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Volume 4, Issue 27 Game Time February 7, 2009

Four Dollars To Waive Your Doubts The Game Day Guide To St. Louis Blues Hockey Established in 2005

By Brad Lee playing pretty good, I thought my season was starting to come around,” Legace said, referring to his meltdown in Many Blues fans expected the end of the Manny Legacy era Monday night. “Then to have the carpet pulled out from here in St. Louis was coming quickly. We just didn’t think it underneath you, it’s not a good feeling.” would happen Friday. Here’s the thing that’s not expressed in those words from Twenty-four hours ago the Blues placed their former All-Star Legace. The NHL is a business. And when the team is counting on on with the intention of demoting him to the a player to stop pucks and win games, patience will wear thin. The Peoria Rivermen. He passed through waivers without a team Blues are under a ton of pressure to show results in order to claiming him and he is now expected to report to Central keep the turnstiles clicking and the beer vendors Illinois on Monday. Looking at Legace’s numbers, pouring. Legace talked about some things during you can see why the Blues made this move. But the interview that hinted at the business of there has been plenty of talk of Legace’s hockey while also saying the right things in attitude around the team in the wake of the order to keep Blues fans sympathetic to him. Blues trading for goaltender in the offseason. In a wide-ranging interview “It’s their team to run, so they can do with KSDK-TV’s Katie Felts, Legace said he whatever they want. And you know, didn’t think he had a problem with any especially when you ask for an extension and other players on the team. We posted the you want to stay in a city you absolutely fall in video of the interview on the Game Time love with and your wife falls in love with it and website on Friday. you spend all your summers here and it’s just fun to be around this town and the people here,” Legace pointed out in the interview that the Legace said. They turn you down twice and they previous two seasons have been good years and bring in someone who makes more money. It that this year has been just “so-so” even though he’s TM kind of set me back. Maybe I wasn’t in the right still four games above .500. True, but his goals-against average mental state to start the season. And that’s my fault. It’s not their of 3.18 is ranked the 39th best in the NHL this season. He’s fault, or anybody else’s fault. It’s my fault. Maybe that’s a stopped 88.5 percent of the shots he’s faced this season, ranked a contributor to me not being at the same level.” lowly 42nd in the league. While you could argue those numbers mean he’s had a well below average season, Legace thought his And there you have it. Trading for Mason was a move most fans performance the last two seasons (when he was healthy) merited welcomed in the summer because it meant that on any given a little more respect from the organization. night, the team would have a chance to win regardless of who was in net. When was the last time that was the case for the St. Louis “I just had a bad second period, but before that I thought I was (Continued on page 26) Today’s Records, Injuries & News Today’s Team Records: Today’s Injuries: Today’s News & Notes:

Blues: Avalanche: Blues: C Andy McDonald (fractured • blast NY Rangers 10-2 last 21-24-6 (48 points) 25-26-1 (51 points) ankle), LW (hip), LW Yan night. NY Knicks enjoy the one day 5th in Central 5th in Northwest Stastny (thumb), D Roman Polak (foot) reprieve from the media. 15th in Western 14th in Western and D (back surgery) are out. Former Blue out of • Last Ten Games: Avalanche: C (back surgery WAS lineup for 6-8 weeks after surgery Blues: Avalanche: and snowblower-broken fingers), C Paul on his hip. He is 12-6-2 this year. Stastny (broken arm) and D Kyle Cumi- 5-3-2 3-7-0 • Alex Ovechkin scores his 200th . sky (shoulder surgery) are out. D Adam Season Series: All-Time Series: Foote (triceps) and RW David Jones • Game Time thinking about picking up (shoulder) are day-to-day. 1-1-0 42-40-13-0 (incl QUE) Manny off of waivers.

CAUTION: St. Louis Game Time contains extreme sarcasm and less-than-gentle language. But it is a hockey paper, so you should fucking just get over it. Volume 4, Issue 27 From The Editor February 7, 2009

One might think that the job of a writer is one. The fact that he’s also a solid citizen St. Louis Game Time easier when the day before a deadline the and a nice guy helped plenty, too. An Established: November 6, 2005 team they write about puts their one-time All instant fan-favorite, he also helped with St Louis, Star goalie on waivers. But maybe it’s the franchise’s public relations in Phone: 402-2266 because I’ve never been much of a goalie guy re-building their fan base. How many www.StLouisGameTime.com or maybe it’s because I never really embraced No. 34 jerseys are here tonight?

Manny Legace as our savior in net, but this Which is part of the problem, too. We Godfather isn’t that easy for me. love our sports heroes in this town and if Jeffio And I’m clearly in the minority here, they’re good people, too, all the better. If because Manny Legace’s name is probably they go on camera and say that they love printed on at least 20 of the 28 pages in living here and spend their Publisher & Editor-in-Chief tonight’s issue. Our website has been summers here? Might as well hand Sean Gallagher hopping with people talking about the them a key to the city right then [email protected] situation. I’ve been getting phone and there. calls non-stop since the news hit The facts, however, are that Advertising the media yesterday afternoon. Legace was signed for three [email protected] The opinions have been pretty far years for a reason and whether [email protected] afield, too. There are people who now hate he was a nice guy or not, there was very the Blues’ management. There are people little chance he’d ever get an extension Distribution who think it’s a smart move by management. on that deal. But don’t forget that the John Nicolay People feel like Manny was betrayed. People neat little three-year deal at $2.5 million feel like he was given too long of a leash. This per was a great fit for Manny, too. Prior Amy Benoist, Becky Benoist, Billy Cash, Clarence Walker is an issue that has clearly divided the fan to the Blues signing him over a month base. into the free agency period, his best offer I just don’t get it. from any NHL team was zero years at Columnists zero dollars per year. The Blues gave him Chris Gift, Duke, Brad Lee, Manny Legace was a great signing for the Answer Man & Brian Weidler a chance to keep his career going. To Blues when they picked him up before the make $7.5 million more. To play himself 2006 season got going. The Blues were a into maybe one more contract. But one Contributors terrible team with few hopes of even sniffing more contract with another team. No Jeffio, Jeff Browning, LosBri, the , but if forced to go back out on Childhood Trauma, Dan Doke, Jeff franchise with as young a squad as the the ice with Patrick Lalime and Curtis Fahrenkrog, Jeremy Pratte & Chris Reed Blues will have next year wants a 36 year Sanford as their goalies, most of the players old netminder as the starter. They know would have likely tried to mutiny. Photographer that and he should known that. Andrew D’Angelo But even as an admittedly solid signing, The contract that was signed by both picking up Legace was no signal that the Mission: parties should have been crystal clear to cornerstone in net was now in place for the everyone involved. It was a win-win for Game Time will provide prospect franchise. He was already 33 years old and information, up-to-date statistics, articles both sides, but it was a limited engage- essentially a career back-up netminder. A that spark discussion and humor that ment. It ended poorly because I think the solid back-up, but still not a starter. And the points out the best and worst about our expectations on one side changed while favorite team and sport. We are all fans of reason for that was exactly what we’ve seen they did not change on the other. Legace the Blues and our opinions will reflect from him over the last two-plus years: he’s those of subjective fans. thought that the relationship had grown not that consistent when asked to carry the The paper is published for every home beyond business. Beyond ‘this will help load. game, excluding the pre-season, which we you and it will help us.’ He started think- all know sucks. As many amazing games as he’s had and ing that the relationship was more per- as many great saves and stolen games he’s sonal. That he’d become more valuable Rights & Permissions: given the team, he’s got just as many soft because he and the fans and the city all goals and leads lost and games given away. All material printed herein is copyrighted get along. And he got his heart broken. and protected. Do not reprint in any It’s the reason the Red Wings let him walk The Blues didn’t do anything wrong format without expressed, written and the reason he couldn’t hold on to the job permission from Game Time LLC. here. Manny’s fans and casual viewers of here this year. the team will think he got a rough ride, But again, he was the right signing at the but really this was all business from the Logos & Photos time. He was the best guy management could outset. We all hate to see our favorites Team logos and pictures used herein are the property of the individual teams have hoped to bring in to a hapless team like leave, but unless your favorite is Bobby the Blues; a team that clearly wasn’t hosting and/or the NHL and are used solely for Plager, they always do. identification and editorial purposes. any championship parades in the next couple -Sean “don’t run out and buy a years. The team needed a good veteran who Mason jersey, either” Gallagher Today’s Name: Steve Holt! could steal games on occasion and they got G AME TIME Page 3

Tonight’s Trivia Top 11 Ways Manny Was A By Childhood Trauma Distraction To The Team

First Period (true or false): 11. Started giving himself prison tats while sitting in his stall. 1. Ian Laperriere has scored more goals for the Avalanche in 10. Always playing the “I’m not touching you” game his 3½ seasons than Dan Hinote did in his six seasons. with Chris Mason. 2. won the Calder Trophy the year after Barret 9. Downloaded a ton of viruses on the locker room Jackman won. computer. 8. Integrated the “Cotton-Eyed Joe Dance” into his First Intermission (T/F): pre-game ritual. 3. In addition to being the father of the Duke boys in The 7. Kept telling stories about how much better his Dukes of Hazard, Denver Pyle also played a father in The Detroit teams were. Andy Griffith Show and The Doris Day Show. 6. Constantly beat boxing. Second Period (multiple choice): 5. Brought in a tray of Ex-Lax brownies. 4. Kept playing “Guess what I had for lunch” with 4. won three Conn Smyth trophies during his Dave Checketts and John Davidson. four championships. Which of the following 3. Started inviting Towel Boy to all team get- goalies did Roy not outplay in the finals: , Kelly togethers. Hrudey, Tom Barrasso or ? 2. Icy-Hot in everyone’s jock before every game. 5. Joe Sakic won four NHL awards in 2001. Which one was 1. Kept letting in shitty goals. not won in 2000 by a Blue: Hart Trophy, Lester B Pearson Award, Lady Byng Trophy, or the NHL Plus/Minus Award? From the 12 Fluid Ounces of Gallagher’s Brain Second Intermission: 6. What was the first sports-based film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Pride of the Yankees, Rocky, Chariots of Fire, or Million Dollar Baby? Third Period: Not Locker 7. During the Jan. 18 game vs. the Flames, two Avalanches scored their 300th goal. Name them. Room Cancer. 8. Which of their former first round picks did the Avalanche terminate this season due to insubordination? www.stlouisgametime.com 9. Name the Avalanche’s second generation NHLers. ! 10. What Colorado executive is half of the only mother-son

duo to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup? Corrections & Clarifications

have their names on the Cup. Cup. the on names their have • Game Time would like to apologize for making so

operations, and her son ex-Tampa Bay netminder netminder Bay ex-Tampa Grahame John son her and operations, much fun of Manny in our

10. Charlotte Grahame, Colorado’s executive director of hockey hockey of director executive Colorado’s Grahame, Charlotte 10. last issue. But we don’t

9. and Chuck Arnason. Arnason. Chuck and Stastny Paul 9. usually apologize for being

to report to their AHL affiliate. affiliate. AHL their to report to terminated him this year for refusing for year this him terminated right, so we’re gonna hold

8. Scott Parker. The Avalanche drafted him 20th overall in 1998 and and 1998 in overall 20th him drafted Avalanche The Parker. Scott 8. off on that one. 7. and . Hejduk. Milan and Smyth Ryan 7.

