Subject: Hockey

• Blues Win 3-2 Over Dallas Stars in Preseason Opener

  September 24, 2008

• Photos: Sarah Palin Drops the Puck, Curses Blues

  October 25, 2008

• Over the Weekend: Central West End Hosts Adult Costume Party, Sarah Palin at the Blues Game, Of Montreal at the Pageant, Danzig at the Pageant

  October 26, 2008

• Finally, a St. Louis Team with a Curse, the Palin Curse

  November 11, 2008

• Go! St. Louis Weekend Calendar, January 2-4, 2008

  Not totally satisfied with your weekend itinerary? Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature delivers the can't-miss activities to complete your fun-seeking agenda. Looking for live music? Here's your St. Louis weekend concert calendar.FridayFeel good on Friday, the first night of the first weekend of a fresh year. So go out there and enjoy it. If you laid low on New Year's Eve, Friday may be the night to head out to Feel Good Fridays at Miso on Meramec (16 North Meramec Avenue) in Clayton.

  January 2, 2009

• The Most Exciting Hockey Game Of the Year

  And I didn't even see it live, just on this YouTube clip.   

  January 20, 2009

• Blues Update: The Light at the End of the Tunnel

  Over the weekend, we may have finally seen some real reason to be optimistic for the Blues' future. In the NHL's YoungStars Game, the Blues had two players participating, and both showed well for themselves. Don't get me wrong; there have been plenty of reasons to be optimistic before now, but if you really want a glimpse of what the future of St. Louis hockey may look like, this was as good as it gets. 

  January 26, 2009

• The Blues Come Out Like Lambs

  I'm confused. Isn't it March that always comes in like a lamb, and goes out like a lion? Or is that backward? Maybe it's April. You know what? I don't feel too very bad about being confused, because apparently the Blues are too. In their first game following the All-Star break last night, the Blues did their level-best to come out of the break and see February in in the most lamb-like fashion possible. Playing in Ottawa, the Blues laid an absolute egg, posting a lifeless 3-1 loss that prett

  January 30, 2009

• Maybe He Just Forgot Which Manny He Is?

  Look, I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the Blues aren't going to win much of anything until they find some consistent, halfway good goal-tending. I'm not sure what was going on exactly with Manny Legace last night against the Detroit Red Wings, but whatever it was, it wasn't good. The Blues goalie let in three goals on eight shots before head coach Andy Murray pulled him to bring in the Blues' suddenly first-string goalie, Chris Mason. Maybe Legace, a former Red Wing, forgot whic

  February 3, 2009

• Last Night: The Blues "Pull an Izzy"

  Jason IsringhausenWith a scant twelve minutes to go in the third period last night, it looked as if all was well in Bluesland. The Note found themselves up 3-2 over the Vancouver Canucks, thanks to another strong showing by goalie Chris Mason, as well as goals from Steve Wagner, Brad Boyes, and Keith Tkachuk. All they had to do was hold on for a little more than half a period, and victory, as well as two badly-needed points, was theirs. And that's when it all started to go downhill.By the t

  February 11, 2009

• Did the Blues Steal a Jersey Design from a Fan?

  Paul Lukas over at ESPN's Page 2 has an interesting column out today about uniform designs submitted by fans to their favorite teams -- and what happens when those teams seem to use the designs without giving credit.This story has a very local angle, with lifelong St. Louis Blues fan Darryl Swint submitting to the team in 2003 a design that bears a striking resemblance to the Blues' third jersey that debuted this year. You've likely seen it, the jersey with the Blue Note beneath the Gateway Arch

  February 12, 2009

• The Blues Come Up Short When it Counts... Again

  flickr.com/photos/piscesdreamerGoing into last night's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, plenty of talk was being devoted to the fact that the Blues had only lost one game in regulation in the previous eight contests. Unfortunately, that particular loss was a bad one, coming at the hands of Vancouver, one of those playoff bubble teams that the blues are directly chasing. So last night, the Blues again had the chance to make up some ground on a probable playoff team. And how did they d

  February 19, 2009

• Andy Murray's Perfect Game

  I feel terrible. Just awful. I feel like a complete and total heel. This past Thursday night, Andy Murray, coach of our very own St. Louis Blues, notched the 300th win of his career, when the Blues beat the Nashville Predators in overtime. Now, that may not seem like the sort of thing that would make a man feel bad, but in this case, it does. I feel bad about this for two reasons. One, I feel bad because I completely forgot about it. I knew it was number 300, meant to include a note ab

