2009–10 St. Louis Blues season

2009–10 St. Louis Blues
Division4th Central
Conference9th (tied) Western
2009–10 record40–32–10
Home record18–18–5
Road record22–14–5
Goals for225
Goals against223
Team information
General managerLarry Pleau
CoachDavis Payne
CaptainEric Brewer
Alternate captainsDavid Backes (Mar.–Apr.)
Barret Jackman
Paul Kariya (Oct.–Mar.)
Keith Tkachuk (Oct.–Mar.)
ArenaScottrade Center
Average attendance18,883
Team leaders
GoalsAndy McDonald
Alexander Steen (24)
AssistsAndy McDonald (33)
PointsAndy McDonald (57)
Penalty minutesCam Janssen (190)
Plus/minusMike Weaver (+10)
WinsChris Mason (30)
Goals against averageTy Conklin (2.48)

The 2009–10 St. Louis Blues season was the team's 43rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Blues fired Andy Murray as head coach on January 2, 2010, after a below expectation record (17–17–6, 40 points), sitting in 12th place in the Western Conference. Especially galling were the frequent blown leads after two periods, and with the poorest home record (6–13–3, including one win in Sweden) in the NHL. Davis Payne was named the Blues' interim head coach, the 23rd head coach in the Blues' history. Payne was previously head coach of the Blues' top minor league affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1] After the season, Payne was named as Head Coach, removing the interim tag.[2]

On January 18, 2010, the Blues hired goaltending consultant Tyler Love.[3]

Keith Tkachuk announced his retirement from professional hockey on April 7, 2010, three days before the final game of the season, April 10, which he declined to play.[4] The Blues saluted him in a tribute after the last home game, his final game ever in the NHL on April 9.[5]

Preseason

Game log

2009 pre-season game log: 5–1–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 3–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap
1 September 15 Minnesota Wild 1–3 St. Louis Blues Mason 1–0–0 [1]
2 September 18 Colorado Avalanche 2–6 St. Louis Blues Conklin 2–0–0 [2]
3 September 19 Dallas Stars 4–2 St. Louis Blues Mason 2–1–0 [3]
4 September 20 St. Louis Blues 1–2 Colorado Avalanche Conklin 2–1–1 [4]
5 September 24 St. Louis Blues 4–1 Minnesota Wild Conklin 3–1–1 [5]
6 September 26 St. Louis Blues 5–0 Dallas Stars Mason 4–1–1 [6]
7 September 29 (in Linköping, Sweden) St. Louis Blues 6–0 Linköpings HC (Sweden) Mason 5–1–1 [7]

Regular season

Despite being the most penalized team in the League with 342 power-play opportunities against, the Blues had the best penalty-kill percentage, at 86.84%.[6]

Divisional standings

Central Division[7]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Chicago Blackhawks 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
2 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
3 Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
4 St. Louis Blues 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 32 35 15 216 259 79

Conference standings

Western Conference[8]
R GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 y – Chicago Blackhawks 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
6 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
7 Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
8 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 244 233 95
8.5
9 St. Louis Blues 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
10 Calgary Flames 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
11 Anaheim Ducks 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
12 Dallas Stars 82 37 31 14 237 254 88
13 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 219 246 84
14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 32 35 15 216 259 79
15 Edmonton Oilers 82 27 47 8 214 284 62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Game log