was nominated but lost. lost. but nominated was Yankees the of Pride The . Rocky 6. 6. • [This apology refused

Lady Byng. Jaromir Jagr won the Lester B Pearson in 2000. 2000. in Pearson B Lester the won Jagr Jaromir Byng. Lady assignment to the minors.] d Hart in 2000. Demitra won the the won Demitra 2000. in Hart d

5. Pronger won the Plus/Minus an Plus/Minus the won Pronger 5. • Game Time printed the

4. Roy won the Conn Smyth against all of them except Tom Barrasso. Barrasso. Tom except them of all against Smyth Conn the won Roy 4. wrong picture of the next

t few seasons of her show. show. her of seasons few t Day’s father during the firs the during father Day’s book Manny Legace will

3. True. Denver was the father of the musical Briscoe clan and Doris Doris and clan Briscoe musical the of father the was Denver True. 3. read in the last issue. The

2. False. The Avs’ backup, , won after Barret. Barret. after won Raycroft, Andrew backup, Avs’ The False. 2. correct picture is shown 35 goals. Hinote had 27. 27. had Hinote goals. 35

1. True. Ian has scored over scored has Ian True. 1. here. Volume 4, Issue 27 Page 4 February 7, 2009 Page 5 G AME TIME The Five Hole

With Chris Gift

Whenever something like the Blues’ decision to attempt to and their clothes for a few months, then he wanted to wear sever ties with Manny Legace comes up, any die hard fan the Blues clothes again and we’ve embraced him. like you and I are, always have a bunch of different thoughts Kerber said, and I agree with him, don’t expect to be going through our minds when it happens. Here are mine. seeing a hell of a lot of Chris Holt. Holt will be the designated For the first time since he’s taken over, John Davidson door opener, and if Mason has an off night, Holt will replace made a decision that the fans weren’t 100% behind. Sure, him. If the Blues need to give Mason a rest, they’ll call up Ben sending to New Jersey for Cam Janssen Bishop for a start and send him back to Peoria. wasn’t the most popular deal, but really, getting anything If Legace clears waivers and ends up in Peoria, don’t for Salvador was a positive, and Janssen has a role on this look for him to play very much there. The organization’s team and he fills it well. goaltending ladder is pretty well set: 1) Mason, 2) Bishop, Look at it like this; with DJ King out for the season, if 3) Jake Allen. Marek Schwartz? No thanks. Legace’s Janssen wasn’t on the team we’d want a player like him to contributions to the Blues were appreciated, but JD and the take DJ’s place this season. rest of Blues’ management decided to move in another It takes cajones (or whatever they call them in . I direction. guess because of NAFTA “cajones” works in all three Legace isn’t headed to Peoria to play. He’s Peoria bound to countries) to pull the trigger on a move like this. This wasn’t wait for a team to want him. Bishop is Peoria’s goalie. dumping Patrick Lalime during a horrible season. It wasn’t As fans, we should be supportive to a fault of the home realizing that ’s skills had declined to the team. As part of GT flock, we are all more edge-a-macated where he was no longer going to be a productive part of the than the normal fan. Even if you were a Manny supporter and team and getting a serviceable, if brittle, player in exchange think that Mason is a scrub, you have to realize that Chris for him. Mason is the home team’s goalie now. While Legace is still going to be paid, either by the Blues The King is dead. Long live the King! or another organization, the Blues dumped him. He didn’t do what the Blues thought he could and the Blues told him to pack up his stuff and go home. Contact:[email protected] JD’s taking a PR bath on this for the good of the team and getting nothing in return. That’s cajones for you. JD didn’t hide after he made the decision. Chris Kerber had a fairly lengthy interview with Davidson on KMOX Friday night, and JD didn’t duck questions and was very upfront and honest with the questions that Kerbs asked. The Jeffio Joke of the Day Manny asked for the contract extension and the Blues wouldn’t give it to him. It was Manny’s choice to have offseason knee surgery, Chris Mason took his young son to the Zoo. When and the Blues reacted by acquiring Chris Mason. the boy saw the elephant he asked, “Daddy, what’s that long thing hanging from the elephant?” While the Cardinals haven’t dumped a player as popular or as recently productive as Legace was, could you see Mason answered, “That’s his trunk.” team’s president, Bill DeWitt III (and they say nepotism is “No,” insisted the boy, “in the back.” dead) on KTRS answering questions as honestly as JD did? I mentioned it a few columns ago, and it holds true in This time Mason responded, “That’s his tail.” this situation. Jerry Seinfeld said it best when he said we “No,” the boy said again, “between his legs.” root for clothes. We Blues fans want the players wearing the Mason replied, “Oh, that’s his penis.” clothes that we like, that we see the most often, to beat the teams that bring other clothes into Scottrade Center, and The boy said, “When I asked Mommy, she said ‘Oh, that wear different clothes when the Blues go to their that’s nothing.’” buildings. Mason smiled and shook his head, “Son, I’ve For a long time, we didn’t like Walt Tkachuk. Then he spoiled that woman.” started wearing the clothes that we like. We loved him. He busted his large ass in our clothes for a few years. Time was up for him to wear our clothes and we sent him to Atlanta, Volume 4, Issue 27 Page 6 February 7, 2009 St. Louis Blues Statistics

Skater Statistics PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM ATOI PPG PPA SHG SHA SOG SPCT , RW 51 22 22 44 -22 20 19:27 12 11 0 0 135 16.3 , C 49 15 17 32 -11 37 17:44 10 3 0 0 120 12.5 Patrik Berglund, C 46 16 16 32 14 14 15:56 6 9 0 0 91 17.6 , LW 50 5 27 32 3 32 15:49 1 10 0 0 111 4.5 , RW 51 17 11 28 -7 129 17:27 4 2 1 0 121 14.1 Andy McDonald, C 16 6 12 18 -12 12 19:55 2 9 1 0 46 13 , D * 32 2 15 17 E 17 18:06 0 12 0 0 40 5 Jay McClement, C 5189 17 -8 25 16:25 0 0 2 0 85 9.4 Paul Kariya, LW 11 2 13 15 1 2 18:06 0 9 0 0 31 6.5 Barret Jackman, D 51 3 12 15 -11 58 23:03 1 1 0 1 59 5.1 T.J. Oshie, C 2669 15 6 6 16:06 4 2 0 1 48 12.5 , LW * 31 4 10 14 -1 16 17:49 2 6 0 0 59 6.8 , D 35 1 11 12 -5 40 18:24 1 6 0 0 37 2.7 , LW 3383 11 -5 53 12:48 4 2 0 0 50 16 Roman Polak, D 44 1 10 11 -5 29 21:30 0 4 0 0 49 2 B.J. Crombeen, RW * 3583 11 -3 78 13:07 0 2 1 0 64 12.5 Yan Stastny, C 3434 7 -14 20 12:45 0 0 0 1 30 10 Eric Brewer, D 2815 6 -14 24 25:07 1 2 0 0 49 2 Mike Weaver, D 3205 5 -3 6 16:12 0 0 0 2 21 0 Cam Janssen, RW 4113 4 -6 102 5:29 0 0 0 0 17 5.9 Dan Hinote, RW 3212 3 -5 40 11:04 0 0 0 1 14 7.1 , D 2103 3 4 28 13:19 0 0 0 0 15 0 Jay McKee, D 4011 2 -1 23 16:58 0 0 0 0 22 4.5 D.J. King, LW 101 1 E08:2000000 0 Goalie Statistics PLAYER GP W L GAA SV SV% SHO TGA TSA PIM ENG Manny Legace 29 13 9 3.18 592 88.5% 0 77 669 0 1 Chris Mason 26 7 14 2.60 650 91.5% 3 60 710 0 6

*Statistics reflect time with St. Louis only. For full season totals, see Pg 14.

Blues Leaders Blues All-Time Leaders Goals Brad Boyes 22 Games Played Bernie Federko 927 Assists David Perron 27 Goals 527 Points Brad Boyes 44 Points Bernie Federko 1,073 Plus/Minus Patrik Berglund 14 PIM Brian Sutter 1,873 PP Goals Brad Boyes 12 Goalie GP Mike Liut 347 Wins Manny Legace 13 Wins Mike Liut 151 GAA Chris Mason 2.60 GAA Jacques Plante 2.07 Save PCT Chris Mason 91.5% Glenn Hall 16

Making Enemies One Issue At A Time. St. Louis Game Time G AME TIME Page 7 Stats

Skater Statistics PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM ATOI PPG PPA SHG SHA SOG SPCT Ryan Smyth, LW 52 16 25 41 -6 50 20:44 7 8 1 0 175 9.1 Milan Hejduk, RW 52 20 20 40 -9 8 20:19 8 6 1 0 144 13.9 Paul Stastny, C 34 10 21 31 -4 16 21:31 6 9 0 0 90 11.1 , LW 51 11 19 30 -7 22 18:19 2 6 1 0 106 10.4 John-Michael Liles, D 50 7 19 26 -4 23 20:49 4 9 0 0 96 7.3 Marek Svatos, RW 45 12 13 25 3 26 12:51 5 6 0 0 90 13.3 , C 50 3 14 17 -3 12 13:36 1 1 0 0 86 3.5 , D 52 5 12 17 -7 16 18:20 1 3 0 1 63 7.9 T.J. Hensick, C 39 4 13 17 1 12 13:09 1 3 0 0 79 5.1 Ruslan Salei, D 50 3 13 16 -1 42 20:33 1 5 0 0 66 4.5 Cody McLeod, LW 52 12 4 16 5 112 10:35 0 0 0 0 78 15.4 Ian Laperriere, RW 4459 14 4 91 13:03 0 0 0 1 42 11.9 Chris Stewart, RW 2776 13 -4 35 12:30 0 2 1 0 54 13 David Jones, LW 4085 13 -8 8 12:44 1 1 0 0 47 17 Joe Sakic, C 15 2 10 12 -6 6 18:07 0 6 0 0 46 4.3 Brett Clark, D 5229 11 E 26 22:01 0 2 0 0 66 3 , RW 4156 11 -9 43 13:56 1 3 0 0 53 9.4 Cody McCormick, C 2916 7 1458:230 0 0 1 283.6 Ben Guite, C 2223 5 2 6 9:43 0 0 0 0 19 10.5 , D 3004 4 -7 18 19:52 0 0 0 0 11 0 Brian Willsie, RW 2013 4 1 6 11:39 0 0 0 0 28 3.6 Scott Hannan, D 5103 3 -5 18 21:22 0 0 0 0 37 0 Daniel Tjarnqvist, D 2221 3 1 6 15:25 0 0 0 0 13 15.4 , C 800 0 -1 4 9:34 0 0 0 0 11 0 Kyle Cumiskey, D 600 0 -2 0 8:32 0 0 0 0 2 0 Chris Durno, C 200 0 E06:0200 0 0 3 0 Goalie Statistics PLAYER GP W L GAA SV SV% SHO TGA TSA PIM ENG Peter Budaj 39 16 20 2.92 986 90.0% 1 110 1096 0 3 Andrew Raycroft 16 9 6 3.01 375 89.5% 0 44 419 0 1

Avalanche Leaders Avs/Nordiques All-Time Leaders Goals Milan Hejduk 20 Games Played Joe Sakic 1,378 Assists Ryan Smyt h 25 Goals Joe Sakic 625 Points Ryan Smyt h 41 Points Joe Sakic 1,641 Plus/Minus Cody McLeod 5 PIM Dale Hunter 1,562 PP Goals Milan Hejduk 8 Goalie GP Patrick Roy 478 Wins Peter Budaj 16 Wins Patrick Roy 262 GAA Peter Budaj 2.92 GAA Patrick Roy 2.27 Save PCT Peter Budaj 90.0% Shutouts Patrick Roy 37

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The Roman Polak Joke of the Day

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The BJ Crombeen Joke of the Day

Three gay men who were friends all had their partners die at Wanna Be Semi-Famous around the same time. At the funeral home, the guy who worked there asked them where they (Regionally)? want to spread their partners ashes. Do you have a different The first guy said, “I want to spread his ashes over the ocean because he perspective? loved to swim!” Passion? Knowledge? Desire? The second guy says, “I want to Work well under deadlines? spread his ashes on a mountain Ever pay kick-backs to an editor because he loved to climb.” to get better space? The third guy says, “I want to spread him all over the spiciest chili I can find.”

