2016–17 St. Louis Blues season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2016–17 St. Louis Blues
Division3rd Central
Conference5th Western
2016–17 record46–29–7
Home record24–12–5
Road record22–17–2
Goals for235
Goals against218
Team information
General managerDoug Armstrong
CoachKen Hitchcock (Oct. 12 – Feb. 1)
Mike Yeo (Feb. 1 – May 7)
CaptainAlex Pietrangelo
Alternate captainsKevin Shattenkirk (Oct.–Feb.)
Paul Stastny
Alexander Steen
Vladimir Tarasenko
ArenaScottrade Center
Average attendance19,539[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsVladimir Tarasenko (39)
AssistsVladimir Tarasenko
Jaden Schwartz (36)
PointsVladimir Tarasenko (75)
Penalty minutesRyan Reaves (104)
Plus/minusJaden Schwartz (+15)
WinsJake Allen (33)
Goals against averageCarter Hutton (2.39)

The 2016–17 St. Louis Blues season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] The team played in its first Winter Classic game on January 2, 2017, defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at Busch Stadium with 46,556 in attendance.[3] It was only the third time in the nine Winter Classic games where the home team won. It was the Blues' first participation in an NHL Winter Classic game, while the Blackhawks lost for the third time in three appearances in the event.

Off-season[edit]

After associate coach Brad Shaw and assistant coach Kirk Muller decided to leave for other opportunities in late May 2016, Mike Yeo was announced on June 13, 2016, to replace coach Ken Hitchcock after his last year starting in the 2017–18 season. Yeo joined the Blues as associate coach, while Rick Wilson joined the staff as an assistant coach. Ray Bennett (assistant coach), Jim Corsi (goaltender coach) and Sean Ferrell (video coach) also returned. Yeo spent the majority of the previous five seasons as the head coach of the Minnesota Wild, leading the club to a 173–132–44 record, including a 46–28–8 mark in 2014–15, which was the second-best record in Wild history. Yeo also guided the Wild to three postseason appearances, including back-to-back trips to the second round in 2014 and 2015.[4]

The Blues signed restricted free agent Dmitrij Jaskin, and unrestricted free agents Scottie Upshall and Kyle Brodziak. Minor leaguer Jordan Caron was also signed.[5]

Steve Thomas was added as an assistant coach on June 30. He had spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning.[6]

Training camp[edit]

Regular season[edit]

October[edit]

November[edit]

December[edit]

On December 28, Robby Fabbri became just the second Blues' player to record a hat-trick before the age of 21, joining Bernie Federko.[7][8]

January[edit]

On January 20, two days after his 25th birthday, the Blues recalled goalie Pheonix Copley from their minor league affiliate Chicago Wolves, to cover Jake Allen's absence as he stayed home for the birth of his daughter.[9] He made his debut (in relief) with the Blues on February 27, 2016.[10] He made his first career start the following day (January 21) against the Winnipeg Jets. He was 11–4–2 with the Chicago Wolves prior to his callup, ranking ninth in the AHL in goals-against average (2.32) and save-percentage (.920).[11] In the January 21 game, Copley, playing almost 59 minutes, gave up five goals on 29 shots, with the Blues losing 5–3.[12] After his one start on January 21, Copley was assigned to the Chicago Wolves on January 25 and Allen returned to the Blues.[13]

February[edit]

Ken Hitchcock was relieved of his duties as head coach by GM Doug Armstrong on February 1, with the Blues sitting in 4th place in the Central Division with 53 points. Mike Yeo was promoted from associate coach. He was scheduled to be head coach next season. Hitchcock had served as the head coach of the Blues since November 8, 2011, leading the Blues to a 248–124–41 regular season record over 5.5 seasons and ranking second on the Blues' all-time regular season wins list and fourth in NHL history overall with 781 career regular season wins.[14] At the time of his firing, Hitchcock, 65, was 781–473–111 (with 88 ties) in 20 seasons with the Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets and Blues. He sat fourth all-time in the NHL in coaching victories, behind Scotty Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (831) and Al Arbour (782), and his 1,453 games coached were fifth. He won the Stanley Cup as coach of the Stars in 1999 and made the Cup Final in 2000, losing to the New Jersey Devils in six games. His teams made the playoffs 13 times in 14 full seasons.[15] Goalie coach Jim Corsi was also relieved of his duties, with Martin Brodeur and Ty Conklin taking over his duties for the rest of the year.[16]

