Beware The Blues...An OBG Production NHL 10

[thrashman]

Quote: Originally Posted by onlybygrace

OBG's GM Notes: Armstrong has been brought on board as an extra utility player with NHL experience, useful for dealing with inevitable injuries over a long 82 games season.

Hopefully players actually get injured in 10.

Really liking this, btw.

[onlybygrace]

Blues Announce Training Camp Schedule


Thursday, 09.10.2009 / 2:05 PM / News
St. Louis Blues
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President John Davidson has announced the daily schedule for the Blues' 2009-10 training camp.

Players will be divided into three teams and will begin on-ice testing on Saturday, September 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Louis Mills.



Training camp will move to Scottrade Center on Sunday, Sept. 13, Monday, Sept. 14 and Thursday, Sept. 17 with practices at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. All three days will also feature scrimmages at 11:30 a.m.

A complete training camp roster will be available soon.

All training camp events are free and open to the public.

[onlybygrace]

Blues Pre-Season Results

McDonald Leads Blues Past Wild In Preseason Opener

Minnesota 2, St. Louis 3
1 2 3 OT T Final MIN (n/a) 1 1 0 2 STL (n/a) 1 1 1 3	, ,

Shots
Min 6-11-5 22
Stl 12-7-8 27

PP
Min 0/0
Stl 0/3

Key Stats

McDonald 2 Goals
Boyes 2 Assists
Pietrangelo GWG, -2
Johnson +1, 25:42 TOI

Burns Goal, 5 Hits
Johnsson Goal
Schultz 28:02 TOI

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McDonald's Dominance Continues; Blues Sink Avs

Colorado 1, St. Louis 3
1 2 3 OT T Final COL (n/a) 1 0 0 1 STL (n/a) 2 1 0 3	, ,

Shots
COL 10-6-9 25
STL 7-12-12 31

PP
COL 0/2
STL 0/3

Key Stats

McDonald Goal, 6 SOG, 22:03 TOI
McClement Goal
Colaiacovo Goal
Berglund/Oshie/Pietrangelo Assists
Brewer 27:01 TOI

Hejduk Goal, 5 SOG
Stastny Assist
Hannan Assist, 26:19 TOI
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Stars Explosive In 2nd Period; Win 6-4

Dallas 6, St. Louis 4
1 2 3 OT T Final DAL (n/a) 0 4 2 6 STL (n/a) 0 2 2 4	, ,

Shots
DAL 11-9-12 32
STL 4-11-12 27

PP
DAL 1/2
STL 0/1

Key Stats

Oshie left in 1st period with sore shoulder after a missed hit on Jere Lehtinen
Boyes Goal, Assist, 4 SOG
McDonald 2 Assists
Perron/Tkachuk/Johnson Goal
Jackman 24:46 TOI
Mason 52 Min, 21 Saves on 27 Shots
Conklin 8 Min, 5 Saves on 5 Shots

Lundqvist/Ribiero 2 Goals
Brunnstrom/Neal/Ott 2 Assists
Modano Goal
Skrastins 25:33 TOI
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Blues Continue Preseason Dominance Over Avs

St. Louis 5, Colorado 3
1 2 3 OT T Final STL (n/a) 0 3 2 5 COL (n/a) 0 1 2 3	, ,

Shots
STL 10-10-10 30
COL 4-14-12 30

PP
STL 0/1
COL 0/3

Key Stats

Johnson 3 Assists, +3, 25:33 TOI
Oshie 2 Goals, ENG, 5 SOG
Berglund 2 Assists
Jackman/Perron/McDonald Goals
McDonald has registered 4 goals in 4 game in the preseason.
Conklin 27/30

Svatos Goal, Assist, 3 SOG
Clark 2 Assists
Tucker Goal
Hannan 29:11 TOI, -1, 2 SOG

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Blues Firepower Too Much For Wild

St. Louis 7, Minnesota 4
1 2 3 OT T Final STL (n/a) 1 3 3 7 MIN (n/a) 1 1 2 4	, ,

