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34 Manny LEGACE 1.400.000
30 Jason BACASHIHUA 585.200
1 Curtis SANFORD 472.800

74 Jay McKEE 4.000.000
4 Eric BREWER 2.014.000
5 Brent JACKMAN 1.482.000
27 Bryce SALVADOR 1.400.000
55 Christian BÄCKMAN 1.300.000
28 Matt WALKER 525.000
Thomas MOJZIS 495.000
25 Denis WIDEMAN 472.800

7 Keith TKACHUK 3.800.000
39 Doug WEIGHT 3.500.000
13 Bill GUERIN 2.400.000
22 Martin RUCINSKY 1.750.000
26 Petr CAJANEK 1.700.000
11 Dallas DRAKE 1.200.000
58 Dan HINOTE 1.000.000
21 Jamal MAYERS 900.000
32 Vladimir ORZAGH 875.000
17 Ryan JOHNSON 800.000
9 Jay McCLEMENT 650.000
Petr SEJNA 534.000
23 Trent WHITFIELD 450.000

[GLOVESAVE35]

Davidson takes on Blues challenge
Former television personality wants blue-collar team

One month after assuming the presidency of the St. Louis Blues, former Hockey Night in Canada personality John Davidson went house hunting around the Missouri city on the banks of the Mississippi.

Davidson didn't say yesterday whether prices were to his liking, but he didn't hesitate in predicting the Blues will become a blue-collar team with a sooner-the-better outlook for rebuilding a franchise that finished dead last in the National Hockey League.

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[Dark Knight]

Checketts guarantees winning start

Newly minted St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts has guaranteed the team will win its home opener October 12 against the Boston Bruins.

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[DropThePuck]

Rodger Riney, Scottrade president and chief executive officer, gives a "Lets Go Blues" cheer during a news conference where it was announced that Scottrade had purchased the naming rights to the Savvis Center, home ice for the St. Louis Blues NHL hockey team, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, in St. Louis. The center will be known as the Scottrade Center. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
(AP Photo/James A. Finley)


Scottrade and St. Louis Blues executives pose with a St. Louis Blues hockey jersey with the number 7 and Scottrade on the back following a news conference where it was announced that Scottrade had purchased the naming rights for the Savvis Center, home ice for the Blues. From left to right are Mike McCarty, Partner, Sports Capital; Peter McLoughlin, President, CEO, St. Louis Enterprise; John Davidson, President, St. Louis Blues; Rodger Riney, Scottrade President and CEO; Dave Checketts, Chairman Sports Capital Partners; Ken Monoz, Partner, Sports Capital. Sports Capital Partners is the name of the organization that owns the St. Louis Blues.
(AP Photo/James A. Finley)

[Dark Knight]

Davidson happy to have the Blues

Davidson's day for "reporting for duty" was July 1, the opening day of free agency for the 2006-07 season. His bosses, headed by Chairman Dave Checketts, had recently purchased the Blues and wisely retained General Manager Larry Pleau, coach Mike Kitchen and much of the administration. Pleau had built the Blues into one of the NHL's better teams before being asked by the previous ownership to pare payroll for a team sale.

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Blues goaltending job up for grabs when camp starts

Manny Legace, Curtis Sanford and Jason Bacashihua have been given no promises as to who will be the starting goalie.

"When you look at it all three of our goalies, they have a lot to prove, and the spot and the opportunity is there for somebody to jump up and be that No. 1 guy," Blues GM Larry Pleau said this week. "So the competition has got to be key for us . . . I think they all understand, there's really no promises, it's wide open. Come and show everyone in the hockey world that you're the No. 1 goalie."

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[Dark Knight]

Tkachunky no more

Keith Tkachuk hit the ice Friday on the first day of St. Louis Blues training camp some 30 pounds lighter after a summer which saw the veteran winger rededicate himself in the gym.

"Feels like my first training camp," he told The Canadian Press between on-ice sessions.

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[M T]

No more TkaCHUNKY

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[Dark Knight]

Scott Young Retires

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: reports Blues forward Scott Young announced his retirement on Friday after 17 NHL seasons and two Stanley Cups. Young scored 342 goals in 1,181 games.

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[Dark Knight]

MacInnis named Blues VP of operations

The St. Louis Blues named former star defenceman Al MacInnis their vice-president of hockey operations on Tuesday.

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[Aeryn]

Blues trying to reconnect with fan base

"Thank you, fans," the greeting painted on NHL rinks the year after the lockout, rang hollow coming from the St. Louis Blues. New ownership really means it.

Revamping a roster that led to a last-place overall finish last season, raising payroll and changing coaches in midseason was the first step in the franchise's effort to put people back in the seats. On Sunday, players, coaches and management fanned out to nine area rinks for a meet and greet, and on Saturday the team is offering free concessions.

They mean to make inroads both on and off the ice.

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[DropThePuck]

St. Louis Blues to offer fans free food and drinks during January game

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[BuckyHermit]

Ouch...

[BuckyHermit]

They're now polling fans as to which of the following names they prefer:

Louie
Bluey
Archie
Brawler
Bud E. Bear
Buble (pronounced boo-blay)

They need better name suggestions.

[Todrick]

how 'bout "Blows"

[Dark Knight]

how 'bout "Blows"

That about says it...

[BuckyHermit]

how 'bout "Blows"

It'd fit in with the team's performance the past several seasons, so I don't see why not...

[Todrick]

They could even be all proud of where they are from... I mean, NJ has the NJ Devil... why not just call this guy "St. Louis Blows"

[BuckyHermit]

They could even be all proud of where they are from... I mean, NJ has the NJ Devil... why not just call this guy "St. Louis Blows"

And then if the team ever becomes good, they can change it to past tense and call it the "St. Louis Blew."

[BuckyHermit]

By the way, for those who want to vote: http://blues.nhl.com/community/name_the_mascot.htm

[Todrick]

lol i voted for Bubble... i don't care how it's "pronounced"... that says bubble

[BuckyHermit]

lol i voted for Bubble... i don't care how it's "pronounced"... that says bubble

Well, it fits in with your original suggestion of "Blows." Bubbles can be blown.

...

Okay, that sounded a bit dirtier than I thought it would.

[DropThePuck]

A lot of Blues failed last year. Some of them, like defenseman Christian Backman and goaltender Hannu Toivonen, are long gone. Others return, seeking personal redemption and the opportunity to lift this team back into playoff contention.

Kariya produced 161 points in 164 games as a Nashville Predator. He scored 55 goals during that span. As a first-year Blue, he scored 16 goals, added 49 assists and earned a minus-10 rating.

Getting him back to the point-per-game range is one of Murray’s top goals for this season.

Center Andy McDonald scored 163 points in 164 games during his last two full seasons in Anaheim. Last year, he was a wreck -- producing just 52 points with a minus-21 rating splitting his season between the Ducks and Blues.

This team really needs a point-per-game playmaking center. McDonald should be that guy.

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[ladiesandgentlemen]

Rumors on cause of injury irk Johnson

Since an MRI confirmed that Johnson has torn knee ligaments in his right knee, which will force him to miss the 2008-09 season, rumors have swirled that the 20-year-old was involved in horseplay while attending a team golf outing...

Johnson on Friday acknowledged the damage to the golf carts but said he was not involved.

"The golf cart incident had nothing to do with me being hurt," he said. "We apologized for (the damage), but as far as my injury goes, there's no correlation with that at all." Link