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| St. Louis begins grueling stretch |
NHL Hockey |
11/20/2002 |
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| Columbus, OH (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Blues seek their second straight win tonight when they kick off the most grueling portion of their schedule against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. St. Louis plays seven games over the next 11 days and 22 contests in the next 42 days -- including three sets of back-to-back tilts. The Blues will have consecutive days off just twice over this span and won't have another run of three days rest until the All-Star break. On Saturday, Joel Quenneville's t |
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| Blue Jackets Team Report: Dynamic Duo keeping Columbus afloat |
NHL Hockey |
11/19/2002 |
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| tawa holds the all-time mark when he lit the lamp in 16 straight games back in 1921-22. However, Sanderson was surprised to found out that Wayne Gretzky only had a nine-game goal scoring streak. "Gretzky only had a nine-game streak, and all those goals," Sanderson asked. "Come on...If I ever get to nine in a row, you'll never hear the end of it." WHAT'S AHEAD Columbus returns home on Wednesday to face the St. Louis Blues before embarking on a brief two-game road trip that includes stops in Buffalo and Ottawa. |
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| Blues Team Report: Tough stretch ahead |
NHL Hockey |
11/19/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Blues begin perhaps their toughest stretch of the season Wednesday in Columbus, and how the team performs over the next month and a half could go along way in determining the team's final fate this season. "It's like the Western League," young defenseman Barrett Jackman told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about his team's upcoming stretch, comparing it to his days in Juniors riding a bus from town to town. The Blues will play seven games over the next 11 days and 22 games in the |
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| Flames' Gauthier suspended |
NHL Hockey |
11/19/2002 |
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| Calgary, Alberta (Best E Casino) - Calgary Flames defenseman Denis Gauthier has been suspended by the National Hockey League for tonight's game against Detroit. The league reviewed a hit Gauthier delivered on St. Louis Blues forward Dallas Drake on Saturday night and decided on a one-game suspension without pay. Gauthier was given a game misconduct at 17:06 of the first period when he was assessed a clipping major for a low body-check on Drake at the Calgary blue- line that sent the forward tumbling to the i |
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| Wings try to extend season-high win streak in Calgary |
NHL Hockey |
11/19/2002 |
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| ave allowed 20 against. In seven road games this season Detroit has killed 33 penalties while playing shorthanded 39 times -- allowing six power play goals against (84.6 percent). Calgary enters tonight's game off its fifth straight loss, 1-0 to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Jamie McLennan stopped 23 shots for the Flames, who dropped their fifth straight game. Since beating the New Jersey Devils on November 5, the Flames have produced just two goals during their current skid. Jarome Iginla, last season's sc |
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| Blues' Mayers lost for the season |
NHL Hockey |
11/18/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - St. Louis Blues forward Jamal Mayers will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury suffered during the third period of Friday's game against Edmonton. The 28-year-old Mayers was examined by team physician Dr. Rick Wright on Monday at Barnes Jewish Hospital. The examination revealed that Mayers suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a torn medial collateral ligament (MCL) and torn cartilage in his right knee. Mayers will undergo reconstructive knee surge |
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| Flames Team Report: Coming home hasn't helped |
NHL Hockey |
11/15/2002 |
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| to score more goals. We have to slay the snake," declared head coach Greg Gilbert. "We have to battle through it and score goals. It is testing our mental toughness as a team. But that is what makes good teams. You battle through things and become a better team." WHAT'S NEXT Calgary's homestand continues on Saturday with a game against the St. Louis Blues, followed by a meeting with the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Next Thursday, the Flames host the Edmonton Oilers before wrapping up the set versus Chicago. |
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| Canucks Team Report: Cloutier's fire ignites GM Place |
NHL Hockey |
11/13/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Vancouver netminder Dan Cloutier has never been one to shy away from a scrap. However, this year it is his play on the ice that has garnered the most attention. On Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues, the 26-year-old backstop mixed in a sensational performance with a little bit of scrappiness to lead his Canucks to a 6-3 win. "As usual he stood on his head and gave us a chance to get back in the game but it's good to see the offense spur on everyone," said Todd Bertuzzi. Cloutier stopped 25 |
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| Blues Team Report: Barrasso rusty in debut |
NHL Hockey |
11/13/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - After signing a deal with the St. Louis Blues on November 4, veteran netminder Tom Barrasso made his 2002-03 debut Tuesday night against the Vancouver Canucks. The 37-year-old former Vezina Trophy winner showed signs of rust in his team's 6-3 setback to the Canucks, but expected to be off his game a bit. "I felt like a guy who had been on the ice for 15 days...There were a lot of little sloppy errors that I know I can fix," Barrasso said after the game. "A lot of what I expected." Barrasso, |
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| Maple Leafs Team Report: Tucker moving? |
NHL Hockey |
11/12/2002 |
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| then, however, he has managed a mere one goal and is no longer skating on the top unit. The Maple Leafs as a whole, meanwhile, are 4-9-2 through 15 games and sit fourth in the Northeast Division. On Saturday night they dropped a 6-3 decision to the St. Louis Blues at the Savvis Center, and fell to 1-3-1 in their last five outings. "We're in a tough spot," head coach Pat Quinn said. "We've got a lot of good people in our dressing room and collectively we're not getting it done." UP NEXT The Leafs will host Los |
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