Shots
STL 10-8-11 29
MIN 7-13-10 30

PP
STL 2/2
MIN 2/3

Key Stats

McDonald/Johnson 3 Assists--McDonald has 4 goals and 5 assists in 5 preseason games while Johnson has registered 6 assists in the last 2 games
Oshie 2 Goals, Assist, 4 SOG
Tkachuk 2 Goals
Backes Goal, Assist
Kariya 2 Assists
Berglund 2 Goals
Mason 26/30

Brunette Goal, Assist, 5 SOG
Nolan, Johnsson, Gillies Goal
Backstrom 22/29

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Stars Continue To Own Blues In Preseason Finale

St. Louis 2, Dallas 3
1 2 3 OT T Final STL (n/a) 0 1 1 2 DAL (n/a) 2 0 1 3	, ,

Shots
STL 12-14-12 38
DAL 9-7-11 27

PP
STL 1/4
DAL 2/2

Key Stats

Oshie/Backes Goal
McDonald Assist...ends preseason with 4 goals and 6 assists in 6 games
Conklin 24/27
Johnson 26:50 TOI
Tkachuk 5 Shots

Lehtinen 2 Goals
Modano GWG with 1:18 remaining in 3rd
Turco 36 Saves on 38 Shots

Blues Goaltender Comparison For Preseason

Mason 232 Min, 90 Saves on 103 Shots, .874 SV%, 3.36 GAA
Conklin 128 Min, 56 Saves on 62 Shots, .903 SV%, 2.81 GAA

[thrashman]

Nice start but tough loss with Brewer. The St. Louis d-corp is stacked though. Not bad when you can bring in Brendan Bell as a 7th defenseman.

[onlybygrace]

Blues Down Wings On Opening Night

Detroit 3, St. Louis 5
1 2 3 OT T Final DET (0-1-0) 2 1 0 3 STL (1-0-0) 1 2 2 5	, ,

Shots
DET 12-11-4=27
STL 9-8-5=22

PP
DET 1/2
STL 2/7

Key Stats

Tkachuk 2 Goals (2) Assist 5 Shots
Brewer 2 Assists
McDonald 2 Goals
Oshie Goal (1)
Johnson 26:59
Mason 24/27

Filppula Goal (1) Assist
Stuart 2 Assists
Draper Goal (1)
Zetterberg Goal (1)
Osgood 17/22
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Injury Report

The Blues will be without the services of David Backes for the next week...the cause of the injury is undisclosed. Winchester will be playing on the third line as Perron and Steen each move up a line.

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Wings Avenge Blues; Split Home and Home

St. Louis 1, Detroit 2
1 2 3 OT T Final STL (1-1-0) 0 0 1 1 DET (1-1-0) 0 2 0 2	, ,

Shots
STL 7-5-5=17
DET 10-17-6=33

PP
STL 0/4
DET 2/5

Key Stats

McClement SHG (1)
Kariya 5 SOG
Mason 31/33

Lidstrom 2 Assists
Zetterberg Goal (2)
Holmstrom Goal (1)
Osgood 16/17

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Mason Implodes; Blues Drop Second Straight

Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1
1 2 3 OT T Final ATL (2-0-0) 3 0 0 3 STL (1-2-0) 0 0 1 1	, ,

Shots
ATL 6-7-8=21
STL 7-16-7=30

PP
ATL 0/2
STL 0/3

Key Stats

Tkachuk Goal (3)
Mason 4/7 in 20 Minutes
Conklin 23/23 in 40 Minutes

Kovalchuk Goal (3)
Lehtonen 29/30
Armstrong Goal (1)

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Blues Snap Skid; Blast Past Kings 4-2

Los Angeles 2, St. Louis 4
1 2 3 OT T Final LOS (0-3-1) 0 0 2 2 STL (2-2-0) 2 1 1 4	, ,

Shots
LA 10-12-11=33
STL 15-11-12=38

PP
LA 0/3
STL 1/10

Key Stats

Brewer Goal (1) 2 Assists
McDonald Goal (3) Assist
Boyes Goal (1), 8 SOG
Oshie Goal (2)
Conklin 31/33

Frolov Goal (2)
Stoll Goal (1)
Kopitar Assist
Quick 28/32

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Injury Report

After fracturing his jaw in a fight with Sean O'Donnel, the Blues will once again be without the services of David Backes. This is the second time Backes has found himself injured this month...

fortunately, during each injury the Blues have had four scheduled days off.