Since the start of the 2011–12 season, when Armstrong hired Hitchcock after 13 games, the Blues had a .644 point percentage. Only the Pittsburgh Penguins (.656) and Chicago Blackhawks (.648) were better. But following a 15-7-4 start in the 2016-17 season, the team sputtered to a 9-14-1 record in the following 24 games, a point percentage of just .395; only the Colorado Avalanche (.196) and Arizona Coyotes (.375) were worse over that stretch. Clinging to the second wild card spot in the Western Conference, in danger of missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2010–11, Blues' GM Doug Armstrong cited the team's inconsistency in his decision to fire Hitchcock before the end of the season.[17]

The Blues retired Bob Plager's No. 5 uniform in a ceremony on February 2,[18] alongside his brother Barclay's No. 8, Al MacInnis' No. 2, Brett Hull's No. 16, Bernie Federko's No. 24, Bob Gassoff's No. 3, and Brian Sutter's No. 11.[19] His No. 5 became the seventh jersey to be retired by the Blues and the 123rd among the NHL's 30 teams. Bob and Barclay Plager joined only one other pair of brothers to have their jerseys retired by the same team: Maurice "The Rocket" and Henri Richard of the Montreal Canadiens. He joined the club as a 21-year-old in an expansion draft trade with the New York Rangers in 1967 and became an instant fan-favorite thanks to his tenacious style of defense and his famous hip checks. He played 10 seasons in St. Louis, racking up 615 regular season games, 141 points and 762 penalty minutes. Plager retired from the league after the 1977–78 season, and subsequently held many positions with the organization, including head coach, vice president, director of professional scouting, director of player development, and ambassador within the Blues' Community Relations department.[20]

Mike Yeo began his tenure as the 25th head coach in franchise history on February 2. Yeo spent ten seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization and captured the 2009 Stanley Cup as an assistant. He then moved on to Minnesota, where he spent five seasons as head coach and led the Minnesota Wild to three postseason berths, including consecutive trips to the second round in 2014 and 2015.[21]

Robby Fabbri (C) was injured midway through the first period in a February 4 game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, suffering a torn ACL in his left knee. He missed the remainder of the regular season (30 games) and the playoffs. At the time of his injury, Fabbri had recorded 11 goals and 18 assists for 29 points in 51 games played. The Blues recalled forwards Kenny Agostino (LW) and Magnus Paajarvi (LW) from the Chicago Wolves.[22]

Carter Hutton and Jake Allen scored back-to-back shutouts on the road on February 6–7 of the Philadelphia Flyers (2–0), and Ottawa Senators (6–0), respectively. Hutton stopped 26 shots, and Allen stopped 30. Rookie Ivan Barbashev scored his first NHL goal in the waning minutes of the third period in Ottawa.[23]

Patrik Berglund (C) scored the first "hat trick" of his career in a 4-2 win (February 11) over the Montreal Canadiens for their fourth consecutive win for the Blues in a tough five-game road trip, pushing them into the top three in the Central Division's guarantee of a playoff spot with 63 points, three points ahead of the next two teams. David Perron (LW) scored the other goal, and had an assist. Jake Allen made 28 saves on 30 shots.[24]

Jake Allen (G) was named Second Star of the Week on February 13, for the week of February 6-12. Allen, went 3-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average, a .967 save percentage and his 13th career shutout against the Ottawa Senators (February 7). His two other wins were against the Toronto Maple Leafs (2-1 OT, 31 saves, February 9), and Montreal Canadiens (February 11).[25]

On February 17, the Blues activated Kyle Brodziak (C) two weeks ahead of schedule. He suffered a right foot injury on January 24, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and was placed on injured reserve two days later. He was expected to miss five weeks, but missed three weeks and 10 games. Wade Megan (C) was reassigned to the Chicago Wolves.[26]

Paul Stastny (C) returned to the lineup on February 20, after missing four games with a lower-body injury against the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 9.[27]

March[edit]

