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Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images The series continues over the next eight weeks. NHL Network is working through the summer doldrums with their annual Top 20 (and Top 50) series. Last night’s edition focused on the top 20 centers, and the Blues were well represented. Last season, Ryan O’Reilly finished 26th; this season he’s up to 15th. Robert Thomas, who … [Read more...] about O’Reilly, Thomas move up the NHL Network Top Center rankings

Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images Our first question in the Mail Bag comes from Ronald W. Welcome to the Game Time Mail Bag! If you have a question for us, please use the hashtag #GameTimeMailBag on Twitter or shoot us a line at hildymacgt at gmail dot com. Our first question this week has been posed by reader Ronald W.: Hi there! Our defense was an issue last … [Read more...] about Game Time Mail Bag: Are the Blues ready to roll with the defense that they have?

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images Questions? Send them over! It’s time for every hockey fan’s least favorite part of the year: the summer doldrums. The draft is done, free agency has slowed to a crawl (and is probably done for the Blues), David Perron is settling into his new home in Detroit. We’ve evaluated the Blues’ off-season. We’ve looked at who we think … [Read more...] about Game Time Mail Bag: Summer Lovin’ Edition

Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images There are notable names to choose from. The loss of David Perron during free agency was a blow to the Blues on several levels. They lost a locker room favorite, the guy that always came back - who now knows if he doesn’t see himself ever returning to St. Louis. The team also lost a key forward who put up 27 goals and 30 assists … [Read more...] about Who will be the Blues’ impact player this season?

Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images Have the Blues kept pace with the rest of the Central? It’s tough to evaluate the Blues’ off-season moves without leading off by talking about Matthew Tkachuk. Fans were banking on Armstrong trading for him to shore up the Blues’ offense, but no one was expecting the Florida Panthers to offer up Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar … [Read more...] about Evaluating the Blues’ off-season moves