23-10-2021 St. Louis Blues trade St. Louis Blues traded Kyle Okposo and Nikita Zadorov and $6 000 000 cash to New York Islanders for Thomas Chabot 21-10-2021 Aleksander Lermontov resumes full training. Chicago Wolves right wing Aleksander Lermontov has resumed full training after his injury. 21-10-2021 Vadim Kebin resumes full training. Chicago Wolves right wing Vadim Kebin has resumed full training after his leg injury. 20-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Evander Kane is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. James van Riemsdyk is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Barrett Hayton has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Jonathan Bernier hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Kyle Okposo has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Sam Reinhart has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Werner Wamser has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Raymond Leander has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Trainer's room Stefan Bilek remains sidelined with knee injury. 19-10-2021 Stefan Bilek injured. Stefan Bilek (STL) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Josh Bailey (SJ). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. Looks like I'll be riding the bike for awhile, he commented in a radio interview after the game. 19-10-2021 Evander Kane injured. Evander Kane (STL) suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Eric Desjardins (SJ). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. Hockey is a physical game, it's not like we're playing chess out there, he said when he was taken off the ice. 19-10-2021 Matt Duchene injured. Matt Duchene (STL) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with Rickard Rakell (SJ). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. This is a rough game and injuries happen, lucky for me that this one is not serious, he said after the game in the dressing room. 18-10-2021 Team captain meets with Kyle Okposo Following the team's recent 3-4 loss against Anaheim Ducks on 16-10-2021, St. Louis Blues captain James Neal and Kyle Okposo were seen outside the dressing room going over some things. He has had some trouble chipping in, so I thought it was time for a little chat, said James Neal 16-10-2021 Aleksander Lermontov resumes light training. Chicago Wolves right wing Aleksander Lermontov has resumed light training after his injury and is listed day to day. 16-10-2021 Vadim Kebin resumes light training. Chicago Wolves right wing Vadim Kebin has resumed light training after his leg injury and is listed day to day. 16-10-2021 Mikhail Karpin reaches a milestone ! Mikhail Karpin scored the 100th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Anaheim Ducks on a feed by Quinn Hughes. I can't quite remember the last time when I was this happy, he said after the game in the dressing room. A native of Russia, Mikhail Karpin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 495 NHL games during his career, notching 100 goals and adding 118 assists along with 234 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 6 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 5+3=8 with 4 PIM. 16-10-2021 Aleksander Lermontov injured. Aleksander Lermontov of Chicago Wolves suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. He is expected to be sidelined for about a week . I shall be back soon, and when I return promise I will do my best to help the team, the injured player commented. 13-10-2021 Aleksander Lermontov frustrated St. Louis Blues right wing Aleksander Lermontov feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Aleksander Lermontov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 2nd round of the 2016 entry draft. He has appeared in 40 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 1 assists along with 86 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has not yet played for the St. Louis Blues this season. 13-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Austin Watson is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Mikhail Karpin is looking good with a 5 game point scoring streak with 2 game goalstreak. Who's cold Kyle Okposo has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Sam Reinhart has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Werner Wamser has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Raymond Leander has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 9-10-2021 James Neal interviewed in paper James Neal was interviewed in today's paper about the recent trade that sent him from Dallas Stars to St. Louis Blues. I'm going to miss the die-hard fans here that have always been very supportive of me and my family. This hasn't been an easy couple of days, he said before joining his new team. 9-10-2021 St. Louis Blues trade St. Louis Blues traded Andrew Yogan, Cale Makar, STL's round 1 pick in 2022 and WSH's round 1 pick in 2023 to Dallas Stars for Jamie Oleksiak, Sam Reinhart, James Neal, Quinn Hughes and Thomas Harley 7-10-2021 Raymond Leander frustrated St. Louis Blues center Raymond Leander feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a core player. A native of USA, Raymond Leander was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 2nd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 387 NHL games during his career, notching 48 goals and adding 95 assists along with 115 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 3 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. 