Latest Articles by Bernie Miklasz
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With Vladimir Tarasenko Injured, The Blues Must Find New Ways To Score
The Blues’ otherwise successful 2-0-1 trip to California came with some bad news: Vladimir missed the final game, Saturday at San Jose, with an apparent elbow injury. And Tarasenko will be out for at least…
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The Blues’ Reunited No. 1 Line: Still Unstoppable, and Lots Of Fun.
Blue Notes … blaring loudly today after Wednesday night’s entertaining and rollicking 5-4 victory at Anaheim. For this edition, let’s put a special emphasis on the first-rate styling and production of the first-line Blues: 1.…
2 months ago -
The Blues’ Lullabye Was Understandable, But It’s Time To Perk Up
Blue Notes… The Blues’ 2-3-1 lullabye is understandable for several reasons: 1. The hockey laws of gravity. When a team wins a franchise-record 11 consecutive games, and sets another team record for the most victories…
2 months ago -
Leading Up To The 2019 NFL Draft, QB Drew Lock’s Star Is Rising
Missouri’s Drew Lock emerged as one of the big winners when the quarterbacks took the stage at the annual NFL Scouting Combine in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend. This bizarre combination of beauty pageant, gymnastics…
2 months ago -
The Blues’ Doug Armstrong Did the Right Thing By Doing Next to Nothing
When the accounting was completed on transactions made before the NHL trade deadline, the Blues were barely visible. You couldn’t find them in the standard “Winners and Losers” reports. The Blues didn’t make any “Winners”…
2 months ago -
The Cardinals and Miles Mikolas: Happy Together
At minimum, Miles Mikolas will be pitching for the Cardinals through 2023, and that’s a beautiful thing for the player and the team. With such a ridiculous level of rancor swirling over the state of…
2 months ago -
Bernie Bits, The Paul Goldschmidt Edition. Plus: Craig Berube is No. 1 Since Taking Over Blues.
The Bernie Bits Craig Berube, is the top new big dog among NHL coaches. Well, at least among the new guys who were elevated to head coach to replace the bosses fired by their teams.…
2 months ago -
Bernie Bits: Surging Blues, O’Reilly For the Selke Trophy, Carlos Martinez Contract Trap
Bernie Bits … For Feb. 20, 2019. Let’s go with some notes on The Note: 1. We’d have to say that Ryan O’Reilly ranks way up there on any unofficial list of St. Louis athletes…
2 months ago -
Bonus Bit: Comparing the 10-Game Winning Streaks By the Blues and Sabres
After winning 10 consecutive games earlier this season, the Buffalo Sabres have slumped through an extensive 11-17-5 stretch. That hot streak was followed by a big chill in the form of a five-game losing skid.…
2 months ago -
Bernie Bits: More Carlos Martinez Drama, Cards Have Pitching Depth, Blues Odds Improving
Bernie Bits for Tuesday, Feb. 19… As you’ve undoubtedly heard by now, Carlos Martinez has been shut down for two weeks to work on strengthening his right shoulder. Here we go again. The drama has…
2 months ago