http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/players/brett_sonne/91510 Recent articles about Brett Sonne en-us The Blues are just days removed from a disappointing playoff exit. Though the pain is still fresh, it's never too early to start planning for the future. It's never too early to start examining what went wrong and what can be improved to secure the elusive Stanley Cup. Now is as good a time as any to start discussing player contracts. This summer is going to be an extremely interesting one. The Blues have some key contracts expiring and will have to be make some very difficult decisions when it comes to which players stay in St. Louis and which will be allowed to test the open market.  With that, here's a list of all of the NHL and AHL free agents in the St. Louis organization. NHL - Restricted Chris Stewart Patrik Berglund Alex Pietrangelo Kevin Shattenkirk Ian Cole Kris Russell NHL - Unrestricted Andy McDonald Scott Nichol Jamie Langenbrunner Adam Cracknell Jordan Leopold AHL - Restricted Evgeny Grachev Tyler Shatto... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:29:19 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/st_louis_free_agents_restricted_and_unrestricted_players_at_the_nhl_and_ahl_level/13618988 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/st_louis_free_agents_restricted_and_unrestricted_players_at_the_nhl_and_ahl_level/13618988 St. Louis free agents: Restricted and unrestricted players at the NHL and AHL level http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/st_louis_free_agents_restricted_and_unrestricted_players_at_the_nhl_and_ahl_level/13618988 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png ST. LOUIS St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has assigned 24 players to the Blues' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. In addition, the club has assigned three players to their junior or European teams. The players assigned to Peoria include goaltenders Jake Allen, Paul Karpowich and Mike McKenna; defensemen Taylor Chorney, Ian Cole, Mark Cundari, Cade Fairchild, Scott Ford, Brett Ponich and David Shields; and forwards Jay Barriball, Cody Beach, Adam Cracknell, Stefan Della Rovere, Evgeny Grachev, Philip McRae, Andrew Murray, Anthony Nigro, Anthony Peluso, Jaden Schwartz, Tyler Shattock, Brett Sonne, Vladimir Tarasenko and Sebastian Vannstrom. The players assigned to their junior or European teams include goaltender Jordan Binnington (Owen Sound Attack, Ontario Hockey League), defenseman Jani Hakanpaa (Espoo Blues, Finland) and forward Ty Rattie (Portland Winterhawks, Western Hockey League). Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:27:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/blues_assign_27_players/11712238 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/blues_assign_27_players/11712238 Blues assign 27 players http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/blues_assign_27_players/11712238 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png ST. LOUIS St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has re-signed forwards Anthony Peluso, Chris Porter and Brett Sonne to one-year, two-way contracts. Peluso, 23, played in 61 games for the Blues' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, Peoria Rivermen this past season, posting nine points (four goals, five assists) and a team-leading 159 penalty minutes. The 6'3", 235-pound forward and native of North York, Ontario, was originally drafted by the Blues in the sixth round, 160th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Porter, 28, appeared in a career-high 47 games for the Blues this past season recording seven points (four goals, three assists). He also played in two games for the Rivermen, tallying one assist and two penalty minutes. Overall, the 6'1", 210-pound forward has played in 98 career National Hockey League (NHL) games, all with the Blues, posting 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) and 27 penalty minutes. The Tor Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:46:24 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/blues_re_sign_porter_peluso_and_sonne/11232013 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/blues_re_sign_porter_peluso_and_sonne/11232013 Blues re-sign Porter, Peluso and Sonne http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/blues_re_sign_porter_peluso_and_sonne/11232013 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png "I would walk two miles on my, hands and knees, ain't no doubt about it, baby, it's you I aim to please I'd wrestle with a lion and a, grizzly bear, it's my life baby but, I don't care, Ain't that tuff enough?" are the lyrics to the Classic rock tune Tuff Enough by the Fabulous Thunderbirds.  They used to play this song on occasion after a member of the Wild dropped the gloves; most often it was the team's original heavyweight enforcer Matt Johnson.  Most people that fought "Moose" were not nearly tough enough to defeat him and he was one of the top enforcers in the league during his time with the Wild.  However, there are some that believe the Wild have gone soft.  Even though Minnesota has one of the top hitters in the game in Cal Clutterbuck, the team has not been one that has dished out a lot in the way of physical punishment to opponents.  Earlier in the season, the Wild were paying the physical price to score goals and block sho... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:31:32 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/harding_stops_47_shots_as_the_wild_fall_3_2_in_a_shootout_to_the_blues/9354404 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/harding_stops_47_shots_as_the_wild_fall_3_2_in_a_shootout_to_the_blues/9354404 Harding stops 47 shots as the Wild fall 3-2 in a shootout to the Blues http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/harding_stops_47_shots_as_the_wild_fall_3_2_in_a_shootout_to_the_blues/9354404 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png