6-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Andrew Yogan is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 30-9-2021 Media rates the best players in the league GOALTENDER Name OF DF OA Age Team Sergei Bobrovsky A- A- A- 33 Minnesota Wild Andrei Vasilevski A- A- A- 27 Phoenix Coyotes Carey Price A- A- A- 34 Tampa Bay Lightning John Gibson B A- B 28 Boston Bruins Jonathan Quick B B B 35 Los Angeles Kings Martin Jones A- A- B 31 Edmonton Oilers Tuukka Rask B B B 34 Dallas Stars Jake Oettinger A- B B 22 Calgary Flames Marc-André Fleury B B B 36 New York Islanders Braden Holtby B B B 32 Philadelphia Flyers DEFENSEMAN Name OF DF OA Age Team Erik Karlsson A A- A- 31 Detroit Red Wings Cale Makar A B A- 22 St. Louis Blues Drew Doughty A A- B 31 Calgary Flames Oliver Ekman-Larsson A- A- B 30 Philadelphia Flyers Victor Hedman B- A B 30 Tampa Bay Lightning Miro Heiskanen B A- B 22 San Jose Sharks Derek Fata A B B 26 Calgary Flames Ryan McDonagh B B B 32 Montreal Canadiens Alex Pietrangelo B A B 31 Phoenix Coyotes Ryan Murray B B B 28 Toronto Maple Leafs LEFT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Auston Matthews A- B- A- 24 Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick Kane A C A- 32 Vancouver Canucks Taylor Hall A- B- B 29 Pittsburgh Penguins Anze Kopitar B B B 34 Calgary Flames Leon Draisaitl A- B- B 25 Boston Bruins Josh Bailey A- B- B 31 San Jose Sharks Nino Niederreiter B B B 29 Chicago Blackhawks Jordan Staal B- B B 33 Boston Bruins Jason Robertson B B- B 22 Los Angeles Kings Pavel Ortov B- B B 26 New Jersey Devils CENTER Name OF DF OA Age Team Connor McDavid A B- A- 24 Boston Bruins Steven Stamkos A B- A- 31 Tampa Bay Lightning Blake Wheeler B A- B 35 Columbus Blue Jackets Tyler Seguin A- B B 29 Phoenix Coyotes John Tavares A B- B 31 New Jersey Devils Sidney Crosby A B- B 34 Boston Bruins Jonathan Toews B B B 33 Philadelphia Flyers Matt Duchene A- B- B 30 St. Louis Blues Ruslan Kirzhakov C A B 27 Nashville Predators Mikhail Grigorenko A- B- B 27 Florida Panthers RIGHT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Aaron Lyford B- B- A- 27 Chicago Blackhawks Nathan MacKinnon A B- B 26 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Byfuglien B B B 36 Calgary Flames Patrice Bergeron B- B B 36 Boston Bruins Alexander Ovechkin A B- B 36 Dallas Stars Mitch Marner A B- B 24 New Jersey Devils Max Pacioretty B A- B 31 Los Angeles Kings Evgeni Malkin A B- B 35 New York Rangers Ryan Johansen A- B- B 29 Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Palmieri A- C B 30 Florida Panthers 29-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 25-9-2021 Vadim Kebin injured. Vadim Kebin (CHW) suffered leg injury during training. He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. There's no operation necessary. It's a third-degree separation. We'll know better in a couple of days how bad it really is and go from there, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher. 22-9-2021 Pavel Kevorkov frustrated St. Louis Blues right wing Pavel Kevorkov feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Pavel Kevorkov was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2016 entry draft. He has appeared in 27 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 3 assists along with 8 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 3 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 2 PIM. 22-9-2021 Kim Pile frustrated St. Louis Blues defenseman Kim Pile feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Sweden, Kim Pile was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 308 NHL games during his career, notching 18 goals and adding 72 assists along with 183 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 6 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 2 PIM. 22-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Matt Duchene is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Kyle Okposo is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Chet Pickard is playing well with 2 wins in his 2 starts last week and allowing 2 goals. Who's cold Brian Elliott has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 18-9-2021 Kim Pile frustrated St. Louis Blues defenseman Kim Pile feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Sweden, Kim Pile was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 306 NHL games during his career, notching 18 goals and adding 71 assists along with 183 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 4 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 2 PIM. 15-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Ismo Katajamaki is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold Chet Pickard has been chilly and allowed 5 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 14-9-2021 St. Louis Blues trade St. Louis Blues traded Brian Dumoulin, CGY's round 4 pick in 2022 and STL's round 4 pick in 2023 to Nashville Predators for NAS's round 5 pick in 2022 9-9-2021 Kim Pile frustrated St. Louis Blues defenseman Kim Pile feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Sweden, Kim Pile was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 304 NHL games during his career, notching 17 goals and adding 71 assists along with 183 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 2 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 2 PIM. 8-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 7-9-2021 Mackenzie Blackwood frustrated St. Louis Blues goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Canada, Mackenzie Blackwood was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 2nd round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 143 NHL games during his career, booking 6 career shutouts and allowing 371 goals. The 24 year old goaltender is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. 1-9-2021 St. Louis Blues trade St. Louis Blues traded Polnyy Nastupleniye and STL's round 1 pick in 2022 to Buffalo Sabres for BUF's round 1 pick in 2022 and $50 000 cash 1-9-2021 St. Louis Blues trade St. Louis Blues traded BUF's round 1 pick in 2022 to Buffalo Sabres for STL's round 1 pick in 2022 29-6-2021 Rastislav Vojtasek frustrated St. Louis Blues right wing Rastislav Vojtasek feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Czech, Rastislav Vojtasek was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 5th round of the 2012 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 26 year old right wing is waiting for a good start this season. 