The guy who worked at the morgue asked him “Why would We’re looking for writers, graphic artists, you want to do that?” statisticians and comedy writers. The third guy replied, “So he can tear my mouth up one Contact: [email protected] more time.” G AME TIME Page 9

Advanced Hockey Statistics

Rk NAME POS C ORSI +/- v s Team This table shows the Blues roster’s Corsi Rating. 1Keith Tkachuk LW 7.1 -5 The Corsi Rating was initially developed by Jim 2 David Backes RW 5.2 -4 Corsi, the goaltending coach for the Buffalo 3Paul Kariya LW 2.5 2 Sabres. 4 Carlo Colaiacovo D 2.4 -1 5Brad Boyes RW 2.4 -18 The Corsi Rating measures a player by tallying 6Alex Steen C 1 -4 the number of shots for his team during his shift 7TJ Oshie C 0.8 6 minus the number of shots taken against his team during his shift. 8 David Perron LW 0.8 6 9Tyson Strachan D 0 3 Shots that miss the net and/or goaltender are 10 BJ Crombeen RW -1.2 -5 not counted, just like any shots that are blocked. 11 Barret Jackman D -1.6 -11 This gives us a new way to look at the effective- 12 Patrik Berglund C -1.9 17 ness of a player, whether playing forward or de- 13 Roman Polak D -2.3 2 fense for the team. 14 Eric Brewer D -2.7 -8 15 Andy McDonald C -3.4 -10 Additionally, we have included a statistic 16 Jeff Woywitka D -3.7 -4 labeled as +/- vs Team. This stat shows each 17 Mike Weaver D -3.9 -7 players’ plus/minus rating relative to the team’s 18 Brad Winchester RW -6.5 -4 overall rating. 19 Jay McClement C -7.3 -9 This +/- vs Team gives us a picture of which 20 Dan Hinote RW -15.8 -6 players are above the average and which are 21 Cam Janssen RW -16.5 -7 below the average for the team. 22 Jay McKee D -18 -4 23 Yan Stastny C -25.4 -11

Name Pos GP Drawn Taken Diff These statistics show the total number of David Perron LW 48 24 10 14 Penalties Drawn by each player as well as the BJ Crombeen RW 49 13 11 2 total number of Penalties Taken by the player. David Backes RW 49 12 22 -10 As we’ve noted all season, David Perron has Patrik Berglund C4410 73 become pretty adept at drawing penalties and Brad Boyes RW 49 10 55 avoiding taking retaliatory minutes. He leads the Keith Tkachuk LW 47 10 12 -2 team in both number of penalties drawn and in Jay McClement C499 72 differential, at plus-14. Alex Steen C507 9-2 Brad Winchester RW 32 6 9-3 On the opposite end are David Backes, whose TJ Oshie C266 33 physical style of play has garnered him a Eric Brewer D26 5 10 -5 negative-10 differential and rough-and-tumble Carlo Colaiacovo D41 4 6-2 blueliner Barret Jackman who has a minus-9 Jay McKee D38 4 8-4 differential. Barret Jackman D49 3 12 -9 As you might expect, defensemen fare worse in Andy McDonald C153 4-1 this analysis than their forward counterparts. The Roman Polak D42 2 10 -8 blueliner with the best differential is Mike Tyson Strachan D21 1 3-2 “Dream” Weaver at minus-1. Mike Weaver D31 1 2-1 Jeff Woywitka D33 1 5-4 Paul Kariya LW 11 0 1-1 Volume 4, Issue 27 Page 10 February 7, 2009 The Ghost of the Blues With Jeff Browning

It has been nearly a month since we last played Colorado, and the team again, but with pathetic numbers time. He’s not the nothing has changed. Both Stastny brothers are still hurt. At only former Av to have multiple stints in St. Louis. Martin least they should both be back by the end of the month. Paul Rucinsky played here like six different times. Nobody seemed Kariya on the other hand isn’t coming to notice when he was gone (or when he was here for that back for awhile, meaning he is just as matter). Before Colorado’s 1996 championship, they traded him effective now as he was with the for who would also find his way to the Blues in Avalanche. Dan Hinote scored his first goal 2001. Keane won Cup rings with a record tying three different of the season just before the last Avalanche game, teams. He couldn’t find that fourth here and he was promptly and he still sits on that single goal. He usually shipped back to Colorado. does well against his former team, scoring four of Dean McAmmond, Ville Nieminen and also all his eleven Blue goals against them. transferred from Colorado to us. Besides Podein being actively is the Avalanche coach again. His brother involved in every charity possible and sending me a bunch of Don used to coach our minor league teams. However, neither cool stuff when I earned my rank of Eagle Scout, none of them one of them are as famous as their sister Cammi Granato did anything notable on the ice, but they didn’t hurt us either. (And her husband, Ray Ferraro, makes me remember how on the other hand, let’s just say he fun deadline deals used to be here). Cammi is one of the helped win Colorado’s Cup in 1996 by playing greatest female hockey players ever, next to Hayley Wicken- with them, and again in 2001 when he heiser, cousin of our late Doug Wickenheiser. Come helped them by playing for the Blues. deadline, maybe we should keep our eyes on the other gender Alexei Goose Egg retired right after (make your own joke with that one). There are enough girly playing here, thank God, and currently is a players on our team anyway, might as well sign a real girl. moderator at Wikipedia. His entry on the site The Blues have had no shortage of former Avalanche ends “Gusarov is considered to be one of the finest Russian players of the years. Our best signing of theirs has to be Scott defensemen to ever play.” It doesn’t specify playing what Young, 1996 Cup winner with the Avs, who led the Blues in though, so there may be some truth to it. The finest Russian 2000-01 with 40 goals and 73 points, career highs for him. defensemen to ever play I-Spy? War? Pokemon? Nah, I’m sure He also had a second stint here after the lockout, when he led he sucks at those too.

Blues Record When… With LosBri Playing at SureAreALotOfNo.34JerseysHere Center 12-10-4 Hey Osh! Drink some damn milk, son 21-24-6 Playing on the road 9-14-2 They played the day before 5-5-1 Should really start playing better against bad teams 21-24-6 The other team played the day before 5-4-2 They score first 12-4-3 Leading after the 1st 9-3-3 The other team scores first 9-19-3 Tied after the 1st 7-8-2 They score 4 or more goals 15-1-1 Trailing after the 1st 4-13-1 They score on the PP 16-10-5 Hinotes' wife's measurements are 34D-24-34 The other team scores on the PP 8-17-3 Leading after the 2nd 13-1-1 They score shorthanded 2-1-1 Tied after the 2nd 4-7-2 The other team scores shorthanded 1-3-0 Trailing after the 2nd 3-16-3 A Blues players has multiple goals 7-2-1 Fight! Fight! Fight! 10-11-3 An opposing player has multiple goals 3-12-2 They are called for 7 or more penalties 8-9-2 They take 30 or more shots 7-10-1 Other team called for 7 or more penalties 6-10-3 They allow 30 or more shots 8-12-3 Emmanual "Loco" Legace starts 12-11-3 Playing on Sunday 1-3-1 Chris Mason starts 7-12-2 Playing on Monday 3-0-1 Starts 1-1-1 Playing on Tuesday 2-4-0 Game is on FSN 9-17-5 Playing on Wednesday 1-6-0 Playing the Eastern Conference 5-9-1 Playing on Thursday 2-4-2 Playing the Atlantic Division 1-3-0 Playing on Friday 4-2-1 Playing the Northeast Division 2-3-1 Playing on Saturday 8-6-1 Playing the Southeast Division 2-3-0 Playing in October 5-4-0 Playing the Western Conference 16-15-5 Playing in November 5-6-2 Playing the Central Division 8-2-2 Playing in December 4-10-1 Playing the Northwest Division 4-6-2 Playing in January 6-4-1 Playing the Pacific Division 4-7-1 Playing in February 1-0-2 Starting to save money for 1-0-1 Page 11

Franchise Foundations

St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche Year Player Year Player 1999 Barret Jackman ~ Drafted 1st rd (17 overall) by STL 1987 Joe Sakic ~ Drafted in 1st rd (15 overall) by Quebec 2001 Jay McClement ~ Drafted 2nd round, 57 overall by STL Milan Hejduk ~ Drafted in 4th rd (87 overall) by 1994 2002 D.J. King ~ Drafted in 6th rd (190 overall) by STL () 2003 David Backes ~ Drafted in 2nd rd (62 overall) by STL John-Michael Liles ~ Drafted in 5th rd (159 overall) by 2000 2004 Roman Polak ~ Drafted in 6th rd (180 overall) by STL COL T.J. Oshie ~ Drafted in 1st rd (24 overall) by STL Peter Budaj ~ Drafted in 2nd rd (63 overall) by COL Eric Brewer ~ Acquired from EDM with Jeff Woywitka 2001 Cody McCormick ~ Drafted in 5th rd (144 overall) by 2005 and for COL Jeff Woywitka ~ Acquired from EDM with Eric Brewer Marek Svatos ~ Drafted in 7th rd (227 overall) by COL and Doug Lynch for Chris Pronger 2002 Brett Clark ~ Acquired from ATL for Frederic Cassivi ~ Drafted in 1st rd (1 overall) by STL 2003 David Jones ~ Drafted in 9th rd (288 overall) by COL Patrik Berglund ~ Drafted in 1st rd (25 overall) by STL Wojtek Wolski ~ Drafted in 1st rd (21 overall) by COL 2006 2004 Jay McKee ~ Signed as Free Agent (BUF) Ian Laperriere ~ Signed as Free Agent ( LA) Dan Hinote ~ Signed as Free Agent (COL) Paul Stastny ~ Drafted in 2nd rd (44 overall) by COL Yan Stastny ~ Acquired from BOS for 5th rd pick in TJ Hensick ~ Drafted in 3rd rd (88 overall) by COL 2005 2007 Kyle Cumiskey ~ Drafted in 7th rd (222 overall) by Brad Boyes ~ Acquired from BOS for Dennis COL Wideman Chris Stewart ~ Drafted in 1st rd (18 overall) by COL David Perron ~ Drafted in 1st rd (26 overall) by STL Tyler Arnason ~ Signed as Free Agent (OTT) 2007 Keith Tkachuk ~ Signed as Free Agent. Originally Ben Guite ~ Signed as Free Agent 2006 acquired from PHX in 2001 for a 1st rd pick in 2002, Jordan Leopold ~ Acquired with a 2nd rd pick in 2006 , Michal Handzus and from CGY for Alex Tanguay Paul Kariya ~ Signed as Free Agent (NAS) Cody McLeod ~ Signed as Free Agent (undrafted) Andy McDonald ~ Acquired from ANA for Doug Scott Hannan ~ Signed as Free Agent (SJ) 2007 Weight, and a 7th rd pick in 2008 Ryan Smyth ~ Signed as Free Agent (NYI) Tyson Strachan ~ Signed as Free Agent (CAR) Philippe Dupuis ~ Acquired with from Cam Janssen ~ Acquired from NJ for Bryce Salvador CLB for Mark Rycroft Mike Weaver ~ Signed as Free Agent (VAN) Ruslan Salei ~ Acquired from FLA for Karlis Skrastins Chris Mason ~ Acquired from NAS for a 4th rd pick in and a 3rd rd pick in 2008 2008 Adam Foote ~ Acquired from CLB for a conditional 1st Brad Winchester ~ Signed as Free Agent (DAL) rd pick in 2008 or 2009 and a conditional 4th rd pick in 2008 2008 Chris Holt ~ Signed as Free Agent (NYR) 2009 (originally drafted by QUE in 2nd rd (22 overall) in B.J. Crombeen ~ Claimed off waivers (DAL) 1989 Alexander Steen ~ Acquired with Carlo Colaiacovo Darcy Tucker ~ Signed as Free Agent (TOR) from TOR for Lee 'Dutchie' Stempniak Andrew Raycroft ~ Signed as Free Agent (TOR) Carlo Colaiacovo ~ Acquired with Alexander Steen Daniel Tjarnqvist ~ Signed as a Free Agent (EDM) from TOR for Lee 'Dutchie' Stempniak Brian Willsie ~ Signed as Free Agent (LA)