[theaub]

Looking good...I might've missed it, but what settings are you using? I like your shot totals more than mine.

[onlybygrace]

Quote: Originally Posted by theaub

Looking good...I might've missed it, but what settings are you using? I like your shot totals more than mine.

I'm using Flyermanias with some tweaks...

They are outstanding. I'll be posting later what my exact sliders are in the sliders section.

[onlybygrace]

Yotes Prevail In Desert Shootout; Conklin Lights Out

St. Louis 3, Phoenix 4
1 2 3 OT T Final STL (2-2-1) 2 1 0 3 PHO (4-2-0) 2 0 1 1 4	, ,

Shots
STL 7-7-5-4=23
PHO 5-21-16-3=45

PP
STL 1/8
PHO 0/7

Conklin 42/45
Berglund 2 Assists
Backes Goal (1)
Crombeen Goal (1)
Polak Goal (1)
Oshie/Perron Assists

Yandle Goal (1), GW Shootout Goal
Doan Goal (2)
Dawes Goal (5)
Jovanovski Assist
Bryzgalov 20/23

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Ducks Surge Late; Etch Past St. Louis 2-1

St. Louis 1, Anaheim 2
1 2 3 OT T Final STL (2-3-1) 0 1 0 1 ANA (4-2-1) 0 0 2 2	, ,

Shots
STL 5-8-9=22
ANA 7-11-14=32

PP
STL 0/4
ANA 1/4

Key Stats

10 of 11 penalties called in 3rd period
Boyes Goal (2), 6 SOG
McDonald/Jackman Assists
Mason 30/32

Lupol Goal (5)
Christensen Goal (2)
Giguere 21/22

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Red Hot Pens Snipe Blues In OT

St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 2
1 2 3 OT T Final STL (2-3-2) 1 0 0 1 PIT (8-1-0) 1 0 0 1 2	, ,

Shots
STL 9-12-4-3=28
PIT 5-12-6-5=32

PP
STL 1/5
PIT 1/3

Key Stats

Oshie Goal (3)
Berglund Assist
Backes Assist
Conklin 30/32

Staal 2 Assists
Guerin GWG (3)
Kennedy Goal (2)
Fleury 27/28
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Struggling Blues Change Up Lines

Kariya-McDonald-Oshie
Boyes-Berglund-Perron
Backes-Tkachuk-McClement
Janssen-Steen-Crombeen

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Blues Back On Track; Sneak Past Wild 4-3

Minnesota 3, St. Louis 4
1 2 3 OT T Final MIN (6-3-0) 1 1 1 3 STL (3-3-2) 1 2 1 4	, ,

Shots
MIN 6-12-5=23
STL 7-13-10=30

PP
MIN 0/4
STL 0/0

Key Stats

McDonald Goal (4) Assist
Polak 2 Assists
Johnson Goal (1)
Perron Goal (1)
Steen Goal (1)
Mason 20/23

Sheppard 2 Assists
Zidlicky Goal (1)
Boogard Goal (1)
Clutterbuck Goal (3)
Backstrom 26/30

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Injury Report--Crombeen Out 2-3 Months

The Blues have announced that they will be without the services of Brandon Crombeen till early January after suffering a concussion from a hit sustained in a 4-3 win against the Wild tonight.

The Blues will dress Brad Winchester in his place and a possible call of Lars Eller is on the horizon.