  February 23, 2009

• The Red Wings are Coming! Tonight and the Blues' Playoff Hopes

  Tonight, at the Scottrade Center, the Blues may very well decide the fate of Keith Tkachuk. They win, he stays. They lose, he goes. Okay, okay, fine. So maybe it isn't nearly that cut-and-dry. Look, "Tonight, at the Scottrade Center, the Blues will add yet one more point of consideration to an already complex situation regarding Keith Tkachuk," just isn't that good of a lead-in, alright? But when it comes right down to it, a significant chunk of the Blues' future this season may come down t

  March 3, 2009

• Blues Slink Under Red Wings in 5-0 Loss

  In game that meant they were playoff-ready this year or not, the St. Louis Blues gave up five goals to the Detroit Red Wings and were unceremoniously shut-out Tuesday night at home, in front of a sold-out crowd at the Scottrade Center. The game Tuesday night was hyped as a litmus test by the local daily and by us. Unfortunately for Blues fans, it just didn't pan out in the home team's favor.The NHL's trade-deadline comes at 2 p.m. today. Any trades the Blues ownership had been pondering might ha

  March 4, 2009

• I'm Done Saying Nice Things About the Blues

  Okay, that's it. Yesterday, I go on the record with my own vote of confidence in the Blues. I tell everyone in the world that I really, truly believe this team is close enough to a playoff berth that they simply cannot trade away Keith Tkachuk. I stood up publicly and said that I thought this team was a team on the rise, a team that just might be ready for prime time. My reward? Oh, just an absolute massacre at the hands of the Red Wings Tuesday night. So screw it. I'm not saying anoth

  March 4, 2009

• The Blues' Finest Hour

  I'll be the first to admit it: I didn't give the Blues any chance of winning against the Sharks Thursday night. San Jose is probably the best team in hockey, in my ever so humble opinion, and I just didn't think that our boys in blue had any real shot. Well, turns out I was wrong. The Blues were absolutely masterful last night, and if the league wasn't paying attention before, they certainly should be now.flickr.com/photos/wills_picsWe Win

  March 13, 2009

• The Blues: So Close, Yet So Far Away

  The Blues came close to pulling it off last night.flickr.com/photos/hjelleChris Mason just kept making save after save, and the Blues went down time after time and took good, solid shots. I kept thinking that eventually, something just had to go in. Turns out I was wrong. Well, technically, something did eventually go in. Unfortunately, it was a shoot-out goal, and it wasn't shot by a man in a St. Louis jersey. 

  March 18, 2009

• The Blues: Scoring Down the Stretch, Day Off for Mason?

  Well, at least Tkachuk's wrist isn't broken. Sadly, that's really the only positive you can take out of last night's Blues game; they got shut out by Roberto Luongo (for whom I have an irrational hatred, for some odd reason), and I'm afraid it looks as if the Blues may be running out of steam. It's been one hell of a ride, obviously, this 2009 portion of the Blues' season. Since the calendar turned over, the Blues are 18-10-6. This, after a disastrous December in '08, when they went 4-

  March 20, 2009

• Three Ways the Blues Can Beat the Canucks Tonight in St. Louis

  Yes, it is absolutely a cliche at this point, but the Blues are playing one of the biggest games of their season tonight. The Vancouver Canucks are in town, and the Blues desperately need to get a win here. I know, every game the Blues have played the past two months has been the biggest of the year, but this one has an extra bit of urgency. With Detroit and Chicago coming up on the schedule, it's more important than ever to pick up those two points in the standings. So how are the Blu

  March 26, 2009

• T.J. Oshie Fakes Out Roberto Luongo, Canucks Leave as Losers

  Yesterday, I predicted the three things that the Blues had to do in order to beat the Vancouver Canucks last night. I said, in this order: 1. The kids need to do better getting into scoring situations;2. The Blues have to keep the Canucks' Sedin brothers from being a factor; and3. They need to play better on the power play, specifically by getting the puck to Brad Boyes or Keith Tkachuk. Meatloaf will tell you that two out of three ain't bad, but I think two and a half is even better,

  March 27, 2009

• The Blues' Best Weekend Ever

  Oshie earlier this season.At the start of the weekend, the Blues were one of the chasers, a team on the outside looking in. Now, we get to see just how well they can play while being chased. After beating the Columbus Blue Jackets twice in less than 24 hours, the Blues are, as of right now, the final playoff team in the Western Conference. Hang on, let me say that again. The Blues are the final playoff team in the West. It just feels good to say, you know?