The Blues clinched a playoff spot on March 31, in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. The Blues (42-28-7) needed one point to qualify for their sixth consecutive trip to the postseason and 41st in their 50-year history.[28] This marked the Blues' seventh playoff appearance in a span of 12 seasons. The club had previously reached the playoffs in 25 consecutive years between 1979 and 2004. They joined the Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers as the only teams to have reached the playoffs in each of the previous six seasons.[29]

April[edit]

On April 8, the Blues clinched third place in the Central Division with a 5-4 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh. They had an 8-0-3 record in their final 11 games to finish the season with 99 points, 5 ahead of the fourth-place Nashville Predators.

The Blues (46-29-7; 99 pts., 235-218 GF–GA) played the second-place Minnesota Wild (49-25-8; 106 pts., 266-208 GF–GA) in the Western Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which began on Wednesday, April 12 with the first two games in St. Paul.[30]

Game 1 (Apr. 12) went to the Blues in a remarkable 51-save effort by goalie Jake Allen. The 51-saves were the fourth-most ever by a Blues goaltender in a playoff game, helping the Blues to a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory against Minnesota. Only Curtis Joseph (61 saves and 57 saves), and Ed Staniowski (54 saves) have posted more. Defenseman Joel Edmundson scored the winner in overtime.[31] Recently acquired (C) Vladimir Sobotka gave the Blues a 1-0 lead at 6:21 of the second period. Sobotka played in his first playoff game with the Blues since 2014, after spending the three seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League. Zach Parise of the Wild ended Allen's 1-0 shutout bid when he scored with 22 seconds remaining in the third period, forcing the overtime frame. Edmundson scored the winner at 17:48 of the overtime.[32]

Paul Stastny (C) was activated before the fifth game on April 22, after missing 14 games; 10 in the regular season and the first 4 in the playoffs against the Wild. He scored the Blues' third goal in the third period, giving the team a 3-1 lead. Magnus Paajarvi (LW) won the series with an overtime goal at 9:42. Jake Allen saved 34 of 37 shots in the 4-3 win.

In the Western Conference second-round series, the Blues were matched up against the Nashville Predators (41-29-12; 94 pts., 240-224 GF–GA), who swept the Chicago Blackhawks in their first-round series.[33] As the higher seed, the Blues had home-ice advantage for the series. Nashville won the series opener 4-3, almost blowing a 3-1 second-period lead but pulling out the victory behind P.K. Subban's three-point game and Vernon Fiddler's game-winning goal late in the third period.[34] The Blues tied the series with a 3-2 win in Game 2, handing Nashville their first loss of the 2017 playoffs, but the Predators won the subsequent two games to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.

On April 23, the Blues assigned Jordan Schmaltz (D) to the Chicago Wolves, and recalled prospect Thomas Vannelli (D), 22, who was acquired in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft #47 in round 2.[35][36]

May[edit]

The Blues lost their second-round playoff series to Nashville, 4 games to 2, with Nashville clinching the series in a 3-1 Game 6 victory on home ice behind Pekka Rinne's 23-save effort and Ryan Johansen's game-winning goal. After a 33-20-5 regular season with a .915 save percentage and 2.42 GAA, Jake Allen finished his playoffs 6-5 with a .935 save percentage and 1.96 GAA. Regular-season team points leaders Vladimir Tarasenko (75 pts in 82 games), Jaden Schwartz (55 pts in 78 games), and Alexander Steen (51 pts in 76 games) scored a combined 22 points over the team's 11 playoff games, though they tallied just 5 combined points after Game 2 against Nashville as the Blues were held to 5 goals over the final 4 games of their series loss. After a 12-1-1 record in road games after Mike Yeo replaced Ken Hitchcock as head coach, including 3 road wins in the first-round series win over Minnesota, the Blues lost all three games in Nashville, held to a single goal in each loss.[37]

Standings[edit]

Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Chicago Blackhawks 82 50 23 9 46 244 213 +31 109
2 x – Minnesota Wild 82 49 25 8 46 266 208 +58 106
3 x – St. Louis Blues 82 46 29 7 44 235 218 +17 99
4 x – Nashville Predators 82 41 29 12 39 240 224 +16 94
5 Winnipeg Jets 82 40 35 7 37 249 256 −7 87
6 Dallas Stars 82 34 37 11 33 223 262 −39 79
7 Colorado Avalanche 82 22 56 4 21 166 278 −112 48
Source: National Hockey League[38]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2016–17 Game Log[40]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs[edit]

2017 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics[edit]

Statistics

Skaters[edit]

Final as of April 9, 2017

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.

