Doug Armstrong

The Blues were predicted by many national outlets to play in the Stanley Cup finals. As it turns out, the club won't even play in the Western Conference semifinals. The Blues were either grossly overrated or they severely underachieved. Their first-...

I'll elaborate with more opinions and thoughts in Sunday's Post-Dispatch and here online at STLtoday .... but for now, here are some quick-take reactions to the Blues' season-ending 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings: 1. For years now, various management...

During his tenure as general manager of the St. Louis Blues, Doug Armstrong has never shied away from making the type of big, bold moves that can leave a lasting impact on the franchise. He traded former first overall pick Erik Johnson to Colorado as...

The NHL's Western Conference produced some great playoff storylines. The Blues earned the home-ice advantage for the first playoff round and another crack at toppling the Los Angeles Kings. "They're not going to forget last year," Kings coach Darryl...

Two days after the Peoria Rivermen played their final game as the Blues' American Hockey League affiliate, the NHL parent club announced a merger with the Chicago Wolves Tuesday night. The Blues recently completed the sale of the Rivermen to the...

Encircled by media eight hours before the Blues took to home ice Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche, Ken Hitchcock was decidedly not Cup Crazy. With his team facing another chance to clinch a playoff berth, the Blues head coach backhanded a TV...

When asked about the late-season turnaround of St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott, general manager Doug Armstrong is chalking it up to an unusual accomplishment in an unusual year. The same Elliott that was a healthy scratch 11 times this season...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Geno and the Swedes were hockey's biggest winners in Vegas.   Pittsburgh center Evgeni Malkin won the Hart Trophy on Wednesday night, becoming the NHL's most valuable player for the first time. Three Swedish players also claimed...