (NHL)	C	34	3	4	7	-14	20	0	0	0	0	0.21	0.59
	Peoria (OHL)	C	10	2	0	2	- 2	2	0	2	0	0	0.20	0.20
STRACHAN, Tyson	St. Louis (NHL)	D	27	0	3	3	+ 6	39	0	0	0	0	0.11	1.44
	Peoria (AHL)	D	29	2	3	5	- 5	67	0	0	1	2	0.17	2.31
TALBOT, Julian	Peoria (AHL)	C	45	15	15	30	+ 3	31	9	0	4	2	0.67	0.69
WAGNER, Steve	St. Louis (NHL)	D	22	2	2	4	- 5	18	0	0	0	0	0.18	0.82
	Peoria (AHL)	D	34	6	13	19	- 9	29	1	1	1	0	0.56	0.85
WARSOFSKY, David	Boston University (HEA)	D	34	3	14	17	+17	24	1	1	1	0	0.50	0.71
WINCHESTER, Brad	St. Louis (NHL)	LW	44	10	4	14	- 2	73	4	0	0	0	0.32	1.66
	Peoria (AHL)	LW	13	4	2	6	+ 1	46	2	0	1	0	0.46	3.54
WOYWITKA, Jeff	St. Louis (NHL)	D	46	1	13	14	- 1	44	1	0	0	1	0.28	0.96
	Peoria (AHL)	D	7	0	7	7	+ 3	2	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.29

============================ PROSPECT GOALTENDING STATISTICS THRU 28 FEB 2009 ============================

Player	Club (League)	GP	Mins	GA	SA	GAA	Record	SO	Save %	SA/60	G	A	Pt	PM
ALLEN, Jake	Junior de Montreal (QMJHL)	49	2824	134	1607	2.85	26-23-0	3	91.66	34.14	0	0	0	2
BARULIN, Konstantin	CSKA Moscow (KHL)	41	2443	95	1033	2.33	22-13-6	2	90.80	25.37	0	1	1	18
BERRA, Reto	HC Davos (SUI)	6	371	18	177	2.91	2-4-0	0	89.83	28.63	0	0	0	0
	SC Langnau (SUI)	3	180	11	109	3.67	2-1-0	0	89.91	36.33	0	0	0	0
	EV Zug (SUI)	6	370	17	208	2.76	1-5-0	0	91.83	33.73	0	0	0	0
	... Total	15	921	46	494	3.00	5-10-0	0	90.69	32.18	0	0	0	0
BISHOP, Ben	St. Louis (NHL)	5	226	12	109	3.19	1-1-1	*1	88.99	28.94	0	0	0	0
	Peoria (AHL)	32	1858	88	850	2.84	15-16-1	1	89.65	27.45	0	2	2	2
HOLT, Chris	St. Louis (NHL)	1	19	0	3	0.00	0-0-0	0	100.00	9.47	0	0	0	0
	Peoria (AHL)	13	742	21	311	1.70	7-5-0	1	93.25	25.15	0	0	0	2
	Alaska (ECHL)	5	300	9	168	1.80	3-2-0	1	94.64	33.60	0	0	0	0
KARPOWICH, Paul	Clarkson Univ. (ECAC)	25	1421	65	713	2.74	7-13-4	1	90.88	30.11	0	0	0	0
SCHWARZ, Marek	St. Louis (NHL)	2	15	0	5	0.00	0-0-0	*1	100.00	20.00	0	0	0	0
	Peoria (AHL)	10	523	31	235	3.56	4-4-4	0	86.81	26.96	0	0	0	0
	Alaska (ECHL)	5	304	16	166	3.15	2-2-1	1	90.36	32.76	0	0	0	0
	BK Mlada Boleslav (CZE)	10	619	34	395	3.30	3-7-0	1	91.39	38.29	0	0	0	0
TOIVONEN, Hannu	Ilves Tampere (FIN)	50	2833	124	1390	2.67	18-22-9	2	90.94	29.44	0	0	0	0

* Bishop / Schwarz shared a shutout vs. FLA on Oct. 25, 2008

Yan Stastny On Waivers

gallagher — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:26:57 -0000

We don't have a link yet, but the P-D's Jeremy Rutherford has confirmed that the Blues have placed forward yan Stastny on waivers today. Stastny, who had just finished his conditioning stint in Peoria and had been re-called to St. Louis, will likely return to Peoria if he clears.

On first impact, I thought this was a questionable move by the Blues. In my mind, Stastny seems like a well-liked teammate and a hard worker on the ice. In my recollection of his season, he had always done the little dirty things out there to make himself useful and chipped in offensively from time to time.

In actuality, Stastny is quite expendable. In 34 games he has three goals, four assists and was a glaring minus-14. On a team that has no shortage of energy line players, Stastny is probably the player who is most likely to slip through waivers unclaimed and be able to help out the Rivermen with their playoff run.

I don't think that this necessarily spells the end of Stastny's career in St. Louis, but if it does, we expect the flags at Chaminade to be at half-staff for the rest of the week.

Is It Finally Going To Happen?

David Driscoll-Carignan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:06:22 -0000

Could it be?

Could it really be happening? You know what I'm talking about! Wait, you don't? Oh, sorry. I'm talking about...STASTNY V STASTNY.

When Paul Stastny first donned his beloved #62 for the Avs, his brother Yan was playing for the Bruins. The Avalanche were scheduled to play in Boston in March, setting up a Battle Royal of the Stastny brood. Unfortunately, Yan was traded from Boston to St Louis two months before the matchup and the Avs and Blues had already finished all their games against each other for the year.

Last year, Yan was in the minors for the first 3 Avalanche-Blues tilts. He was recalled 3 days before the 4th and final matchup. Unfortunately, Paul was still on the IR at the time (he was about a week away from returning) and, in the end, Yan wound up a healthy scratch.

Yan has been up with the Blues all year, and played in their last game, so barring a catastrophic root canal for the younger or coaches decision for the elder, we may finally see a true battle of the brothers on the ice.

Paul Stastny

#26 / Center / Colorado Avalanche

Height: 6-0

Weight: 205

Born: Dec 27, 1985

Yan Stastny

#25 / Center / St. Louis Blues

Height: 5-10

Weight: 191

Born: Sep 30, 1982