What’d McGrath Trade For These Guys? St. Louis Game Time Volume 4, Issue 27 Page 12 February 7, 2009 NHL Leaders NHL Leaders Points Goals Against Average Shootout Goals 1. Evgeni Malkin, PIT 80 1. Manny Fernandez, BOS 2.07 1. Wojtek Wolski, COL 6 2. , PIT 72 2. Steve Mason, CLB 2.09 2. Brad Boyes, STL 5 3. Alex Ovechkin, W AS 68 3. , BOS 2.10 3. Ales Kotalik, BUF 5 4. , ANA 62 4. Jonas Hiller, ANA 2.17 4. Mike Ribeiro, DAL 5 5. Zach Parise, NJ 61 5. Niklas Backstrom, MIN 2.20 5. Nikolai Zherdev, NYR 5 37. Brad Boyes, STL 44 23. Chris Mason, STL 2.60

Goals Save Percentage Rookie Points 1. Alex Ovechkin, W AS 37 1. Tim Thomas, BOS 93.2% 1. Kris Versteeg, CHI 38 2. Jeff Carter, PHI 32 2. Craig Anderson, FLA 92.9% 2. Bobby Ryan, ANA 34 3. Thomas Vanek, BUF 32 3. Manny Fernandez, BOS 92.8% 3. , BOS 33 4. Zach Parise, NJ 30 4. Niklas Backstrom, MIN 92.7% 4. Patrik Berglund, STL 32 5. Marian Hossa, DET 28 5. , CHI 92.5% 5. James Neal, DAL 27 12. Brad Boyes, STL 22 16. Chris Mason, STL 91.5%

Plus/Minus Wins Defensemen Points 1. Blake Wheeler, BOS 32 1. , CGY 30 1. Mike Green, WAS 44 2. , BOS 31 2. , SJ 27 2. Andrei Markov, MTL 40 3. David Krejci, BOS 30 3. Ryan Miller, BUF 26 3. , NYI 38 4. Marc Savard, BOS 27 4. Niklas Backstrom, MIN 25 4. , SJ 38 5. Travis Zajac, NJ 27 5. , DAL 24 5. Dennis Wideman, BOS 37 35. Patrik Berglund, STL 14 41. Chris Mason, STL 7 56. Carlo Colaiacovo, STL 18 Around The

Everyone Loves The Bad Boy — The in it. This year, the tournaments’ 57th, Harvard lost to BU are considering bringing Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery 4-3 while Boston College was defeated by Northeastern 6-1. back to the team, according to reports. The Rangers held The winner of the tournament has bragging rights over discussions involving the front office, coaching staff and the city’s hockey clubs and the games are always sold out. players to determine if the move would be beneficial. That’s A Niche Pick-up — The If the move were to be made, the Stars and Rangers would announced today that they’d acquired forward Jussi Jokinen need to work out a plan that would see Avery placed on from Tampa in exchange for Josef Melichar, Wade Brook- waivers and then, if he cleared, assigned to the Rangers’ AHL bank and a fourth round pick in 2009. team, the . Jokinen has just six goals and ten assists in 46 games with The Rangers would then pay half the cost of his remaining the Lightning this year, but has managed to stick around the contract (four-year, $15.5 million) and the entire process league because he has one great skill: he is an excellent would need to be completed by the NHL trade deadline on shootout player. Mar. 4 for Avery to be available to the Rangers for the playoffs. When he broke in with the Dallas Stars in 2005, Jokinen went nine-for-nine on the shootout before finally being Avery was suspended for six games by the NHL due to stopped by Evgeni Nabokov. comments he made about former girlfriend and her current boyfriend, defenseman Dion Top Teams Lose Key Players — The Phaneuf, back in November. He has not played since that learned today that they will be without the services of time and has been in the NHL/NHLPA behavioral health Michael Ryder for an indefinite period of time. He was program. He is expected to be cleared from the program early high-sticked by Ottawa’s Antoine Vermette this week and next week. broke a bone in his face. Ryder had 19 goals and 17 assists in 52 games this year. The first-place Bruins have already lost Beanpot Championship Game On Monday — The 2009 for the rest of the year. Beanpot Tournament championship game will be held Monday, with Northeastern University taking on Boston Likewise, Detroit found out that mule-faced winger University. Tomas Holmstrom will be out for three to five weeks after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia. He has 14 goals and The Beanpot is an annual Boston-area tournament that is 16 assists in 40 games this year. hotly contested by the four local college teams that take part Volume 4, Issue 27 February 7, 2009 Page 13

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Tonight’s Matchup: The Blues had two fights the last time they played the Avs, including one right off the opening faceoff. Tyson Strachan had his first NHL fight in that game, and he lost soundly to Chris Stewart. As Stewart sat in the box after the fight, Janssen pointed over to him to indicate that he better be ready to take him on. They never were on the ice together after that, so maybe this will be taken care of tonight; stay tuned. The Blues have been involved in 47 fights coming into tonight’s game, while the Avalanche have mixed it up 33 times.

St. Louis Blues Probable Fighters Colorado Avalanche Probable Fighters

•Cam Janssen – “Bam Bam” has done a great job against •Ian Laperriere – Laperriere is only 6’1, 200 pounds, but he this season against opponents that are usually bigger than he throws his body around with reckless abandon and won’t is. Cam took on ’s Zach Stortini in the Blues last hesitate to stick up for teammates. He doesn’t always win, but game, and he took the decision even though Stortini is four he has been one of the busiest fighters in the league over the inches taller, has a big reach advantage, and weighs more. past several years. He leads the Avs with 11 fights. Cam currently has 14 fighting majors. •Cody McLeod – McLeod is a hard working guy who likes to •BJ Crombeen – Crombeen is a physical player who is throw his weight around. He is 6’2, 210 pounds, and he has willing to drop the gloves when need be, even if he loses a lot had 10 fights on the season. He had a spirited fight with Brad of his fights. He is 6’2, 212 pounds, and he has had 12 fights Winchester right off the opening faceoff in his last game thus far. He got tuned by ’s Jared Boll in his last against the Blues. fight. •Chris Stewart – This is Chris Stewart’s first season in the •Brad Winchester – Winchester has the size of a heavy- NHL. He’s a big, physical forward who can scrap very well weight at 6’5, 230 pounds. He’s a good fighter who uses his when need be. Stewart is listed at 6’2, 230 pounds. He has had size and reach to his advantage. His last fight occurred the last five scraps in 27 NHL games this season, and he had three time the Blues played the Avalanche, when he took on Cody fights while down in the AHL. McLeod.

Best bet of the night: Hopefully Janssen vs Stewart, Winchester vs McLeod and Crombeen vs Laperriere. That would be a fun night. - Jason Travers, hockey-fights.com

Date Combatants Description Decision McLeod was dropped by Winchester last year in a preseason fight, so when these two lined up for the opening faceoff, Brad Winchester vs they started talking and threw the gloves down as soon as 1/15/2009 Edge: Winchester Cody McLeod the puck was dropped. This was a spirited bout, and they swung each other round and round while throwing rights and left. Winchester landed better and controlled the fight. Strachan’s first NHL fight started out OK, with both players throwing big rights at each other. However, by the end of the Tyson Strachan vs 1/15/2009 fight Strachan was eating some big rights from Stewart. Win: Stewart Chris Stewart Strachan wound up with a bloody nose. Janssen didn’t appear to be happy with Stewart.

These two had a bit of a lover’s quarrel on Valentine’s Day last year. They each traded a couple of short rights that Jamal Mayers vs missed, and then Mayers tried to muscle Laperriere down. 2/14/2008 Draw Ian Laperriere Lappy got loose and they traded rights that came up short. There were a lot of punches thrown, but not much that landed. St. Louis Blues Rosters General Manager: Larry Pleau Head Coach: and Statistics Asst Coaches: Ray Bennett February 7, 2009 7, February Brad Shaw Volume 4, Issue 27 Issue 27 4, Volume Asst / Goalie Coach: Rick Wamsley