Goaltenders[edit]

Final game on April 9, 2017 [42]

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Allen 61 60 3,418:19 33 20 5 138 2.42 1,620 .915 4 0 1 4
Carter Hutton 30 21 1,459:03 13 8 2   58 2.39    663 .913 4 0 1 4
Pheonix Copley‡ ( -2/27)   1   1      58:56 0 1 0     5 5.08     29 .828 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only.

Playoffs[edit]

Final game on May 7[43]

Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Allen 11 11    674:56 6 5  22 1.96  336 .935 0 0 0 0
Carter Hutton 0 0    00:00 0 0  0 0.00   0 .000 0 0 0 0

Awards and Milestones[edit]

Awards[edit]

Milestones[edit]

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
R. Fabbri 1st NHL hat-trick[7] December 28, 2016
A. Pietrangelo 500th NHL game[46] January 12, 2017
P. Copley 1st NHL start in goal[47] January 21, 2017
I. Barbashev 1st NHL game[48] January 26, 2017
I. Barbashev 1st NHL goal[23] February 7, 2017
P. Berglund 1st NHL hat-trick[24] February 11, 2017
A. Steen 800th NHL game[49] February 20, 2017
R. Reaves 400th NHL game[50] March 3, 2017
J. Schmaltz 1st NHL game[51] March 5, 2017
J. Schmaltz 1st NHL point[28] March 31, 2017

Detailed records[edit]

Transactions[edit]

The Blues has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades[edit]

Date
Details
 Ref
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To Calgary Flames
Brian Elliott 		To St. Louis Blues
2nd-round pick in 2016
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018 		[52]
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To Washington Capitals
1st-round pick in 2016
WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2016 		To St. Louis Blues
1st-round pick in 2016 		[53]
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) To Chicago Blackhawks
5th-round pick in 2017 		To St. Louis Blues
Florida Panthers's 5th-round pick in 2016 		[54]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) To Buffalo Sabres
Anders Nilsson 		To St. Louis Blues
5th-round pick in 2017 		[55]
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) To Edmonton Oilers
Zach Pochiro
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2017 		To St. Louis Blues
Nail Yakupov 		[56]
November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Danny Kristo 		To St. Louis Blues
Reid McNeill 		[57]
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) To Washington Capitals
Pheonix Copley
Kevin Shattenkirk 		To St. Louis Blues
Brad Malone
Zach Sanford
1st-round pick in 2017
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019 		[58]

Player signings[edit]

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) Dmitrij Jaskin (RW) 2 years, $2 million [69]
June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) Scottie Upshall (RW) 1 year, $900,000 [70]
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) Kyle Brodziak (C) 2 years, $1.9 mil. [71]
June 28, 2016 (2016-06-28) Jordan Caron (RW) 1 year, $575,000 [72]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Jake Allen (G) 4 years, $17.4 mil. [73]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Chris Butler (D) 1 year, $600,000 [61]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Conner Bleackley (C) 3 years, entry-level contract [61]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Jacob Doty (C) 1 year, $575,000 [61]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Magnus Paajarvi (LW) 1 year, $700,000 [74]
July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13) Ty Rattie (RW) 1 year, $650,000 [75]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) Jordan Binnington (G) 1 year, $600,000 [76]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) Pheonix Copley (G) 1 year, $708,750 [77]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) Jaden Schwartz (LW) 5 years, $26.75 million [78]
July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27) Jordan Kyrou (F) 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [79]
August 2, 2016 (2016-08-02) Danny Kristo (RW) 1 year, $575,000 [80]
September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) Alexander Steen (LW) 4 years, $23 million contract extension [81]
December 29, 2016 (2016-12-29) Robert Bortuzzo (D) 2 years, contract extension [82]
February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24) Patrik Berglund (C) 5 years, $19.25 million contract extension [83]
March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07) Tage Thompson (C) 3 years, entry-level contract [84]
March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26) Evan Fitzpatrick (G) 3 years, entry-level contract [85]
March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28) Jake Walman (D) 3 years, entry-level contract [86]
April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06) Vladimir Sobotka (C) 3 years, $10.5 million contract extension (starting with the 2017–18 season; $2.725 million, pro-rated for 2016-17 season) [87] [88]

