- San Francisco Chronicle
Mentors wanted: Virus limits vet-rookie time away from rink
The directive that we’re getting is don’t hang out with anyone outside the rink. Don’t go to dinner. Don’t have dinner parties.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Blais hit earns him a two-game suspension from NHL
View from Colorado While the Blues held an optional skate Thursday, the Avalanche had a full practice and went at it hard. For a team with Stanley Cup aspirations, Wednesday’s performance against the Blues was far from ideal. As Avs coach Jared Bednar saw it, it wasn’t so much the fact that his team lost but the manner in which they lost.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Blues do well in TV ratings despite already late-night game starting later than advertised
It only was the first night of play in the hockey season, but the NHL was in playoff form in terms of making it tough on their fans. As often is the case in the postseason, some games began well after their listed starting times — and a number of Blues fans missed the start of the telecast of the team. NBCSN televised a tripleheader nationally Wednesday, with the Blues-Avalanche contest at the back end.
