St. Louis Blues: 3 things the Blues must address this off-season
Now that it has been quite some time since the St. Louis Blues were bounced from the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second year in a row by the Los Angeles Kings, it is already time to start looking forward and analyzing what the Blues must do to get over the hump next season.
There are several key decisions that will need to be made by general manager Doug Armstrong. Several players...
Broadcast Blooper: LA news anchor butchers Alex Pietrangelo's name
Local LA news anchor Rob Fukuzaki of ABC 7 was in charge of reading highlights from the Kings' stunning Game 5 overtime victory over the St. Louis Blues. When it came time to read about how the time got to OT in the first place, Fukuzaki butchered Alex Pietrangelo's name, instead referring to him as "Alex Pad-dra-dello", or at least that's our best guess...
Blues remain confident in front of a daunting task
ST. LOUIS In a quiet locker room, gruff answers were issued in clipped sentences.
"We lost an important hockey game," Jaden Schwartz said. "Frustration is definitely part of it. We live to fight another day."
"That's playoff hockey, Alex Pietrangelo added. "And we have to keep grinding."
"We had our chances, and we didn't bury them...
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Vote for Pietrangelo or Perron to be on the cover of NHL 14
It's that time again. EA is allowing fans to choose which hockey player will be on the cover of NHL 14, the latest installment from the beloved virtual hockey franchise. This year the two representatives from the Blues that are eligible to be voted on to the cover are Alex Pietrangelo and David Perron. The two face off head-to-head with the winner moving on and battling the other...
Blues coach not happy with late-game hit
ST. LOUIS Ken Hitchcock shot straight.
"Not happy at all," the St. Louis Blues coach said.
His team had just notched a 2-1 shootout victory over the Phoenix Coyotes (18-17-8) on Thursday night at the Scottrade center, a win that improved the Blues' record to 25-16-2.
Instead, Hitchcock was more fired up about a "dangerous play" he believed went unpenalized...
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April 19, 2013
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Pietrangelo’s Stock Continues To Rise
from Norm Sanders of the News-Democrat,
In a league where franchise defensemen are the gold standard, the St. Louis Blues have one of the NHL's most valuable assets in Alex Pietrangelo.
Pietrangelo turns 22 today. His elite performance forces opposing teams to account for him every time he is on the ice.
"The second half of last season, he played with a target...
Pietrangelo still a game-time decision
ST. LOUIS St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo could return to the lineup tonight, coach Ken Hitchcock said Monday.
Pietrangelo left during the second period of St. Louis' 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals Saturday at Scottrade Center after Kings winger Dwight King slammed him face-first into the boards. The action resulted...
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April 30, 2012
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Kerry Fraser On The Alex Pietrangelo Hit
from Kerry Fraser of TSN, I did not like this illegal hit or the penalty assessment one bit. Even if there had been the absence of an injury to the chin of Alex Pietrangelo, based on the degree of violence of the impact with the boards a major penalty was warranted under rule 41.3—boarding and needed to be identified as such. If this type of “check” from behind and resulting...
Blues upset with King's hit on Pietrangelo
The Blues dropped Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals 3-1 to Los Angeles Saturday night and they might have lost defenseman Alex Pietrangelo.
Pietrangelo left the game in the second period with a possible concussion after being shoved into the boards by LA's D.J. King. King received a two-minute minor penalty for boarding, and on the Blues' power play, LA scored...
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April 30, 2012
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Pietrangelo injury could be big loss for Blues
ST. LOUIS - Few teams in the NHL suffered as many key injuries as the St. Louis Blues did during the regular season. Saturday night in a 3-1 loss to the L.A. Kings in Game 1 of the second round, the Blues may have taken their biggest hit yet.
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, the Blues leader in ice time in both the regular season and playoffs, left with 1:13 to play in the second period...
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April 29, 2012
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