Draft picks[edit]

See also: List of St. Louis Blues draft picks

Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.[89]

Round Pick Player, Age Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) Ref.
1 26 Tage Thompson, 18 C  United States University of Connecticut Huskies (Hockey East) [90][91]
2 35[a] Jordan Kyrou, 18 RW Canada Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL) [92]
2 59 Evan Fitzpatrick, 18 G Canada Canada Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) [93]
4 119 Tanner Kaspick, 18 C Canada Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) [94]
5 125[b] Nolan Stevens, 19 C Canada Canada Northeastern University (Hockey East) [95]
5 144[c] Conner Bleackley, 20 C Canada Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL) [96]
7 209 Nikolaj Krag Christensen, 17 LW / C Denmark Denmark Rodovre (Metal Ligaen) [97]
7 211[d] Filip Helt, 18 LW Czech Republic Czech Republic Litvinov Jr., (CZREP-JR) [98]

"NHL Draft Picks Tracker: First-round analysis from First Niagara Center in Buffalo"

26. St. Louis Blues (from Washington Capitals) - Tage Thompson, C, Connecticut (H-EAST) NHL Central Scouting final North American ranking: 20

2015-16: 36 games, 14-18-32

"A right-handed power forward, Thompson began the season on the fourth line but soon was playing top line minutes. He has a great shot and led the NCAA with 13 power-play goals. Thompson (6-5, 195) is tough to knock off the puck, and good at protecting it and taking it to the net.

NHL.com quick hit: The Blues needed a big, strong center and Thompson, at 6-foot-5 and 195 pounds, has a giant frame that can get even bigger. With David Backes' future in St. Louis uncertain and Paul Stastny turning 31 next season, the time was right for the Blues to start to search for a future No. 1 center."[99]