30-6-2021 Pierre-Marc Bouchard retires Pierre-Marc Bouchard has retired from professional hockey. 30-6-2021 Alexander Semin retires Alexander Semin has retired from professional hockey. 30-6-2021 Training camp preview St. Louis Blues will arrange the annual training camp starting on September 14th. Players reporting to the training camp with either St. Louis Blues and Chicago Wolves: - Evander Kane L - Marcus Foligno R - Brian Dumoulin D - Mark Alt D - Niklas Hjalmarsson D - Matt Duchene C - Barrett Hayton C - Thomas McCollum G - Stefan Bilek D - Jonathan Racine D - Andrei Kostitsyn R - Brendan Gallagher L - John Westin L - Kyle Okposo R - Andrew Yogan C - Austin Watson L - Charles-Olivier Roussel D - Aleksander Lermontov R - Pavel Kevorkov R - James van Riemsdyk L - Jason Marshall R - Vadim Kebin R - Zac Larraza L - Blazej Borek C - Jonathan St.Louis D - Mikael Tanskanen R - Justin Sefton D - Isaac MacLeod D - Brian Elliott G - Max Gardiner C - Stephen MacAulay L - Burke Duchovny C - Werner Wamser R - Keith Aulie D - Joseph Labate C - T.J. Seligman L - Martin Benoît L - Rastislav Vojtasek R - Cale Makar D - Nikita Zadorov D - Yrjänä Kumpula R - Dmitri Kuznetsov G - Denny Willis D - Jim Brooks G - Stewart Siewert D - Zigmund Masin L - Mikhail Karpin R - Manu Tiihonen D - Raymond Leander C - Polnyy Nastupleniye D - Scott Valentine D - Luc Leloup D - Geoff Gilmore D - Kim Pile D - Ken Cavanaugh C - Mackenzie Blackwood G - Ratislav Kalensky R Players reporting out of shape: - Manu Tiihonen D - Scott Valentine D - Ken Cavanaugh C - Mackenzie Blackwood G Players reporting in good shape: - Evander Kane L - Niklas Hjalmarsson D - Andrei Kostitsyn R - Kyle Okposo R - Aleksander Lermontov R - Vadim Kebin R - Blazej Borek C - Justin Sefton D - Brian Elliott G - Denny Willis D - Polnyy Nastupleniye D 28-6-2021 Aleksander Lermontov frustrated St. Louis Blues right wing Aleksander Lermontov feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Aleksander Lermontov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 2nd round of the 2016 entry draft. He has appeared in 40 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 1 assists along with 86 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. 26-6-2021 Justin Sefton frustrated St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Sefton feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Justin Sefton was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 3rd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 28 year old defenseman is waiting for a good start this season. 25-6-2021 Vadim Kebin returns St. Louis Blues were delighted to hear that Vadim Kebin has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Denny Willis returns St. Louis Blues were delighted to hear that Denny Willis has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Manu Tiihonen returns St. Louis Blues were delighted to hear that Manu Tiihonen has returned to the team. 23-6-2021 Aleksander Lermontov frustrated St. Louis Blues right wing Aleksander Lermontov feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Aleksander Lermontov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 2nd round of the 2016 entry draft. He has appeared in 40 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 1 assists along with 86 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing is looking forward for the start of the season. 24-6-2021 Options to be confirmed tomorrow The following players' contract options need to be confirmed tomorrow: 22-6-2021 Pavel Kevorkov frustrated St. Louis Blues right wing Pavel Kevorkov feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Pavel Kevorkov was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2016 entry draft. He has appeared in 24 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 3 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following players' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Thomas McCollum (Chicago Wolves) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Jonathan Racine (Chicago Wolves) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Pierre-Marc Bouchard (Chicago Wolves) UFA -Andrei Kostitsyn (St. Louis Blues) UFA -Brendan Gallagher (Chicago Wolves) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Charles-Olivier Roussel (Chicago Wolves) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Zac Larraza (Chicago Wolves) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Justin Sefton (Chicago Wolves) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Max Gardiner (Chicago Wolves) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Keith Aulie (Chicago Wolves) UFA -Alexander Semin (Chicago Wolves) UFA -Rastislav Vojtasek (Chicago Wolves) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Scott Valentine (Chicago Wolves) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Ken Cavanaugh (Chicago Wolves) RFA, needs qualifying offer 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following staff members' contracts are going to expire in one week: 20-6-2021 Board increases player budget for next season The board of owners have increased player budget for next season with $56 400 000 because of your good financial record. 20-6-2021 Board collects bonuses The board of owners has collected $56 400 000 profit from the team to shareholders. 20-6-2021 Craig Lowry retires St. Louis Blues staff member Craig Lowry has announced his retirement due to non-hockey related reasons. 20-6-2021 Rick Meagher retires Chicago Wolves staff member Rick Meagher has announced his retirement due to health reasons. Eastside Hockey Manager