Brandon Saad’s shocking decision to walk away is best-case scenario for Blues
Saad would've made $5.4 million had he reported to the Blues' AHL affiliate. Instead, he's walking away from it to become an NHL free agent.
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Mike Harrington: Maybe the Bills and Sabres need a miracle to win the big one. I've seen them happen
"It feels like we need a miracle for either of Terry Pegula's core teams to ever win a championship. There's not many people in this town who can vouch that this is possible, but I can," writes Harrington.
Why Sabres sent down Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Tage Thompson dominant at wing: Takeaways
Thompson and JJ Peterka had hat tricks against the Bruins on Tuesday night — a good sign for Lindy Ruff's lineup tweaks.
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I Watched This Game: Canucks cruise past Blues to finally win two straight
The Canucks are hoping that they’ve left that behind.
Count On St. Louis Blues Edging Out Vancouver Canucks in High-Scoring Affair
Sunday night is the ultimate opportunity for NHL fans, with a stacked slate of thrilling matchups that fans eagerly anticipate. The game that sticks out is a tightly contested matchup between a pair of teams fighting for a wild card spot in the Vancouver Canucks and the St. Louis Blues.
NHL Power Rankings: Looking at each team’s smallest players
A generation ago, it felt like the best hope a short guy had of thriving in the NHL was in the crease. Today, the dynamic has largely flipped. Ryan Dixon takes a look at each team’s undersized players in this week’s Power Rankings.
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Thompson and Peterka each score hat tricks in 7-2 Sabres win over Bruins
Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesda
Blues head into matchup with the Avalanche on losing streak
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues enter the matchup with the Colorado Avalanche after losing three games in a row. Colorado is 29-21-2 overall and 7-8-1 against the Central Division. The Avalanche have conceded 164 goals while scoring 169 for a +5 scoring differential.
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Perreault, St. Louis brothers among collegiate players whose father played in NHL
Rangers forward prospect helped United States repeat as WJC champions; sons of Canadiens coach skating for Brown, Harvard
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What’s Going On In The Pacific Division: Oilers take the top spot
The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.
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New York Rangers Daily: Glass half-full or half-empty; surgery for Kirill Kaprizov of Wild
Determining just how deflating their 4-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes was for New York Rangers. Plus lates form NHL, including Kirill Kaprizov surgery and Sidney Crosby trade rumors nixed.
With another ugly loss, Bruins continue to make it hard to take them seriously
After putting together a strong showing at home last week, the Bruins snuffed out all of them momentum with an ugly loss to Buffalo.