# Player Pos DOB City S/P Ctry Ht Wt S Rk GP G A Pts +/- PIM TOI/G Salary 4Eric Brewer D Apr 17 '79 Vernon BC CAN 75 222 L 28 1 5 6 -14 24 25:07 $4,500,000 5 Barret Jackman D Mar 05 '81 Trail BC CAN 72 203 L 51 3 12 15 -11 58 23:03 $2,500,000 7Keith Tkachuk C Mar 28 '72 Melrose MA USA 74 232 L 49 15 17 32 -11 37 17:44 $4,500,000 9Paul Kariya L Oct 16 '74 BC CAN 70 180 L 11 2 13 15 1 2 18:06 $6,000,000 10 Andy McDonald C Aug 25 '77 Strathroy ON CAN 71 183 L 16 6 12 18 -12 12 19:55 $3,333,333 13 Dan Hinote R Jan 30 '77 Leesburg FL USA 72 187 R 32 1 2 3 -5 40 11:03 $1,000,000 15 Brad Winchester L Mar 01 '81 Madison WI USA 77 228 L 33 8 3 11 -5 53 12:48 $600,000 18 Jay McClement C Mar 02 '83 Kingston ON CAN 73 201 L 51 8 9 17 -8 25 16:25 $950,000 19 D.J. King L Jun 27 '84 Meadow Lake SK CAN 74 228 L 1 0 1 1 0 0 8:20 $550,000 20 Alexander Steen C Mar 01 '84 MB CAN 73 205 L 51 6 12 18 -5 22 16:57 $1,700,000 21 Patrik Berglund C Jun 02 '88 Vesteras SWE 76 187 L Y 46 16 16 32 14 14 15:56 $850,000 22 Brad Boyes R Apr 17 '82 ON CAN 72 195 R 51 22 22 44 -22 20 19:27 $2,500,000 23 Trent Whitfield C Jun 17 '77 Estevan SK CAN 71 209 L 2 0 1 1 1 0 11:27 $500,000 25 Yan Stastny C Sep 30 '82 Quebec City QC CAN 70 191 L 34 3 4 7 -14 20 12:44 $500,000 26 B.J. Crombeen R Jul 10 '85 Denver CO USA 74 212 R Y 50 9 7 16 -4 104 11:53 $550,000 28 Carlo Colaiacovo D Jan 27 '83 ON CAN 73 200 L 42 2 16 18 -2 23 17:48 $1,400,000 29 Jeff Woywitka D Sep 01 '83 Vermilion AB CAN 74 217 L 35 1 11 12 -5 40 18:24 $725,000 42 David Backes R May 01 '84 MN USA 75 216 R 51 17 11 28 -7 129 17:27 $2,500,000 43 Mike Weaver D May 02 '78 Bramalea ON CAN 69 182 R 32 0 5 5 -3 6 16:10 $700,000 46 Roman Polak D Apr 28 '86 Ostrava CZE 73 227 R 44 1 10 11 -5 29 21:30 $475,000 55 Cam Janssen R Apr 15 '84 St. Louis MO USA 72 210 R 41 1 3 4 -6 102 5:28 $550,000 57 David Perron L May 28 '88 Sherbrooke QC CAN 72 180 R 50 5 27 32 3 32 15:48 $875,000 62 Tyson Strachan D Oct 30 '84 Melfort SK CAN 75 205 R Y 21 0 3 3 4 28 13:19 $575,000 74 T.J. Oshie C Dec 23 '86 Mt. Vernon WA USA 71 170 R Y 26 6 9 15 6 6 16:05 $850,000 77 Jay McKee D Sep 08 '77 Kingston ON CAN 76 203 L 40 1 1 2 -1 23 16:56 $4,000,000 TOTALS 134 232 366 -111 849 $43,183,333 # Player DOB City S/P Ctry Ht Wt C Rk GP W L OT SO GAA Sv% Salary 35 Chris Holt Jun 05 '85 Vancouver BC CAN 75 229 L Y 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0% $475,000 50 Chris Mason Apr 20 '76 Red Deer AB CAN 72 195 L 26 7 14 3 3 2.60 91.5% $3,000,000 TOTALS 7 14 3 3 $3,475,000 $46,658,333 Page 14 Page Page 15 Page Colorado Avalanche Rosters General Manager: Francois Giguere Head Coach: Tony Granato and Statistics Assistant Coaches: Jacques Cloutier / Dave Barr Goaltending Coach: Jeff Hackett

# Player Pos DOB City S/P Ctry Ht Wt S Rk GP G A Pts +/- PIM TOI/G Salary 4 John-Michael Liles D Nov 25 '80 Indianapolis IN USA 70 185 L 50 7 19 26 -4 23 20:48 $3,700,000 5Brett Clark D Dec 23 '76 Wapella SK CAN 72 195 L 52 2 9 11 0 26 22:01 $3,500,000 8 Wojtek Wolski L Feb 24 '86 Zabrze POL 75 210 L 51 11 19 30 -7 22 18:18 $2,500,000 11 Cody McCormick C Apr 18 '83 London ON CAN 75 215 R 29 1 6 7 1 45 8:23 $522,500 14 Ian Laperriere R Jan 19 '74 Montreal QC CAN 73 200 R 44 5 9 14 4 91 13:02 $1,150,000 16 Darcy Tucker R Mar 15 '75 Castor AB CAN 70 178 L 41 5 6 11 -9 43 13:56 $2,200,000 18 Brian Willsie R Mar 16 '78 Belmont ON CAN 73 202 R 20 1 3 4 1 6 11:38 $600,000 19 Joe Sakic C Jul 07 '69 Burnaby BC CAN 71 195 L 15 2 10 12 -6 6 18:06 $6,000,000 22 Scott Hannan D Jan 23 '79 Richmond BC CAN 73 225 L 51 0 3 3 -5 18 21:22 $4,500,000 23 Milan Hejduk R Feb 14 '76 Usti CZE 72 190 R 52 20 20 40 -9 8 20:18 $4,000,000 24 Ruslan Salei D Nov 02 '74 Minsk BLR 73 212 L 50 3 13 16 -1 42 20:33 $3,025,000 26 Paul Stastny C Dec 27 '85 Quebec City QC CAN 72 205 L 34 10 21 31 -4 16 21:30 $710,000 28 Ben Guite R Jul 17 '78 Montreal QC CAN 73 211 R 22 2 3 5 2 6 9:42 $475,000 29 Daniel Tjarnqvist D Oct 14 '76 Umea SWE 73 207 L 22 2 1 3 1 6 15:25 $750,000 37 T.J. Hensick C Dec 10 '85 Lansing MI USA 70 185 R 39 4 13 17 1 12 13:09 $685,000 39 Tyler Arnason C Mar 16 '79 Oklahoma City OK USA 71 204 L 50 3 14 17 -3 12 13:36 $1,750,000 40 Marek Svatos R Jun 17 '82 Kosice SVK 70 185 R 45 12 13 25 3 26 12:50 $1,750,000 42 Chris Stewart R Oct 30 '87 Toronto ON CAN 74 228 R Y 27 7 6 13 -4 35 12:30 $850,000 44 Jordan Leopold D Aug 03 '80 Golden Valley MN USA 73 200 L 52 5 12 17 -7 16 18:20 $1,500,000 48 Kyle Cumiskey D Dec 02 '86 Abbotsford BC CAN 70 185 L 6 0 0 0 -2 0 8:32 $475,000 52 Adam Foote D Jul 10 '71 Toronto ON CAN 74 220 R 30 0 4 4 -7 18 19:51 $2,750,000 54 David Jones R Aug 10 '84 Guelph ON CAN 74 210 R 40 8 5 13 -8 8 12:43 $550,000 55 Cody McLeod L Jun 26 '84 Binscarth MB CAN 74 210 L 52 12 4 16 5 112 10:35 $522,500 94 Ryan Smyth L Feb 21 '76 Banff AB CAN 73 190 L 52 16 25 41 -6 50 20:44 $7,250,000 TOTALS 138 238 376 -64 647 $51,715,000 # Player DOB City S/P Ctry Ht Wt C Rk GP W L OT SO GAA Sv% Salary 1 Andrew Raycroft May 04 '80 Belleville ON CAN 72 185 L 16 9 6 0 0 3.01 89.5% $800,000 31 Peter Budaj Sep 18 '82 Banska Bystrica SVK 73 200 L 39 16 20 1 1 2.92 90.0% $800,000 TOTALS 25 26 1 1 $1,600,000 $53,315,000

Legend: S:Shoots; C: Catches; Rk: Rookie (any player who has played fewer than 25 games in the previous season or fewer than 26 in the previous two years and has not reached age 26); GP: Games Played; G: Goals; A: Assists; Pts: Points; PIM: Penalties in Minutes; TOI/Game: average Time On Ice per Game. Volume 4, Issue 27 Page 16 February 7, 2009 NHL Referee Statistics 2008-2009 Since 2007 1st O O No. Official Born Blues Blues Blues Blues Blues Blues Game WLT WLT Games PP PK Games PP PK L L 2 Fraser, Kerry Sarnia, ON 1980 2 5 12 1 1 0 7 26 31 3 4 0 3Leggo, Mike North Bay, ON 1997 7 35 23 3 2 2 14 69 54 6 6 2 4 McCauley, Wes Georgetown, ON 2003 2 4 7 0 2 0 5 14 18 1 3 1 5 Rooney, Chris Boston, MA 2000 4 13 17 1 3 0 11 48 58 3 6 2 6 Marouelli, Dan Edmonton, AB 1984 2 9 9 0 2 0 4 15 17 0 4 0 7 McCreary, Bill Guelph, ON 1984 3 16 11 1 2 0 5 26 20 2 3 0 8 Jackson, Dave Montreal, PQ 1990 2 4 7 0 2 0 7 23 30 4 3 0 10 Devorski, Paul Guelph, ON 1989 3 13 15 1 1 1 5 24 24 2 2 1 11 Sutherland, Kelly Richmond, BC 2000 4 19 16 1 3 0 8 30 28 1 6 1 12 Koharski, Don Dartmouth, NS 1981 4 18 15 1 2 1 6 30 21 2 3 1 13 O'Halloran, Dan Essex, ON 1995 3 21 23 1 1 1 9 42 56 5 3 1 14 LaRue, Dennis Savannah, GA 1991 4 14 16 2 2 0 10 39 42 3 4 3 15 Auger, Stephane Montreal, PQ 2000 3 20 15 2 1 0 9 54 58 6 2 1 16 Shick, Rob Port Alberni, BC 1986 5 22 23 4 1 0 11 40 48 4 6 0 18 Kimmerly, Greg Toronto, ON 1996 2 8 10 0 1 1 9 32 37 3 5 1 19 Dwyer, Gord Halifax, NS 2003 2 11 6 1 1 0 7 33 26 3 4 0 20 Peel, Tim Toronto, ON 1999 6 23 26 2 4 0 12 50 45 4 6 2 21 VanMassenhoven, Don Parkhill, ON 1993 3 17 15 1 2 0 10 44 47 6 3 1 23 Watson, Brad Regina, Sas 1996 5 29 32 2 2 1 10 48 56 4 3 3 25 Joannette, Marc Verdun, PQ 1999 4 18 22 1 2 1 6 25 30 1 4 1 26 Martell, Rob Winnipeg, MB 1996 5 21 22 2 2 1 14 61 69 9 4 1 27 Furlatt, Eric Trois-Rivieres, PQ 2001 3 15 12 1 2 0 6 29 28 3 2 1 28 Lee, Chris St John, NB 2001 3 16 18 0 2 1 7 31 36 2 3 2 29 Walsh, Ian Philadelphia, PA 2000 4 16 18 0 4 0 7 25 31 1 6 0 30 Hasenfratz, Mike Regina, SK 2000 1 3 4 1 0 0 4 12 14 2 1 1 32 Kowal, Tom Vernon, BC 2000 2 5 8 1 1 0 8 35 37 2 4 2 33 Pollock, Kevin Kincardine, ON 2000 3 9 9 1 1 1 8 31 33 3 4 1 34 Meier, Brad Dayton, OH 1999 1 4 2 1 0 0 8 34 30 4 3 1 35 Warren, Dean Toronto, ON 1999 6 34 25 1 3 2 36 Morton, Dean Peterborough, ON 2000 3 13 10 2 0 1 4 20 16 3 0 1 37 Rehman, Kyle Stettler, AB 2008 1 5 5 1 0 0 1 5 5 1 0 0 38 St Laurent, Francois Greenfield Park, PQ 2006 2 9 10 2 0 0 5 19 22 2 2 1 40 Kozari, Steve Penticton, BC 2006 1 8 11 1 0 0 7 38 37 4 3 0 42 O'Rourke, Dan Calgary, AB 1999 2 11 7 0 1 1 43 Pochmara, Brian Detroit, MI 2006 3 12 13 2 1 0 6 26 33 2 4 0 45 St. Pierre, Justin Dolbeau, PQ 2003 5 23 22 3 1 1 TOTALS 51 228 231 20 25 6 573 596 53 61 18 NHL Linesmen

