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Division | 4th Central |
Conference | 9th (tied) Western |
2009–10 record | 40–32–10 |
Home record | 18–18–5 |
Road record | 22–14–5 |
Goals for | 225 |
Goals against | 223 |
Team information | |
General manager | Larry Pleau |
Coach | Davis Payne |
Captain | Eric Brewer |
Alternate captains | David Backes (Mar.–Apr.) Barret Jackman Paul Kariya (Oct.–Mar.) Keith Tkachuk (Oct.–Mar.) |
Arena | Scottrade Center |
Average attendance | 18,883 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Andy McDonald Alexander Steen (24) |
Assists | Andy McDonald (33) |
Points | Andy McDonald (57) |
Penalty minutes | Cam Janssen (190) |
Plus/minus | Mike Weaver (+10) |
Wins | Chris Mason (30) |
Goals against average | Ty Conklin (2.48) |
The 2009–10 St. Louis Blues season was the team's 43rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Blues fired Andy Murray as head coach on January 2, 2010, after a below expectation record (17–17–6, 40 points), sitting in 12th place in the Western Conference. Especially galling were the frequent blown leads after two periods, and with the poorest home record (6–13–3, including one win in Sweden) in the NHL. Davis Payne was named the Blues' interim head coach, the 23rd head coach in the Blues' history. Payne was previously head coach of the Blues' top minor league affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1] After the season, Payne was named as Head Coach, removing the interim tag.[2]
On January 18, 2010, the Blues hired goaltending consultant Tyler Love.[3]
Keith Tkachuk announced his retirement from professional hockey on April 7, 2010, three days before the final game of the season, April 10, which he declined to play.[4] The Blues saluted him in a tribute after the last home game, his final game ever in the NHL on April 9.[5]
Preseason
[edit]Game log
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1 | September 15 | Minnesota Wild | 1–3 | St. Louis Blues | Mason | 1–0–0 | [1] | |||
2 | September 18 | Colorado Avalanche | 2–6 | St. Louis Blues | Conklin | 2–0–0 | [2] | |||
3 | September 19 | Dallas Stars | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues | Mason | 2–1–0 | [3] | |||
4 | September 20 | St. Louis Blues | 1–2 | Colorado Avalanche | Conklin | 2–1–1 | [4] | |||
5 | September 24 | St. Louis Blues | 4–1 | Minnesota Wild | Conklin | 3–1–1 | [5] | |||
6 | September 26 | St. Louis Blues | 5–0 | Dallas Stars | Mason | 4–1–1 | [6] | |||
7 | September 29 (in Linköping, Sweden) | St. Louis Blues | 6–0 | Linköpings HC (Sweden) | Mason | 5–1–1 | [7] |
Regular season
[edit]Despite being the most penalized team in the League with 342 power-play opportunities against, the Blues had the best penalty-kill percentage, at 86.84%.[6]
Divisional standings
[edit]GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 |
2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 |
3 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 |
4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 |
5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 |
Conference standings
[edit]R | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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1 | z – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113 | ||
2 | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 | ||
3 | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 | ||
4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107 | ||
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 | ||
6 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101 | ||
7 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 | ||
8 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 | ||
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9 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 | ||
10 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 | ||
11 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89 | ||
12 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88 | ||
13 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 | ||
14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 | ||
15 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)
Game log
[edit]- Green background indicates win (2 points).
- Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
- White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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Playoffs
[edit]The St. Louis Blues attempted to make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2004–05 NHL lockout, but were eliminated with 3 games remaining in the season after the Colorado Avalanche achieved 93 points in locking up the 8th and final playoff spot on April 6, 2010.
Player statistics
[edit]Skaters
[edit](final, April 10, 2010) Stats
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blues only.