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2009–10 game log
October: 5–6–1 (home: 2–5–0; road: 3–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 2
(Stockholm, SWE)		 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 St. Louis Blues Mason 13,850 1–0–0 2 StL 4, Det. 3
2 October 3
(Stockholm, SWE)		 St. Louis Blues 5–3 Detroit Red Wings Conklin 13,850 2–0–0 4 StL 5, Det. 3
3 October 8 Atlanta Thrashers 4–2 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 2–1–0 4 Atl 4, StL 2
4 October 10 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 2–2–0 4 L.A. 2, StL 1
5 October 15 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Mason 6,899 2–2–1 5 Pho 3, StL 2 (OT)
6 October 17 St. Louis Blues 5–0 Anaheim Ducks Conklin 14,902 3–2–1 7 StL 5, Ana 0
7 October 20 St. Louis Blues 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Mason 17,132 3–3–1 7 Pit. 5, StL 1
8 October 23 Minnesota Wild 1–3 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 4–3–1 9 StL 3, Min. 1
9 October 24 Dallas Stars 4–1 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 4–4–1 9 Dal 4, StL 1
10 October 28 St. Louis Blues 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes Mason 15,549 5–4–1 11 StL 5, Car 2
11 October 29 Phoenix Coyotes 2–0 St. Louis Blues Conklin 18,087 5–5–1 11 Pho 2, StL 0
12 October 31 Florida Panthers 4–0 St. Louis Blues Mason 17,943 5–6–1 11 FL 4, Stl 0
  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
November: 5–4–4 (home: 3–3–2; road: 2–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
13 November 5 Calgary Flames 2–1 St. Louis Blues OT Mason 17,559 5–6–2 12 Cal 2, StL 1 (OT)
14 November 7 St. Louis Blues 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers SO Mason 19,542 5–6–3 13 Phi. 2, StL 1 (SO)
15 November 8 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers SO Conklin 10,904 5–6–4 14 Atl 3, StL 2 (SO)
16 November 10 Vancouver Canucks 1–6 St. Louis Blues Mason 17,175 6–6–4 16 StL 6, Van. 1
17 November 12 Nashville Predators 3–1 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 6–7–4 16 Nsh 3, StL 1
18 November 14 San Jose Sharks 3–1 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 6–8–4 16 SJ 3, StL 1
19 November 19 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 St. Louis Blues OT Mason 17,107 7–8–4 18 StL 3, Pho 2 (OT)
20 November 21 New York Islanders 1–4 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 8–8–4 20 StL 4, NYI 1
21 November 23 Boston Bruins 4–2 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 8–9–4 20 Bos 4, StL 2
22 November 25 St. Louis Blues 4–3 Dallas Stars SO Conklin 18,156 9–9–4 22 StL 4, Dal 3 (SO)
23 November 27 St. Louis Blues 3–1 Nashville Predators Mason 13,170 10–9–4 24 StL 3, Nsh 1
24 November 28 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 St. Louis Blues SO Mason 19,150 10–9–5 25 Det. 4, StL 3 (SO)
25 November 30 St. Louis Blues 2–5 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason 12,391 10–10–5 25 Col. 5, StL 2
  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
December: 7–7–1 (home: 1–5–1; road: 6–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 3 St. Louis Blues 3–2 San Jose Sharks SO Conklin 17,424 11–10–5 27 StL 3, SJ 2 (SO)
27 December 5 St. Louis Blues 5–4 Los Angeles Kings SO Mason 17,519 12–10–5 29 StL 5, L.A. 4 (SO)
28 December 7 Colorado Avalanche 4–0 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 12–11–5 29 CO 4, StL 0
29 December 9 St. Louis Blues 1–0 Detroit Red Wings Conklin 18,165 13–11–5 31 StL 1, Det. 0
30 December 11 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 13–12–5 31 Edm 5, StL 3
31 December 15 Calgary Flames 3–4 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 14–12–5 33 StL 4, Cgy 3
32 December 16 St. Louis Blues 0–3 Chicago Blackhawks Conklin 21,137 14–13–5 33 Chi 3, StL 0
33 December 18 Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 14–14–5 33 TB 6, StL 3
34 December 20 St. Louis Blues 3–1 Vancouver Canucks Conklin 18,810 15–14–5 35 StL 3, Van 1
35 December 21 St. Louis Blues 7–2 Edmonton Oilers Mason 16,839 16–14–5 37 StL 7, Edm 2
36 December 23 St. Louis Blues 2–1 Calgary Flames SO Mason 19,289 17–14–5 39 StL 2, Cal 1 (SO)
37 December 26 St. Louis Blues 3–4 Minnesota Wild Mason 18,554 17–15–5 39 Min. 4, SrL 3
38 December 27 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 17–16–5 39 Buf. 5, StL 3
39 December 29 Nashville Predators 4–3 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 17–17–5 39 Nsh 4, StL 3
40 December 31 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 St. Louis Blues OT Mason 19,150 17–17–6 40 Van 4, StL 3 (OT)
  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
January: 7–5–3 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
41 January 2 Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 17–18–6 40 Chi 6, StL 3