# Name # Name # Name # Name # Name 17 Heyer, Shane 61 Seitz, Lyle 73 Rody, Vaughan 80 Nelson, Thor 91 Henderson, Don 47 Schachte, Dan 65 Racicot, Pierre 74 Cameron, Lonnie 82 Galloway, Ryan 92 Shewchyk, Mark 54 Devorski, Greg 66 Gibbs, Darren 75 Amell, Derek 84 Sericolo, Tony 93 Murphy, Brian 56 Wheler, Mark 67 Champoux, Pierre 76 Cormier, Michel 86 Lazarowich, Brad 95 Murray, Jonny 57 Sharrers, Jay 68 Driscoll, Scott 77 Nowak, Tim 88 Cvik, Mike 96 Brisebois, David 59 Barton, Steve 70 Nansen, Derek 78 Mach, Brian 89 Miller, Steve 97 Morin, Jean 60 Dapuzzo, Pat 71 Kovachik, Brad 79 Pare, Mark 90 McElman, Andy G AME TIME Page 17 St. Louis Game Time Scorecard

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Game Notes: Volume 4, Issue 27 Page 18 February 7, 2009

Ask Game Time’s Answer Man

Dear Answer Man, players. I have two questions for you. One is now that the NFL is The NHL is sitting on a prime opportunity for something. over, what should the NHL do to stand out more in the U.S.? They have the “Winter Classic” now but the US has already Secondly, how come we haven’t heard much about the AMC forgotten about it. The NHL needs an all-out ad campaign this season? The past few seasons you mentioned them so that focuses on the hitting, scoring, fighting and even some damn much I got tired of it. I now realize I missed the big time saves by stupid goalies. I included the goalie updates. Any thing new with you guys? highlights because you know they’d bitch and probably start -Debbie (Oshkosh-WI) crying if they weren’t included. I would couple this ad campaign with more commercials focusing on things players do outside of the sport. Diamond Debbie, thanks for the great questions. It is nice to “Things they do outside the sport you say AM?” Damn have female fans. Let me know if you ever make it to town. I straight. I’d have the players playing hockey in everyday life know I have never seen you before or situations. Think about it for a second. You could have guys know anything about your situation dressed in full gear in a grocery store shooting produce into a but I would make out with you if cart or have a big defenseman protecting the front of the you’d like. Just let me know. I can meat case or express lane. Make it fun and make it stand out. stay out as late as I like. My mom You could have two guys fighting over the last box of doesn’t really care. Seriously, call me. tampons. Now they would have to be European players who It will be cool. We can hook up and I do that. I guess it would be more of a slap fight then. believe I am disease free. Marketing is all about timing and opportunity. That is Yes, the Answer Man Crew is in why my pork rind and cologne businesses are so successful. full effect I promise. We did have a My cologne is for post workouts and it drives the ladies mishap recently. One of the boys crossed crazy. It hides your natural musk after a good gun sculpting over to the dark side and started dating my arch enemy session. My pork rinds come out in late spring when people Phyllis (the vile temptress). For those of you not privy to this are gearing up for the BBQ season and float trips. I also skank, she is Answer Mom’s best friend and someone I hate. refuse to sell them to anyone who professes to be a NASCAR My former bro, Derrty Derrick, hooked up with her after a fan. My pork rinds are for the intelligent pork rind Blues OT win. I blame it on the post game emotion we were aficionado. Not some jerkoff from South County who loves all consumed with. What started as a one night stand has racing. Am I being an elitist? Nah, I just don’t like racing or now blossomed into a full on live-in relationship. Double D is people from So Co. now dead to me. Other than that the AMC is rockin’ in the free world as always. We still get together for most televised The NHL needs to put me in charge of marketing.Throw Blues games. Our rituals of shirtless chest bumps after every all of the politically correct nonsense out of the window. Let’s goal and feats of strength during intermissions still stand. get to the humor and the characters who make up this great game of ours. , I’m looking in your general Now on to your skank questions you sent in. Yep, the direction and once your head stops shaking side to side, you Not-So-Super Bowl is over thank God and the commercials need to call me. I’m in the book under the Awesome section. sucked. Any chance there was an NHL commercial during You are worried about how the current economic climate is the game? Exactly. Stupid league, they’ll never get it. Like the affecting league revenue? Well, bring your checkbook to league doesn’t have a million dollars to spend for 10 seconds Answer Mom’s house and sign my ass up as NHL Marketing of advertising. Guru. I’ll put some asses in the seats North Co Style. I think the NFL sucks and sucks big time. It is made up of jerkoff players who constantly are looking to showboat and I can’t stand it. I have a friend who says I don’t like football because I can’t throw one. I can’t throw a football because I Send your questions on hockey (NHL or rec league), throw left handed and everyone knows that all footballs Busch beer or any other thing that keeps you awake at night produced in North America are right handed. It is a scientific to: [email protected] and have them fact. Enough said. I don’t take out my anti-right handedness answered here. on the entire league. It is just a stupid game with stupid No Quarter Given, None Received. St. Louis Game Time G AME TIME Page 19 The Fantasy Files By Duke

One of the weird things about being borderline obsessive “saves” column about fantasy sports and borderline obsessive about real sports at the same time is that there’s often an alarming While there’s something to be said about the character that discrepancy or two regarding the statistical categories that was shown in a few of Manny’s wins over the past few seasons, make a player valuable in the fantasy game, but are purely the reality of the vast majority of those wins is simple: he circumstantial in the real game. allowed fewer goals than the Blues managed to pump out that night. Now before all of you undercover Stltoday posters go and The fact that fantasy sports is built around the most funda- start a thread titled “OMG, WTF iz he talking about!?!”, I fully mental American male discussion understand that, at times, a goaltender can have an overwhelm- about which athlete is better than ingly positive effect on the outcome of a game. Those games, another and who could assemble a however, are a glaring exception from the rule which essentially better team as a whole has led to entails that the goaltender only has majority control over three more statistical misrepresentation statistical categories: save percentage, goals against average, than the “weight” column on a and the ever-elusive . broad’s driver’s license. And here comes the Manny Legace discus- A goaltender can’t control how many shots he faces each sion. Here are some actual night, and he certainly can’t control how many goals his team comments from the fans who post scores on the other end, making these categories avoidable both on Stltoday.com: during the valuation of a player for fantasy purposes and for arguing your case for his posterity in goal. In a 12-team fantasy “Holy C***!!!!!!!!” The little league, goaltending is at a premium, and there are certain asterisks were a part of the actual benchmarks that a team is going to need from their No. 1 guy in Looking at the post headline, and there are only a order to be successful. For me, I’m looking at a 2.50 goals Manny situation couple of four-letter words I can against average with a stop rate somewhere in the range of through fantasy think of that begin with a “C” – 91.5%. For the next tier of fantasy keepers, or those that would goggles. and neither of those make any be the No. 2 guys on their respective roster, I’m looking for sense in this discussion. This something like 2.80/90%. I would consider rates of 3.00/88% example is given first to provide a basic indicator of the to be at a “replacement level”, meaning that any reasonably average level of hockey IQ of people who post on any other trained professional (Chris Holt!) could likely post those Blues forum but stlouisgametime.com. You see, if the average numbers if given the chance. poster on Stltoday.com’s Blues forum were an X-man, his superpower would be the ability to ruin any semi-legitimate At this point in the season, Manny’s splits are 3.18/88.5%. conversation with hand-selected figures, such as… His rates aren’t even close to being acceptable for the purposes of fantasy or even sanity. I’ve been a big fan of Manny since he “His record is still over .500” There are a ton of arguments came to St. Louis – anyone with a personality as big as his who on the Internets right now to this effect, including “OMG, he’s comes to a town that has been plagued by an absence of 13-9, WTF???” and “How can u let a guy go when he has personality ( Roboto) is a welcome sight. That’s the only double-digit wins and single-digit losses?” The reason that valid argument that can be made about whether waiving him these statements are ridiculous has to do with the fact that was justified, but the problem is that it’s entirely subjective. the “Win” column for – similar to the “Win” Manny wasn’t getting the job done in any capacity, and the column for pitchers in baseball – is hardly in control of the numbers suggest that he could be easily replaced. goaltender, but is instead subject to the play of the 18 skaters in front of him each night. The same thing goes for the Go Blues.

You Wanna Know How I Know… ...That You’re An Avalanche Fan?

• You think a logo with a foot on it is ‘classic.’ • Biggest heartbreak you’ve suffered as a fan is • You refer to your baseball team as the “Colorado when retired. Rocky” and the football team as the “Denver • You find it perfectly acceptable to wear an ‘Elway’ Bronco.” jersey to a hockey game. • You still think Columbine jokes are off-limits. • You think that Coors Light is beer. Volume 4, Issue 27 Page 20 February 7, 2009

Tomorrow’s Blues By Brian Weidler

An Interview with ’s Coach GT: Well, let’s talk about that a little bit. When he came back Welcome to the next installment in your Game Time to you guys, what kind of an impact did that make on your Prospect Department’s continuing series of interviews with team to have a guy like Alex back with you? Blues’ prospects and their current coaches. In this issue, and MC: Let me tell you a quick story; here’s how mature this kid the next two, we'll be spending some time getting to know all is, and how much he cares. Some guys ask if he came back about the other half of the Blues’ young Twin Towers on with a bad attitude, well, no way. I went and watched him on defense, the 6’4, 210-pound Alex “Petro” Pietrangelo. a Wednesday in Buffalo when St. Louis was there, and I The Blues have had two top four selections in the NHL thought he had a real good game. Then he calls on Thursday Entry in the last three years, and both times, they have and says, “I got good news and bad news. I’m coming back. used the pick on defensemen. In 2006, the Blues used the They told me they want me to go back and get stronger, and first overall pick to select American blueliner Erik Johnson, work on my defensive zone coverage,” and he says he’ll be and in 2008, the fourth overall pick went to select the King back Sunday. City, native Pietrangelo. Well, we were playing Thursday, Pietrangelo earned the opportunity Friday and Saturday that week, and he to start the year in the NHL, and calls back and says, “I’ll be home Fri- played in eight games for the Blues day night. I want to play with my team- before being sent back to the Niagara mates on Saturday in Peterborough.” Ice Dogs on Nov. 12, 2008. In his eight What else can you ask for? Any -game trial, Pietrangelo managed an other kid, I guarantee you he’d have assist on a Keith Tkachuk power play come in here on Monday morning for goal, and picked up his only NHL practice, and would have been upset penalty in his last game. that he’d been sent down. But this Upon his return to the Ice Dogs, kid... I told St. Louis earlier in the year, Pietrangelo made an immediate (Photo courtesy of just before the draft, that this kid’s a impact. The Ice Dogs’ returning www.niagaraicedogs.net) special kid. I think he plays fifteen-plus captain tallied three assists, including the primary assist in years in the . the game-winning goal, in his first game back, and led coach My comment to them was, what Tom Brady did for (the) Mario Cicchillo’s club to a 6-2 win at Peterborough. New England (Patriots), Alex will do for the St. Louis Blues.