--

Draft notes[100]
  • The Washington Capitals' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and Washington's third-round pick both in 2016 (28th and 87th overall) to Washington, in exchange for this pick.[101]
  • The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis, in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2016 (87th overall), and this pick.[101]
  • a The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Brian Elliott to Calgary, in exchange for a third-round pick in 2018, and this pick.[102]
  • The Washington Capitals' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis, in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (28th overall), and this pick.[101]
St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2015 that sent T.J. Oshie to Washington, in exchange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley, and this pick.[103]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016–2017 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  2. ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  3. ^ Rutherford, Jeremy (January 3, 2017). "Happy Note: Blues do their part by beating Blackhawks". stltoday.com. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Blues Add Yeo, Wilson to Coaching Staff". NHL.com. June 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Armstrong Ready for Free Agency". NHL.com. June 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Thomas Added as Assistant Coach". NHL.com. June 30, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Robby Fabbri gets first NHL hat trick in Blues win". NHL.com. December 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "Game Notes: Dec. 30 vs. Nashville". NHL.com. December 30, 2016.
  9. ^ "Players, coaches show support for Allen". NHL.com. January 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Blues recall Copley from Wolves". NHL.com. January 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "Coply will start against Winnipeg". NHL.com. January 21, 2017.
  12. ^ "Game Summary (January 21)". NHL.com. January 21, 2017.
  13. ^ "Blues assign Copley to Wolves". NHL.com. January 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "Hitchcock relieved of duties, Yeo becomes head coach". NHL.com. February 1, 2017.
  15. ^ "Ken Hitchcock fired as coach of Blues". NHL.com. February 1, 2017.
  16. ^ "Brodeur, Conklin to share goalie coach duties". NHL.com. February 1, 2017.
  17. ^ "Failures by Blues cost coach Ken Hitchcock his job". NHL.com. February 1, 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Jersey Retirement Ceremony". NHL.com. February 2, 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Blues' Retired-Honored Numbers". NHL.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  20. ^ a b "Blues retire Plager's No. 5 to the rafters". NHL.com. February 2, 2017.
  21. ^ Game Notes: Feb. 2 vs. Toronto, NHL.com, February 1, 2017
  22. ^ "Fabbri out for season with ACL injury". NHL.com. February 4, 2017.
  23. ^ a b "Jake Allen makes 30 saves, Blues blank Senators". NHL.com. February 7, 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Blues Top Canadiens for fourth straight win". NHL.com. February 11, 2017.
  25. ^ a b "Allen named NHL's second star of the week". NHL.com. February 13, 2017.
  26. ^ "Brodziak to return ahead of schedule". NHL.com. February 17, 2017.
  27. ^ "Projected Lineup: Feb. 20 vs. Florida". NHL.com. February 20, 2017.
  28. ^ a b "Blues lose in shootout but clinch playoff berth". NHL.com. April 1, 2017.
  29. ^ "Blues clinch playoff spot for sixth straight season". NHL.com. April 1, 2017.
  30. ^ "Blues clinch third place in Central Division". NHL.com. April 8, 2017.
  31. ^ "Allen steals Game 1 with 51-save performance". NHL.com. April 13, 2017.
  32. ^ "Jake Allen makes 51 saves for Blues in Game 1 win". NHL.com. April 13, 2017.
  33. ^ "Blues eliminate Wild with OT Game 5 win". NHL.com. April 22, 2017.
  34. ^ "Playoff Roundup: Predators edge past Blues to take wild Round 2 opener". SI.com. April 27, 2017.
  35. ^ "Blues assign Schmaltz to Wolves". NHL.com. April 23, 2017.
  36. ^ "Tommy Vannelli (elite hockey prospects)". EliteHockeyProspects.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  37. ^ "Preds reach 1st Western final in team history, ousting Blues". ESPN.com. May 17, 2017.
  38. ^ "2016-2017 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
  39. ^ "Blues Announce Preseason Schedule - St Louis Blues - News". St. Louis Blues. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  40. ^ "2016-2017 Regular Season Schedule/Results - St Louis Blues - Schedule". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  41. ^ "2016–2017 – Regular Season – St. Louis Blues – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  42. ^ "2016–2017 – Regular Season – St. Louis Blues – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  43. ^ "2016–2017 – Playoffs – St. Louis Blues – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  44. ^ "Tarasenko headed to NHL All-Star Weekend". NHL. January 10, 2017.
  45. ^ "Plager retirement ceremony set for 6:30 p.m." NHL.com. January 23, 2017.
  46. ^ "Pietrangelo set for 500th career game". NHL.com. January 12, 2017.
  47. ^ "Copley will start against Winnipeg". NHL.com. January 21, 2017.
  48. ^ "Barbashev to make NHL debut in Minnesota". NHL.com. January 26, 2017.
  49. ^ "Game Notes: Feb. 20 vs. Florida: Steen plays in his 800th career game tonight vs. Florida". NHL.com. February 20, 2017.