42 January 6 St. Louis Blues 1–2 San Jose Sharks OT Mason 17,562 17–18–7 41 SJ 2, StL 1 (OT)
43 January 7 St. Louis Blues 2–4 Anaheim Ducks Mason 14,248 17–19–7 41 Ana 4, StL 2
44 January 9 St. Louis Blues 4–3 Los Angeles Kings Mason 18,118 18–19–7 43 StL 4, L.A. 3
45 January 12 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 St. Louis Blues Mason 17,900 19–19–7 45 StL 4, CBJ 1
46 January 14 Minnesota Wild 0–1 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 20–19–7 47 StL 1, Min. 0
47 January 16 New York Rangers 1–4 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 21–19–7 49 StL 4, NYR 1
48 January 18 St. Louis Blues 2–4 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason 14,505 21–20–7 49 Col. 4, StL 2
49 January 20 St. Louis Blues 4–3 Montreal Canadiens OT Conklin 21,273 22–20–7 51 StL 4, Mon. 3 (OT)
50 January 21 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Ottawa Senators Mason 16,063 22–21–7 51 Ott 3, StL 2
51 January 23 Anaheim Ducks 4–3 St. Louis Blues SO Mason 19,150 22–21–8 52 Ana 4, StL 3 (SO)
52 January 25 St. Louis Blues 2–0 Calgary Flames Conklin 19,289 23–21–8 54 StL 2, Cal. 0
53 January 27 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Vancouver Canucks Conklin 18,810 23–22–8 54 Van 3, StL 2
54 January 28 St. Louis Blues 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Mason 16,839 24–22–8 56 StL 2, Edm 1
55 January 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 St. Louis Blues OT Mason 19,150 24–22–9 57 CBJ 3, StL 2 (OT)
  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
February: 4–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
56 February 3 St. Louis Blues 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks Mason 21,836 25–22–9 59 StL 3, Chi. 2
57 February 4 San Jose Sharks 4–2 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 25–23–9 59 SJ 4, StL 2
58 February 6 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 25–24–9 59 Chi 2, StL 1
59 February 8 St. Louis Blues 2–5 Colorado Avalanche Mason 11,261 25–25–9 59 CO 5, StL 2
60 February 9 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 St. Louis Blues SO Mason 19,150 26–25–9 61 StL 4, Det 3 (SO)
61 February 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–4 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 27–25–9 63 StL 4, Tor 0
62 February 13 Washington Capitals 3–4 St. Louis Blues SO Mason 19,150 28–25–9 65 StL 4, Wsh 3 (SO)
  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
March: 9–5–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 6–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
63 March 2 St. Louis Blues 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes Mason 10,385 29–25–9 67 StL 5, Pho 2
64 March 4 St. Louis Blues 6–1 Dallas Stars Mason 17,132 30–25–9 69 StL 6, Dal 1
65 March 6 St. Louis Blues 3–7 Colorado Avalanche Mason 18,007 30–26–9 69 CO 7, StL 3
66 March 11 St. Louis Blues 2–1 New York Islanders SO Mason 11,335 31–26–9 71 StL 2, NYI 1 (SO)
67 March 13 St. Louis Blues 5–1 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason 16,453 32–26–9 73 StL 5, CBJ 1
68 March 14 St. Louis Blues 2–4 Minnesota Wild Mason 18,580 32–27–9 73 Min. 4, StL 2
69 March 16 Colorado Avalanche 5–3 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 32–28–9 73 CO 5, StL 3
70 March 18 St. Louis Blues 4–3 New York Rangers Conklin 18,200 33–28–9 75 StL 4, NYR 3
71 March 20 St. Louis Blues 1–0 New Jersey Devils Conklin 17,625 34–28–9 77 StL 1, NJ 0
72 March 21 Nashville Predators 3–2 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 34–29–9 77 Nsh 3, StL 2
73 March 24 St. Louis Blues 2–4 Detroit Red Wings Conklin 19,625 34–30–9 77 Det. 4, StL 2
74 March 25 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 35–30–9 79 StL 3, L.A. 1
75 March 28 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 36–30–9 81 StL 2, Edm 1
76 March 30 Chicago Blackhawks 2–4 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 37–30–9 83 StL 4, Chi 2
  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
April: 3–2–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 0–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
77 April 1 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Nashville Predators Mason 15,242 37–31–9 83 Nsh 3, StL 2
78 April 3 Dallas Stars 1–2 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 38–31–9 85 StL 2, Dal 1
79 April 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 St. Louis Blues OT Mason 17,601 39–31–9 87 StL 2, CBJ 1 (OT)
80 April 7 St. Louis Blues 5–6 Chicago Blackhawks Conklin 22,155 39–32–9 87 Chi 6, StL 5
81 April 9 Anaheim Ducks 3–6 St. Louis Blues Mason 19,150 40–32–9 89 StL 6, Ana 3
82 April 10 St. Louis Blues 1–2 Nashville Predators SO Conklin 16,702 40–32–10 90 Nsh 2, StL 1 (SO)