Your Game Time Prospect Department recently spoke with Cicchillo about Pietrangelo’s impact on the team, and GT: So he didn’t take it hard at all when the Blues sent him how the Blues’ future star interacts with the St. Catharines, back? Ontario community. MC: No, not at all... he came in here, and was like he didn’t miss a beat. He says, “I know what I have to work on, and GT: Alex missed the Blues’ Development Camp with... what? I’m here to get better, and I want to lead the team the rest of Mononucleosis, wasn’t it? the season.” MC: No, no, that was last year in the playoffs. What hap- He came in here that Friday night, Saturday he was pened last year was that nobody knew he had mono, with already at (our practice facility) to get a stretch, and was him getting 30 minutes every game. We were going into the ready to play on Saturday night in Peterborough. second round of the playoffs, and he hit one of the guys from , and came off in pain. GT: That ties in to my next question then, about leadership. For a big guy like that to be in that much pain... we How much of a leader is Alex on your team? thought it was just a rib. And then when the results came in, MC: Well, he’s our captain for that reason. The guys see how he had a swollen spleen, and we thought he had ruptured it. he acts in front of them; he’s not one of these guys that Lucky he didn’t, but that was a big blow to us, losing him in comes in and thinks he’s above the team just because he’s a the first game against Oshawa. And we had another one of National Hockey League pick and played a few games there our forwards out with mono, so losing two big-time guys this year. He just comes in here and leads by example. The hurt us going into the second round. guys see how hard he works at the gym, and some of the other guys on the back end, I hear them saying, “you know, I GT: But the spleen issue is all OK now, right? want to be like Alex.” MC: Yeah, it’s all OK. You’ve seen how well he’s played (since Even in practice, he never asks for a day off; he plays being back). I thought he played well the first couple months thirty-five minutes plus here, and never asks for a day off. in St. Louis... (Continued on page 21)

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through 2005-06. He also averaged better than a penalty minute per game (337 PIM) in the Q, and finished his junior career with a flourish in 2005-06, racking up 32 goals and 108 points in just 56 games for the Wildcats. He also put up an impressive plus-42 mark, 52 PIM, 13 power play tallies, and five game-winners. By Brian Weidler He turned pro in 2006-07, spending eight games with Dayton of the ECHL (3 G, 2 A) before moving up the ladder Phillippe Dupuis to Syracuse of the AHL. Dupuis rang up 11 goals and 22 points in his rookie season with the Shoots: Right Crunch, and followed that up with 12 goals and Height: 6’ 0 19 points the following year, splitting time between Syracuse and the Lake Erie Monsters Weight: 196 after his trade to the Avalanche organization. Birthdate: April 24, 1985 Dupuis is currently listed as day-to-day with a Birthplace: Laval, Quebec foot injury, but remains on Colorado’s NHL A former draft pick of the Columbus Blue roster. In eight games with the Avalanche, he Jackets (104th overall in 2003), Dupuis came to has no points despite 11 shots on goal, and is a the Avalanche on Jan. 22, 2008 along with Darcy minus-1 with four PIM. He has played on Campbell in exchange for ex-Blue Mark Rycroft. Colorado's fourth line during his stay in the NHL, and is among Lake Erie's scoring leaders with 9-13- A high-octane scorer in his major junior days, Dupuis 22 totals, a plus-10, and 20 PIM in 37 AHL games with the averaged better than a point per game (113-211-324 in 313 Monsters this year. games) for four different QMJHL clubs from 2001-02 Tomorrow’s Blues (continued)

(Continued from page 20) doesn't make it outside the dressing room door. And he’s got the respect of all his teammates. The kids will just be lined up there, and he’ll stand there and talk to them, ask them what their name is, and sign what- GT: How about the opposing players and coaches? How ever they have for him. Since he’s been back, we’ve done that much respect do you see them giving him, and do they have to three times, and all three times, he hasn’t made it onto the ice game-plan for him specifically? after the practice. He gets outside the dressing room door, and MC: I think they do. We played a couple of games here just that’s where they’ve got him trapped... after the World Juniors, and I noticed that guys are taking more runs at him. And Alex has done what he’s always done, GT: It’s interesting that you mention Chris Pronger; there just moved out of the way, calm and cool. were a lot of people, when Alex was drafted, who were ex- pecting him to be another Chris Pronger for the Blues. He’s Most coaches, that’s been their game plan, to keep the puck got the same kind of size and same kind of frame as Pronger, away from him. If he does get the puck, we’ve had guys taking but is he maybe not as physical a player as Pronger? How do runs at him, and some of the tougher guys in the league have you see him? tried to get in his face, but you know what? He takes care of himself. MC: Well, I never saw Pronger play when he was 18, 19, 20, to

see if he had that physical presence like he had at 25. You see GT: What about Alex in the community? How involved is he how Pronger plays now, and if I would have seen him play at in the community, and how does he relate to the fans up 18 or 19, I could compare the two. But, you know what, you there? could almost pass ‘em off as twins eventually, those two guys. MC: Well, this team was owned by Chris Pronger at one time, I guess some guys are knocking Petro, that he’s not physical and he’s almost a mini-version of Chris Pronger at any of the enough. Really, with the game in our league, he doesn’t have to team functions. be, but he takes care of himself. I’ve noticed a change in him; he’s been here as long as I have, since we drafted him third When Chris owned the hockey club, he’d come and watch overall (in the 2006 OHL Priority Selection), and I’ve seen games, and he’d sit for probably a period-and-a-half and just him getting a little but more physical every year. Let’s see how sign autographs. And with Petro, we’ll go and do a practice he is when he’s 21 years old and has gotten his feet wet in the outside the community from our rink, we’ll practice for an National Hockey League for a couple of seasons. hour and then the kids will get to come on the ice for an hour and get autographs and take pictures with the team. Well, he Come back for more on Tuesday. Auf wiedersehen. Volume 4, Issue 27 Page 22 February 7, 2009

Ask A Blues Fan The Blues put former starter and former all-star Manny Legace on waivers yesterday. What do you think about the move?

Mike Rotch, Steve Holt, Mike Hawk, Messageboard moderator Steve Holt! Penis machinist “Well, clearly, if I had season tickets I “Steve Holt!” “You mean the goalie who said would cancel them. last week that he’s the worst “I will continue to watch games only player in the NHL? over the internet for free now. Except for “I think we’ll be OK.” the free food game, of course.”

Remember Me? By Brad Lee & Chris Gift

Red Berenson that almost every Blues fan knows about happened in Philadelphia on Nov. 7, 1968. He would score six goals Born Dec. 8, 1939 in that game, one short of the NHL record and Played for Blues 1967-71, 1974-78 matched only once since. He would be named team captain Gordon Berenson, known as “Red” but then traded to the Detroit Red due to the color of his hair, was a Wings in a deal that would send the standout at the University of Blues Gary Unger. He eventually Michigan scoring an NCAA-leading returned in 1974 and would finish his 43 goals his final collegiate year. career at the end of 1977-78. He After school, he signed on with scored 261 goals, 397 assists in 987 Montreal where he would play five career games played. After he retired, years and win a Stanley Cup. He Berenson became a coach for the would be traded to New York where Blues and was named head coach he struggled over two seasons. Seven midway through the 1979-80 season. weeks into the 1967-68 season, he The next season he won the Jack and Barclay Plager were traded to the Adams award for coach of the year. expansion Blues. In 1984 Berenson returned to the For three straight seasons he University of Michigan as head would help lead the Blues to the coach, a position he still holds today. and be voted by his fellow players His teams have reached 10 Frozen Four appearances at the conference’s top player. His career highlight with national titles in 1996 and 1998. G AME TIME Page 23

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Game Time Gear Top 11 Things Manny Has Been Doing Since Friday

11. Smashed his John Davidson bobblehead doll into a million pieces. 10. Signed up as PleauBlows on every Blues message board to complain about the move. 9. Googled “Peoria fine dining.” Then sighed a lot. 8. Decided to never live in a brick house again. He’s obviously against masonry right now. 7. Called to commiserate. 6. Took off his Blues pullover…to reveal a Red Wings t-shirt. Laughed maniacally. 5. Called Brent Johnson to commiserate. 4. Ate an entire quart of ice cream and watched Time to get your gear. “Sex and the City” on DVD. 3. Called to commiserate. Any color. Any size. 2. Watched some infomercials. Ordered a Snuggie. Represent. 1. Googled “Peoria night life.” Then sighed a lot.

From the Empty Beer Cup of Brad Lee Volume 4, Issue 27 Page 24 February 7, 2009 NHL Standings—Post-Manny Days

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PP% PK% HOME AWAY L10 1Boston 53 39 8 6 84 185 117 23.7 82.9 19-3-3 20-5-3 7-1-2 2 Washington 53 33 16 4 70 175 154 23.6 78.8 21-4-1 12-12-3 6-3-1 3 New Jersey 52 33 16 3 69 164 131 19.1 81.4 15-9-1 18-7-2 9-1-0 4Montreal 52 29 17 6 64 160 148 16.5 82.1 17-5-4 12-12-2 4-6-0 5NY Rangers 53 29 19 5 63 135 146 14.7 87.9 16-8-3 13-11-2 5-4-1 6 Philadelphia 50 26 15 9 61 160 148 24.0 83.5 15-6-3 11-9-6 5-5-0 7Buffalo 53 28 20 5 61 159 145 20.4 85.6 15-9-2 13-11-3 7-3-0 8Florida 51 25 18 8 58 145 143 16.8 81.6 13-6-5 12-12-3 6-2-2

9Carolina 53 26 22 5 57 135 154 15.6 79.1 14-10-1 12-12-4 5-5-0 10 Pittsburgh 54 26 23 5 57 167 165 16.4 80.3 14-11-2 12-12-3 5-4-1 11 Toronto 52 19 24 9 47 152 191 20.1 73.5 9-10-6 10-14-3 3-4-3 12 Tampa Bay 52 17 24 11 45 133 164 16.4 80.5 8-9-7 9-15-4 4-5-1 13 Ottawa 50 17 25 8 42 119 147 17.8 82.8 11-9-5 6-16-3 4-4-2 14 Atlanta 53 18 30 5 41 151 187 19.3 75.6 9-15-2 9-15-3 4-6-0 15 NY Islanders 51 16 30 5 37 128 173 18.2 81.9 10-12-3 6-18-2 4-5-1 Western Conference GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PP% PK% HOME AWAY L10 1San Jose 49 36 7 6 78 170 116 23.3 85.2 23-2-3 13-5-3 7-2-1 2Detroit 51 33 11 7 73 188 151 27.3 77.1 18-4-2 15-7-5 4-4-2 3Calgary 51 30 17 4 64 160 153 19.1 85.4 19-6-3 11-11-1 5-5-0 4Chicago 50 29 13 8 66 169 126 21.6 82.4 14-4-5 15-9-3 6-3-1 5Dallas 51 25 19 7 57 158 163 16.1 77.4 14-6-4 11-13-3 7-2-1 6 Anaheim 55 26 24 5 57 154 155 22.3 80.9 14-11-3 12-13-2 4-6-0 7 Minnesota 51 26 22 3 55 131 116 21.7 86.7 15-10-3 11-12-0 6-4-0 8Edmonton 51 26 22 3 55 141 155 17.1 76.2 12-11-3 14-11-0 6-4-0