  50. ^ "Yeo wants Blues to 'rise to the moment'". NHL.com. March 3, 2017.
  51. ^ "Schmaltz makes NHL debut in Colorado". NHL.com. March 5, 2017.
  52. ^ "Blues Trade Elliott to Calgary Flames". NHL.com. June 24, 2016.
  53. ^ "Blues Take NCAA Player In First Round". June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  54. ^ "Blackhawks select nine players at 2016 NHL Draft". June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  55. ^ "Blues Acquire Draft Pick for Nilsson". July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  56. ^ "Nail Yakupov traded to Blues by Oilers". October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  57. ^ "Penguins Acquire Kristo From Blues". November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  58. ^ "Blues deal Shattenkirk, Copley to Capitals". February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  59. ^ "Blues Sign Free Agent Goalie Hutton". nhl.com. July 1, 2016.
  60. ^ "Perron Signs Two-Year Deal with Blues". nhl.com. July 1, 2016.
  61. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Blues Add Depth, Agree to Terms with 9 Players". NHL.com. July 2, 2016.
  62. ^ "Blues Agree to Deal with Ferraro". NHL.com. July 9, 2016.
  63. ^ "Backes Writes Farewell Note to St. Louis". NHL.com. July 1, 2016.
  64. ^ "Flames sign Troy Brouwer to multi-year contract". NHL.com. July 1, 2016.
  65. ^ "Detroit agrees to terms with Steve Ott". NHL.com. July 1, 2016.
  66. ^ "Blues claim Rattie off waivers". NHL.com. February 19, 2017.
  67. ^ "Canes Claim Forward Ty Rattie from St. Louis". NHL.com. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  68. ^ "Predators Claim Brad Hunt on Waivers" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  69. ^ "Blues Sign Jaskin to Two-Year Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  70. ^ "Blues Agree to One-Year Deal with Upshall". NHL.com. June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  71. ^ "Brodziak Agrees to 2-Year Deal with Blues". NHL.com. June 27, 2016.
  72. ^ "Caron Agrees to One-Year Deal with Blues". NHL.com. June 29, 2016.
  73. ^ "Allen Signs 4-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. July 1, 2016.
  74. ^ "Paajarvi Agrees to One-Year Deal". NHL.com. July 5, 2016.
  75. ^ "Rattie Agrees to One-Year Deal". NHL.com. July 13, 2016.
  76. ^ "Binnington Agrees to Deal with Blues". NHL.com. July 15, 2016.
  77. ^ "Copley Signs One-Year Deal". NHL.com. July 15, 2016.
  78. ^ "Blues, Schwartz Agree to 5-Year Deal". NHL.com. July 15, 2016.
  79. ^ "Kyrou Agrees to 3-Year Entry-Level Deal". NHL.com. July 27, 2016.
  80. ^ "Blues Sign Kristo to One-Year Two-Way Deal". NHL.com. August 2, 2016.
  81. ^ "Steen Signs 4-Year Extension". NHL.com. September 23, 2016.
  82. ^ "Bortuzzo agrees to two-year extension with Blues". NHL.com. December 29, 2016.
  83. ^ "Berglund agrees to five-year extension". NHL.com. February 24, 2017.
  84. ^ "Thompson agrees to 3-year entry-level deal". NHL.com. March 7, 2017.
  85. ^ "Fitzpatrick agrees to entry-level deal with Blues". NHL.com. March 27, 2017.
  86. ^ "Blues sign Walman to entry-level deal". NHL.com. March 28, 2017.
  87. ^ "He's back: Vladimir Sobotka to rejoin Blues". KMOV. April 6, 2017.
  88. ^ "Sobotka to return, signs three-year extension". NHL.com. April 6, 2017.
  89. ^ "St. Louis Blues - Draft Buffalo 2016 (June 24 & 25)". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
  90. ^ "Tage Thompson". NHL.com. June 24, 2016.
  91. ^ "Blues Select Thompson in First Round". NHL.com. June 24, 2016.
  92. ^ "Jordan Kyrou". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
  93. ^ "Evan Fitzpatrick". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
  94. ^ "Tanner Kaspick". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
  95. ^ "Nolan Stevens". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
  96. ^ "Conner Bleackley". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
  97. ^ "Nikolaj Christensen". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
  98. ^ "Filip Helt". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
  99. ^ "NHL Draft Picks Tracker". NHL.com. June 24, 2016.
  100. ^ "2016 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  101. ^ a b c "Blues Take NCAA Player In First Round". June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  102. ^ "Blues Trade Elliott to Calgary Flames". NHL.com. June 24, 2016.
  103. ^ "T.J. Oshie traded to Capitals; Blues get Brouwer". July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  104. ^ "Miller, Ott traded to Blues by Sabres for Halak, Stewart". February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  105. ^ "Canucks sign Ryan Miller to three-year contract". July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  106. ^ "Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Leopold from Blues". National Hockey League. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  107. ^ "Oilers deal Nilsson to St. Louis for goalie and draft pick". February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  108. ^ "Panthers acquire Pirri in trade with Blackhawks". National Hockey League. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  109. ^ a b "Leafs' Jokinen to Blues for Lindstrom, pick". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  110. ^ "Hitchcock, Blues exit playoffs early again". April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  111. ^ "Penguins trade Bortuzzo to Blues for Cole". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016–17_St._Louis_Blues_season&oldid=1222277559"