the St. Louis Blues are going into one of rebuilding, but both clubs get things rolling tonight when they meet at HP Pavilion.
,The Sharks enter their first full season with Joe Thornton, after the power centerman anchored their rags to riches run to the playoffs.
San Jose seemed streak to close out November was quickly demoralizing the squad. It was the However, on the same day San Jose's losing streak hit double-digits, Stuart to Boston to obtain the franchise's first real superstar. All Thornton However, the Cinderella story came to an end in the second round of the exchange for defenseman Tom Preissing and forward Josh Hennessy.
Bell is It's a new era in the St. Louis, as the Blues were sold in late spring to a group headed by former Madison Square Garden president Dave Checketts. The the first pick in the Entry Draft, and things went forward from there.
Doug Weight, who was traded to the Stanley Cup-champion Carolina Hurricanes, kept his word and returned to St. Louis once free agency hit, and the team also inked Weight's former Edmonton teammate Bill Guerin. Dan Hinote and Martin Rucinsky were also added to pad the forward corps, giving the team a Perhaps the biggest addition was in net, where Manny Legace will have a chance to be the No.
1. He finally received his shot as a full-time starter in Detroit last season, and was very successful before the playoffs began. St.
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