9Vancouver 51 23 20 8 54 147 149 17.7 79.1 12-11-4 11-9-4 2-5-3 10 Nashville 52 25 24 3 53 127 144 13.9 84.5 14-9-1 11-15-2 6-4-0 11 Columbus 52 24 23 5 53 139 150 11.8 81.0 15-9-1 9-14-4 4-5-1 12 Phoenix 53 24 24 5 53 134 157 13.7 80.4 16-8-2 8-16-3 3-7-0 13 Los Angeles 50 22 21 7 51 131 141 18.6 82.1 13-11-6 9-10-1 5-4-1 14 Colorado 52 25 26 1 51 145 159 17.8 77.6 16-13-0 9-13-1 3-7-0 14 St.Louis 51 21 24 6 48 146 160 21.9 81.8 12-10-4 9-14-2 5-2-3

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October January (continued) WINNING/LOSING WINNING/LOSING DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD GOALIE GOALIE Oct 10 Fri Predators 5-2 1-0-0 Legace/Ellis Jan 17 Sat Blackhaw ks 1-2 OT 17-23-4 Huet/Legace Oct 11 Sat @Islanders 2-5 1-1-0 MacDonald/Mason Jan 19 Mon @Bruins 5-4 SO 18-23-4 Mason/Thomas Oct 13 Mon @Maple Leafs 5-4 SO 2-1-0 Legace/Toskala Jan 21 Wed @Blackhaw ks 2-0 19-23-4 Mason/Huet Oct 16 Thu Stars 6-1 3-1-0 Legace/Turco Jan 24 Sat All-Star Skills/Young Stars Game Oct 18 Sat Blackhaw ks 4-3 SO 4-1-0 Legace/Khabibulin Jan 25 Sun All-Star Game Oct 22 Wed Red Wings 3-4 4-2-0 Conklin/Legace Jan 29 Thu Senators 1-3 19-24-4 Elliott/Mason Oct 24 Fri Kings 0-4 4-3-0 LaBarbera/Legace Jan 31 Sat Flyers 4-0 20-24-4 Mason/Niittymaki Oct 25 Sat Panthers 4-0 5-3-0 Bishop/Anderson Oct 30 Thu Hurricanes 0-1 5-4-0 Ward/Mason

Nove m be r Fe br uar y WINNING/LOSING WINNING/LOSING DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD GOALIE GOALIE Nov 1 Sat Penguins 3-6 5-5-0 Fleury/Mason Feb 2 Mon @Red Wings 3-4 SO 20-24-5 Osgood/Mason Nov 5 Wed @Ducks 2-5 5-6-0 Giguere/Mason Feb 3 Tue @Blue Jackets 4-2 21-24-5 C.Mason/S.Mason Nov 6 Thu @Sharks 4-5 SO 5-6-1 Nabokov/Bishop Feb 5 Thu Oilers 1-2 SO 21-24-6 Roloson/Mason Nov 8 Sat @Kings 3-5 5-7-1 Ersberg/Legace Feb 7 Sat Avalanche Nov 12 Wed @Sabres 3-4 5-8-1 Miller/Mason Feb 10 Tue Canucks Nov 14 Fri @Blackhaw ks 4-3 OT 6-8-1 Legace/Khabibulin Feb 12 Thu @Predators Nov 16 Sun Canadiens 2-3 SO 6-8-2 Price/Legace Feb 13 Fri Blackhaw ks Nov 21 Fri Ducks 3-2 OT 7-8-2 Legace/Giguere Feb 16 Mon Rangers Nov 22 Sat @Wild 2-1 8-8-2 Mason/Backstrom Feb 18 Wed @Blue Jackets Nov 25 Tue @Predators 1-0 SO 9-8-2 Mason/Ellis Feb 19 Thu @Predators Nov 26 Wed @Avalanche 1-3 9-9-2 Budaj/Legace Feb 21 Sat Predators Nov 29 Sat Oilers 2-4 9-10-2 Roloson/Legace Feb 24 Tue Coyotes Nov 30 Sun @Thrashers 4-2 10-10-2 Mason/Pavelec Feb 26 Thu @Stars Feb 28 Sat @Coyotes

De ce m be r M ar ch WINNING/LOSING WINNING/LOSING DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD GOALIE GOALIE Dec 3 Wed @Wild 0-4 10-11-2 Backstrom/Legace Mar 3 Tue Red Wings Dec 5 Fri Flames 3-4 OT 10-11-3 Kipprusoff/Mason Mar 6 Fri @Lightning Dec 6 Sat Coyotes 4-3 11-11-3 Legace/Bryzgalov Mar 7 Sat @Panthers Dec 8 Mon Predators 6-3 12-11-3 Legace/Rinne Mar 10 Tue Stars Dec 10 Wed @Ducks 2-4 12-12-3 Giguere/Mason Mar 12 Thu Sharks Dec 11 Thu @Kings 2-6 12-13-3 Ersberg/Mason Mar 14 Sat Red Wings Dec 13 Sat @Sharks 4-5 12-14-3 Nabokov/Mason Mar 15 Sun Wild Dec 16 Tue Flames 3-6 12-15-3 Kipprusoff/Mason Mar 17 Tue @Oilers Dec 18 Thu @Capitals 2-4 12-16-3 Varlamov/Bishop Mar 19 Thu @Canucks Dec 20 Sat Wild 4-2 13-16-3 Legace/Backstrom Mar 20 Fri @Flames Dec 21 Sun Bruins 3-6 13-17-3 Fernandez/Legace Mar 24 Tue Kings Dec 23 Tue @Red Wings 1-4 13-18-3 Conklin/Legace Mar 26 Thu Canucks Dec 27 Sat Sharks 3-2 SO 14-18-3 Legace/Nabokov Mar 28 Sat Blue Jackets Dec 28 Sun Ducks 3-4 14-19-3 Hiller/Mason Mar 29 Sun @Blue Jackets Dec 30 Tue Devils 3-4 14-20-3 Clemmensen/Legace

January April WINNING/LOSING WINNING/LOSING DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD GOALIE GOALIE Jan 2 Fri @Hurricanes 2-3 14-21-3 Ward/Mason Apr 1 Wed @Blackhaw ks Jan 3 Sat Blue Jackets 5-2 15-21-3 Legace/Mason Apr 2 Thu @Red Wings Jan 9 Fri @Canucks 6-4 16-21-3 Legace/Labarbara Apr 4 Sat @Stars Jan 11 Sun @Oilers 1-2 16-22-3 Roloson/Legace Apr 7 Tue @Coyotes Jan 13 Tue @Flames 1-3 16-23-3 Kipprusoff/Mason Apr 10 Fri Blue Jackets Jan 15 Thu Avalanche 5-2 17-23-3 Legace/Budaj Apr 12 Sun @Avalanche Volume 4, Issue 27 Page 26 February 7, 2009

The Mighty Have Fallen (continued)

(Continued from page 1) St. Louis back on Jan. 15. Boyes would fucking love to be minus- Colorado is currently last in the 6, that’s not exactly something to be Blues? Not in recent memory, that’s for Northwest Division and tied for 13th in proud of. Smyth is putting the puck on sure. And the guy who could have the Western Conference with 51 points net, he’s scoring more on the power welcomed the trade freaked out. Legace – just three ahead of the Blues. Without play and doing all he can to keep the has been something short of an those two straight wins for Colorado, Avalanche relevant. Good luck with ironman. To stay fresh and healthy, he the Blues might have actually climbed that. needs nights off. Mason would have out of the conference cellar. The Avs Milan Hejduk was the Colorado All provided that respite. And if the team have lost four of their last five games Star this season, scoring a goal and two made the playoffs, which seemed like a here in St. Louis with a combined score assists in the exhibition loss. He has 20 real possibility before the line started of 19-10. goals and 20 assists on the season. He forming outside the orthopedic was born in Usti-Nad-Labem, Czech surgeon’s door, Legace would have Republic. Say that two times fast. He’s been energized and ready to shoulder streaking at the moment scoring five the load. goals in his last four games. Someone As a St. Louis resident and diehard put check his ass tonight. fan, I want players to love playing for John-Michael Liles is pretty good for this team. I want them to feel a connec- an undersized, non-physical defense- tion to the community. I want them to man. It’s almost like he’s European. His act like they believe they belong and seven goals and 19 assists lead the there’s no where else they want to play. Colorado defensemen. Bully for him. It’s delusional and not realistic and He’s better than Jordan Leopold who stupid in the end, but that doesn’t has five goals and 17 assists. But not change how I and many fans feel, even much better. if he did take responsibility for organiz- ing the golf trip before the season Maybe if Manny had a better team Goaltending has been an adventure where Erik Johnson wrecked his knee. in front of him last year, or been for the Avalanche. Peter Budaj has a more consistent this year, this 16-20-1 record with a goals-against “I guess I go to Peoria if I don’t get scene would have played out more average just below three goals a game picked up and just work hard. Go to often. and a flat 90 percent save percentage. free agency in the summertime and see He’s not horrible, just not good enough what happens. It’s unfortunate because to win many games for a depleted and I wanted to stay in St. Louis. It’s tough Joe Sakic isn’t going to be walking shorthanded Avs team. Maybe he and to leave.” through those doors anytime soon. Paul Manny Legace could start a support Legace will be remembered as a Stastny is still hurt and out. Peter group or something. Maybe they could passionate guy who did everything he Forsberg won’t be wearing the maroon hold hands and cry together. Of course could to help the team win, but didn’t and blue. Much like the Blues, the the next meeting my have to be in have enough skilled players in front of Avalanche are much different looking Peoria or Milwaukee or Worcester. team than was projected at the him to really make a long term Andrew Raycroft has a lower save beginning of the season. And much like difference. And then he got a little percentage, a higher GAA but a 9-6-0 the Blues, the top players on the team older, a little slower and a lot more record. He’s not a better goaltender all have poor plus/minus numbers with injury prone. Then he moved on. than Budaj, but he’s been luckier. Chris the five highest scorers on the team Better days are still ahead for this Mason hopes he can’t relate. posting negative numbers at the team, hopefully starting tonight against moment. I have no idea what this shocking the Avalanche. Colorado comes in with personnel move means to team chemis- Ryan Smyth’s 41 points already put a two-game win streak, but it hasn’t try or where the Blues are or aren’t him ahead of last year’s injury- been smooth sailing for the team. The going this season. It’s risky, it’s bold, it hampered season total of 37. The cry last home stand was eight games, the sends a message. The team hasn’t given baby leads the team with 25 assists and longest of the season for the Avs. And up on this season. Have you? they posted a disappointing 3-5-0 is second on the team in goals with 16. record. The last road game the team The former Oiler and Islander is a Let’s Go Blues! played was a 5-2 Blues win here in minus-6 on the season. And while Brad G AME TIME Page 27 Game Time Bingo!

The Kid Line Andy Murray calls Spot someone else Bobby Plager is on Someone takes out looks better than a time out in the filling out the GT the jumbotron. an official. any other line. first period. Bingo card.

A goal is scored in Hear people in the Another $200 stick the first two Spot the first fan Cam Janssen wrong jersey breaks at the worst minutes of any Colaiacovo jersey. shows us his tits. getting booed on possible time. period. the concourses. Only thing worse Barret Jackman Thinking seriously Never thought Mite game ends than Towel Boy? gives someone the about getting a No. 18 you’d miss seeing in a tie. Light-up Towel ‘you’re an idiot’ jersey. Roman Polak. Boy. look.

“How much time is Bluie’s costume You love Boyes! Charles Glenn Not that there’s left!?” could use a trip to rules all. OSHIE! anything wrong “Thank you!” the dry cleaner. with that.

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