  March 30, 2009

• The Blues Find Themselves on the Outside Looking In -- Again

  That's exactly what I was afraid of. Last night, the Blues ran into the Chicago Blackhawks, who have been one of the top teams in the league for most of the year. They were an absolute buzzsaw in December, and though they haven't been able to maintain that torrid pace in 2009, the 'Hawks are still tied for third place in the Western Conference, and that's following a down stretch over the last ten games that has seen them go only 4-4-2. Suffice to say, Chicago is a very, very good team. And toni

  April 2, 2009

• David Backes Goes Crazy in Detroit

  Photo: flickr.com/photos/inelAn artist's represenation of David Backes' performance Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings.Now that's more what I'm talking about. The Blues looked overmatched in Chicago. They looked much, much better on Thursday night in Detroit. Of all the players we've seen make big contributions to the Blues' cause here the last couple of months, David Backes has probably gotten the least credit. T.J. Oshie is quickly becoming something of a matinee idol here in St.

  April 3, 2009

• The Kariya Konundrum

  Well, not only did the Blues qualify for the playoffs, they actually managed to leapfrog all the way up into sixth place. Didn't see that one coming, did you? So now we switch our focus and look ahead to the Blues' first round matchup, against the Vancouver Canucks. How the Blues attack the Canucks will, of course, be vital to their chances of winning, but the most important element to the Blues' game plan may not, in fact, have anything to do with Vancouver. 

  April 13, 2009

• The Devils, You Say

  December 24, 2008

• Old vs. Blue

  November 12, 2008

• One More Game

  June 18, 2008

• Back on the Hockey Horse

  October 3, 2007

• Take Note of the 'Note

  December 27, 2006

• "Nothing like unveiling your landfill plan the week of Christmas to make sure as few people come as possible."

  Week of December 7, 2006

  December 6, 2006

• Cold as Ice

  October 18, 2006

• Blues End-of-Season Awards

  To get your mind temporarily off last night's loss to the Canucks in Game 1 of the playoffs, and your cursing Roberto Luongo's name for the ridiculous saves he made, I wanted to hand out the regular season hardware. Mostly, I want to give out the awards before the playoffs have a chance to cloud my vision, For better or for worse, regular season awards are just that, and shouldn't be judged through the lens of what the player did in the postseason. So without further ado, I present to you t

  April 16, 2009

• Three Ways the Blues Can Even it Up in Vancouver

  SBNationNo messing around against Vancouver.The Blues will take the ice tonight in Vancouver, trying to even their series at one game apiece, after looking rather lifeless and a little bit overmatched in game one. What went wrong was fairly obvious: they got outplayed, outworked, and outphysicaled. Not the sort of thing that has happened often to this Blues team, at least not since the calendar clicked over, but as a ridiculously young team with so many players in the postseason for the first ti

  April 17, 2009

• Since the First Minutes of the Series, the Blues Have Been Playing Scared.

  Well, it certainly wasn't the series we were expecting. The Blues' series against the Canucks, I mean. Not at all the way is was supposed to go. I know, I know, the series isn't over yet, so how can I be saying that it wasn't anything? "Still present tense, motherfucker!", I can hear you shouting at your computer screen. (By the way, if you actually are shouting that at your computer screen, I would love love love it if you and I could hang out. You sound awesome.) However, I feel completel

  April 21, 2009

• Board of Aldermen Approve Subsidy for Kiel Opera House

  flickr.com/photos/dduckworthEd Golterman, your ship has come in. This morning, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen approved a plan to subsidize $29 million of the $74-million redevelopment plan for the Kiel Opera House. The city's money will come from an amusement tax on Blues hockey tickets. Developer SCP Worldwide, owner of the Blues and Scottrade Center, are also seeking $29 million in state and federal tax credits.Read more about the redevelopment (plus see incredible photos of the Kiel being bu

  June 5, 2009

• Let's Drop the Puck Already

  September 9, 2009

• Feeling Blue?