Playoffs

The St. Louis Blues attempted to make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2004–05 NHL lockout, but were eliminated with 3 games remaining in the season after the Colorado Avalanche achieved 93 points in locking up the 8th and final playoff spot on April 6, 2010.

Player statistics

Skaters

(final, April 10, 2010) Stats

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Andy McDonald 79 24 33 57 -9 18
David Backes 79 17 31 48 -4 106
T. J. Oshie 76 18 30 48 -1 36
Alexander Steen 68 24 23 47 6 30
David Perron 82 20 27 47 -10 60
Paul Kariya 75 18 25 43 -7 36
Brad Boyes 82 14 28 42 1 26
Erik Johnson 79 10 29 39 1 79
Keith Tkachuk 67 13 19 32 -2 56
Carlo Colaiacovo 67 7 25 32 8 60
Jay McClement 82 11 18 29 0 22
Patrik Berglund 71 13 13 26 -5 16
Roman Polak 78 4 17 21 7 59
Barret Jackman 66 2 15 17 3 81
Eric Brewer 59 8 7 15 -17 46
B. J. Crombeen 79 7 8 15 -5 168
Mike Weaver 77 1 9 10 10 29
Darryl Sydor 47 0 8 8 -6 15
Brad Winchester 64 3 5 8 3 108
Alex Pietrangelo 9 1 1 2 -9 6
Tyson Strachan 8 0 2 2 3 4
Jonas Junland 3 0 2 2 -3 0
Lars Eller 7 2 0 2 2 4
Yan Stastny‡ 4 1 0 1 1 0
Derek Armstrong 6 0 0 0 -2 2
Cam Janssen 43 0 0 0 -3 190
D. J. King 12 0 0 0 -4 33
Matt D'Agostini† 7 0 0 0 -3 2

‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blues only.
†Denotes D'Agostini spent time with another team before joining Blues. Stats reflect time with Blues only.

Goaltenders

(final, April 10, 2010)

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Chris Mason 61 3,512 30 22 8 148 2.53 1,699 .913 2 0 0 0
Ty Conklin 26 1,451 10 10 2   60 2.48    764 .921 4 0 1 4
TOTALS 82 4,963 40 32 10 208 2.51 2,463 .916 6 0 1 4

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
B. J. Crombeen 100th NHL game October 29, 2009[9]
Lars Eller 1st NHL game, goal November 5, 2009[10]
David Perron 1st Hat Trick November 10, 2009 [11]
David Perron Highlight goal November 21, 2009 [12][13][14][15]
Keith Tkachuk 200th NHL goal with Blues November 23, 2009[16]
Davis Payne (coach) 1st NHL win January 9, 2010[17]
T. J. Oshie 100th NHL game January 16, 2010[18]
David Perron 200th NHL game (youngest Blue ever) February 4, 2010[19]
Mike Weaver 1st NHL goal in 185 games (3/23/07) March 18, 2010[20]
Paul Kariya 400th NHL goal March 18, 2010[20][21]