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Goaltenders
[edit](final, April 10, 2010)
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
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Awards and records
[edit]Records
[edit]Milestones
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Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
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B. J. Crombeen | 100th NHL game | October 29, 2009[9] | |||||||
Lars Eller | 1st NHL game, goal | November 5, 2009[10] | |||||||
David Perron | 1st Hat Trick | November 10, 2009 [11] | |||||||
David Perron | Highlight goal | November 21, 2009 [12][13][14][15] | |||||||
Keith Tkachuk | 200th NHL goal with Blues | November 23, 2009[16] | |||||||
Davis Payne (coach) | 1st NHL win | January 9, 2010[17] | |||||||
T. J. Oshie | 100th NHL game | January 16, 2010[18] | |||||||
David Perron | 200th NHL game (youngest Blue ever) | February 4, 2010[19] | |||||||
Mike Weaver | 1st NHL goal in 185 games (3/23/07) | March 18, 2010[20] | |||||||
Paul Kariya | 400th NHL goal | March 18, 2010[20][21] |
Awards
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Keith Tkachuk[22] | NHL Third Star of the Week | October 5, 2009 | |||||||
Chris Mason[23] | NHL Second Star of the Week | January 18, 2010 | |||||||
Alex Pietrangelo[24] | Named #1 NHL Prospect | March 6, 2010 |
Transactions
[edit]The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details
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June 27, 2009 | To Nashville Predators 7th-round pick in 2010 |
To St. Louis Blues 7th-round pick (202nd overall) in 2009 |
December 8, 2009[25] | To Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan Bell Tomas Kana |
To St. Louis Blues Pascal Pelletier |
February 11, 2010[26] | To Pittsburgh Penguins Steven Wagner |
To St. Louis Blues Nate Guenin |
March 1, 2010[27] | To Chicago Blackhawks Hannu Toivonen Danny Richmond |
To St. Louis Blues Joe Fallon |
March 2, 2010[28] | To Montreal Canadiens Aaron Palushaj |
To St. Louis Blues Matt D'Agostini |
March 3, 2010[29] | To Vancouver Canucks Yan Stastny |
To St. Louis Blues Pierre-Cedric Labrie |
Free agents acquired[edit]
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Player signings[edit]
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Draft picks
[edit]St. Louis's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal on June 26–27, 2009.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (League) |
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1 | 17 | David Rundblad | D | ![]() |
Skelleftea AIK (Elitserien) |
2 | 48 | Brett Ponich | D | ![]() |
Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
3 | 78 | Sergei Andronov | RW | ![]() |
Lada Togliatti (KHL) |
4 | 108 | Tyler Shattock | F | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
6 | 168 | David Shields | D | ![]() |
Erie Otters (OHL) |
7 | 202 (from Philadelphia via Nashville) | Maxwell Tardy | C | ![]() |
East High School (Duluth) (USHS-MN) |
See also
[edit]Farm teams
[edit]Peoria Rivermen
[edit]The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10.
Alaska Aces
[edit]The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.
References
[edit]- ^ Davis Payne Named Interim Head Coach
- ^ Payne Remains Blues' Head Coach
- ^ Tyler Love Hired as Blues' Goalie Consultant
- ^ Tkachuk to Retire at End of Season: Press conference with Tkachuk set for Apr. 13 and open to the public (Apr. 7)
- ^ Blues Salute Tkachuk After Friday's Game: Team also presented jerseys to randomly selected fans at ice level (Apr. 9)
- ^ "2009-10 NHL Summary".
- ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
- ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
- ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Coyotes 2, Blues 0 (Oct. 29, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Flames 2, Blues 1 OT (Nov. 5, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 6, Canucks 1 (Nov. 10, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 20, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
- ^ Perron Scores One for the Highlight Reel: His goal, scored Saturday vs. the Islanders, has the league talking (Nov. 23, 2009)
- ^ "Video". Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Chris Kerber's radio call on [[KMOX]] 1120AM". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ Perron's post-game comments[permanent dead link]
- ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Bruins 4, Blues 2 (Nov. 23, 2009)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Kings 3 (Jan. 9, 2010)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 1 (Jan. 16, 2010)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blackhawks 2, Blues 1 (February 6, 2010)". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 3 (Mar. 18, 2010)". Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ^ Kariya Scores Goal No. 400: Blues forward becomes 83rd player in NHL history to reach the milestone
- ^ "Ovechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL 'Three Stars' "
- ^ "Mason Named to NHL 'Three Stars': Blues goalie was 3-0 with a 0.67 GAA and .971 Save percentage"
- ^ "Pietrangelo Named Top Prospect: Defenseman took the honors in The Hockey News' Future Watch 2010"
- ^ Blues Acquire Pelletier from Columbus
- ^ Blues Acquire Guenin from Penguins
- ^ Blues Get Fallon for Toivonen, Richmond
- ^ Blues Acquire D'Agostini from Montreal
- ^ Blues Acquire Labrie from Canucks
- ^ "Blues Sign Goaltender Ty Conklin". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ Blues Agree to Terms with Toivonen
- ^ a b Blues Sign Forwards Cracknell, Tallackson
- ^ Blues Sign Defenseman Bryce Lampman
- ^ Blues Sign Defenseman Brendan Bell
- ^ Armstrong, Blues Agree to Terms
- ^ Blues Sign Darryl Sydor
- ^ "Dallas Signs Defenseman Jeff Woywitka To Two-Year Contract". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "Bruins Sign Four Players". Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Defenseman Jay McKee". Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Manny Legace
- ^ "McClement Signs Multi-Year Contract". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Blues Re-Sign Keith Tkachuk". Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ a b Weaver, Winchester Agree to New Deals
- ^ Blues Reach Agreement with Crombeen
- ^ "Blues Sign Ian Schultz". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ a b Blues Sign Pair of Defenseman
- ^ Blues Re-Sign Steve Wagner
- ^ Blues Reach Agreement with Polak
- ^ Blues Sign Defenseman Ponich
- ^ Blues Sign Prospect Tyler Shattock
- ^ Blues Sign Prospect Anthony Nigro