  September 23, 2009

• St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, October 2 to Sunday, October 4

  Friday, October 2 *Darker My Love/Fractured Army/Troubadour Dali, Firebird *Sea Wolf/Sara Love/Port O'Brien, Billiken Club *Michael Franti & Spearhead/Trevor Hall, The Pageant *Presidents of the United States of America, Taste of St. Louis *Billy Talent/AM Taxi/Poison the Well, Pop's *Steddy P "Style Like Mind" Tour w/Steddy P, DJ Mahf, Earthworms, Fresh Heir, Dallas, Fox Hole @ Atomic Cowboy *Three Days Grace (get tix via the Point), The Library *Rough Shop, Cabin Inn *Leroy Pierson, BB's Jazz,

  October 2, 2009

• The Blues' Next Big Thing Debuts Tonight

  Tonight is an exciting night if you're a St. Louis Blues fan. The team's top prospect, Lars Eller, will make his NHL debut at the Scottrade Center against the Calgary Flames. Eller will also become only the sixth player in NHL history of Danish descent. Personally, I'm hoping Eller can come in and offer some sort of offensive spark to a Blues squad that has looked surprisingly punchless lately, particularly on the power play. I would sing the Danish National Anthem here, but I don

  November 5, 2009

• Game Notes: Calgary 2, Blues 1 (O/T) -- Still Struggling to Score

  ​-- Well, the Blues still can't score, but at least Lars Eller had himself a nice debut, eh? Eller became the twelfth player in St. Louis Blues' history to score in his debut game, as he put in a game-tying, power play goal in the third period. (Well, I say he put the goal in; technically, the puck just sort of bounced off him, but hey, that's the way hockey works.) So congratulations to Mr. Eller on his first NHL goal. As for the rest of the team, I'm going to have to hold off on the kud

  November 6, 2009

• Brett Hull's Hall of Fame Speech: The Word Cloud and Transcript

  ​One-time St. Louis Blue Brett Hull was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame on Monday in Toronto. Hull spent most of his career with the Blues, from the spring of 1988 to the summer of 1998, before he signed as a free agent with the Dallas Stars. Although he spent the majority of his career with the Blues, Hull contributed to  Stanley Cup championships with the Dallas Stars in 1999 and the Detroit Red Wings in 2002. He retired in 2006 and his number 16 was retired by the Blues in December

  November 10, 2009

• Kind of Blue

  November 12, 2009

• Breaking Down the Blues' Slow Start

  Sadly, it's become an annual tradition here in St. Louis, it seems: the Blues' Slow Start. Happens every year, right around this time, when we look at the record of our beloved boys in blue and notice they aren't doing so hot. ​This year, though, this seems a bit different. Oh, sure, they were way worse than this a couple years back, but we didn't expect that team to be any good. I have it on good authority several of the Blues' players during the 2006-07 season didn't have their own skat

  November 19, 2009

• Those Streaky, Freaky Blue Notes

  December 23, 2009

• Game Notes: Blues 1, Wild 0 -- A Shutout at Home

  Well, I think it's pretty clear now that Andy Murray may quite possibly be the worst coach in the history of the National Hockey League, and Davis Payne is unequivocally the greatest coach in the history of said league. ​What's that? You don't believe me? The record is clear: under Murray, the 2009 St. Louis Blues were 17-17-6, a .500 team languishing in the lower ranks of the Central Division. Under Davis Payne, on the other hand, the 2010 St. Louis Blues are 3-2-1; project that out to a

  January 15, 2010

• Video: Jon Hamm Asks "Where'd You Go to High School?" on Saturday Night Live

  Hamm (right) on-screen with Will Forte on Saturday Night Live.​Mad Men actor and a good-looking former St. Louisan, Jon Hamm, hosted Saturday Night Live last night, and slipped in that most-telling of St. Louis question: "Where'd you go to high school?" during a sketch on the show.Was the question a subtle nod to his hometown? We think so. Combined with his commercial endorsement for the St. Louis Blues, you'd almost think Hamm was homesick.

  February 2, 2010

• The Blues' Best Win of the Year?

  The Blues and their new head coach, Davis "Bring The" Payne got a little bit of revenge last night on the Chicago Blackhawks. ​A month ago, when Payne took over as interim head coach of the Blues, replacing Andy Murray, his first game was against the Blackhawks, on home ice. It did not go well. The Blackhawks absolutely destroyed the Blues that night, 6-3, hanging a rather prominent lantern on what had been - and, to a degree, continues to be - the Blues' biggest bugaboo this se

  February 4, 2010

• Artgasm: This Weekend's Art Openings, February 19-21, 2010

  Now that Mardi Gras (and the hangover) has passed, people are giving up all sorts of crazy things for Lent. Luckily, art isn't one of them! So get your mind off the cigarettes, reality TV guilty pleasure of your choice, and check out one of these openings. If you don't see your show listed, please leave the information in the comments (and drop a note to calendar@riverfronttimes.com so we can list in the online calendar). All art openings are free unless noted. For a full list of all ongoin

  February 19, 2010

• Home Ice At Last

  March 10, 2010