Author Archive for asteevens
Adam Steevens is an author and blogger who covers the St. Louis Blues for Hockey Independent. Follow him on Twitter @admsteevens, or send him an email at adamsteevens@gmail.com
Andy Murray will have none of your white skates
Great story about Blues young forward David Perron (From the Belleville Democrat): “When David Perron showed up in white skates for his first NHL training camp, that didn’t sit well with St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray… “The idea of him wearing white skates lasted about 15 seconds,” said Murray, who had the equipment staff [...]
Blues score three power-play goals in 4-1 win over Wild
Watch the highlights here Generally, I don’t like writing about pre-season games, but the powerplay was impressive for the Blues in this contest. Andy Mcdonald scored two goals on the man-advantage, while Berglund scored the third on a heavy shot from the top circle. Granted, the Wild mostly iced a team of young prospects, but [...]
Why does anyone play in the KHL?
(From Puck Daddy) Martin Kariya (brother of Blues forward Paul Kariya), was driven into the boards from behind and laid on the ice for ‘several minutes’ before being carried off in a tarp. He was diagnosed with a concussion, and should be out about four weeks. I don’t think I need to remind anyone of the [...]
Why St.Louis should sign Sydor
Believe it or not, the 34 year-old defensemen could make sense for the resurgent Blues. Darryl Sydor was invited to the Blues training camp September 3rd, without a contract up-front, due to his underwhelming season last year ( 15pts in 73 games). Despite this kind of performance, St.Louis can use him to help develop all [...]
Blues 2010 Preview
To say that the Blues’ season ended abruptly would be a total understatement. Riding a huge wave of momentum after a late-season surge, they took the sixth-seed in the Western Conference, only to be swept decisively by the Vancouver Canucks. Blues fans were left with a bitter taste in their mouths; our team was just [...]
