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Bernie: Winning The Stanley Cup Will Dramatically Change The Lives of These Blues’ Players And Coach
Oh, yeah. Friday, July 12, will mark the one-month anniversary of the Blues’ stunning victory in Game 7 in Boston. It’s been a month since Stanley moved to St. Louis. When the Blues captured the…
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Bernie: The Blues’ Deal For Ryan O’Reilly Is Among The Greatest Trades In St. Louis Sports History
I wholeheartedly endorse an opinion offered by my friend Jim Thomas, who covers the Blues with great skill and depth for the Post-Dispatch and STLtoday. In reflecting on Ryan O’Reilly’s incredible season, “JT” suggested that…
2 months ago -
The Blues Stanley Cup is the greatest St. Louis thing EVER
The 66 hours that started with the Blues Game Seven victory at Boston on Wednesday night and culminated with Saturday’s parade and rally for the Stanley Cup Champions, to me, the greatest sports event in…
2 months ago -
St. Louis Blues Have Made The Blues Go Away: Gloria, Glory Be! Greatest STL Win Ever!
For most of their 52 years the Blues left their fans feeling blue during the NHL postseason. It had been a lovesick existence for the team and its people: full of hope, followed by heartache…
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Bernie On The Blues: The Note Can Win Game 7, But Have To Clean Up Several Key Areas.
The Blues. Sigh. It’s always something. But do not despair, disengage, or drive your blue bandwagon into the ditch. I’ll repeat what Blues owner Tom Stillman told us during an in-studio visit at 101 ESPN…
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Bernie: Here’s What The Mewling Bruins Coach Bruce Cassidy Meant To Say
Good afternoon… The Blues lead the Bruins 3-2 in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final. Can’t wait for Game 6 on Sunday night. Can the Blues get it done? One win away. But I have another…
3 months ago -
Bernie on the Blues: It’s Damn Near Closing Time For The Working-Man Blues
As I’ve talked about a number of times on our radio show this week, we can frame the remaining showdown between the Blues and Bruins in a truthful if simplistic way. ⇒ The Blues are…
3 months ago -
Bernie On The Big Blue Wave: This Is Their City, This Is Their Time.
The evening began with Brett Hull’s primal scream — Let’s Go Blues!!! — that could be heard all the way back to 1967, and the inception of our town’s beloved hockey franchise. In between there…
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Bernie: 49 Years Of Waiting. And 49 Reasons Why The Blues Are Heading To The Stanley Cup Final.
I write this because I am, well, deranged today. So much excitement, with the Blues turning St. Louis into a hockey town. Wait a minute; St. Louis already was a hockey town … a great…
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Bernie: With a Merciless 5-0 Thrashing of San Jose, The Blues Move One Step Closer
The 2018-2019 Blues have already accomplished so much. They have accomplished more than any honest or reasonable person could have expected, given the sorry state of a dysfunctional team when management sacked the overwhelmed coach…
3 months ago