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Keith Tkachuk[22] NHL Third Star of the Week October 5, 2009
Chris Mason[23] NHL Second Star of the Week January 18, 2010
Alex Pietrangelo[24] Named #1 NHL Prospect March 6, 2010

Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 27, 2009 To Nashville Predators
7th-round pick in 2010 		To St. Louis Blues
7th-round pick (202nd overall) in 2009
December 8, 2009[25] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Brendan Bell
Tomas Kana 		To St. Louis Blues
Pascal Pelletier
February 11, 2010[26] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Steven Wagner 		To St. Louis Blues
Nate Guenin
March 1, 2010[27] To Chicago Blackhawks
Hannu Toivonen
Danny Richmond 		To St. Louis Blues
Joe Fallon
March 2, 2010[28] To Montreal Canadiens
Aaron Palushaj 		To St. Louis Blues
Matt D'Agostini
March 3, 2010[29] To Vancouver Canucks
Yan Stastny 		To St. Louis Blues
Pierre-Cedric Labrie

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Ty Conklin[30] Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $2.6 million
Hannu Toivonen[31] Ilves undisclosed
Adam Cracknell[32] Quad City Flames undisclosed
Barry Tallackson[32] Lowell Devils undisclosed
Bryce Lampman[33] Amur Khabarovsk undisclosed
Brendan Bell[34] Ottawa Senators undisclosed
Derek Armstrong[35] Los Angeles Kings 2-way contract
Darryl Sydor[36] Dallas Stars 1 year

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Jeff Woywitka[37] Dallas Stars 2 years, $1.3 million
Trent Whitfield[38] Boston Bruins 2 years, 2-way contract
Jay McKee[39] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $800,000
Manny Legace[40] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $500,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Jay McClement[41] 3 years, $4.35 million
Keith Tkachuk[42] 1 year, $2.15 million
Mike Weaver[43] 1 year, $800,000
Brad Winchester[43] 1 year, $800,000
B. J. Crombeen[44] 2 years, $1.745 million
Ian Schultz[45] undisclosed
Justin Fletcher[46] undisclosed
Danny Richmond[46] undisclosed
Steven Wagner[47] undisclosed
Roman Polak[48] undisclosed
Brett Ponich[49] undisclosed
Tyler Shattock[50] undisclosed
Anthony Nigro[51] undisclosed

Draft picks

St. Louis's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal on June 26–27, 2009.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (League)
1 17 David Rundblad D  Sweden Skelleftea AIK (Elitserien)
2 48 Brett Ponich D  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3 78 Sergei Andronov RW  Russia Lada Togliatti (KHL)
4 108 Tyler Shattock F  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
6 168 David Shields D  United States Erie Otters (OHL)
7 202 (from Philadelphia via Nashville) Maxwell Tardy C  United States East High School (Duluth) (USHS-MN)

See also

Farm teams

Peoria Rivermen

The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10.

Alaska Aces

The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.

References

  1. ^ Davis Payne Named Interim Head Coach
  2. ^ Payne Remains Blues' Head Coach
  3. ^ Tyler Love Hired as Blues' Goalie Consultant
  4. ^ Tkachuk to Retire at End of Season: Press conference with Tkachuk set for Apr. 13 and open to the public (Apr. 7)
  5. ^ Blues Salute Tkachuk After Friday's Game: Team also presented jerseys to randomly selected fans at ice level (Apr. 9)
  6. ^ "2009-10 NHL Summary".
  7. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  8. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  9. ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Coyotes 2, Blues 0 (Oct. 29, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
  10. ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Flames 2, Blues 1 OT (Nov. 5, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  11. ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 6, Canucks 1 (Nov. 10, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 20, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  12. ^ Perron Scores One for the Highlight Reel: His goal, scored Saturday vs. the Islanders, has the league talking (Nov. 23, 2009)
  13. ^ "Video". Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  14. ^ "Chris Kerber's radio call on [[KMOX]] 1120AM". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  15. ^ Perron's post-game comments[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Bruins 4, Blues 2 (Nov. 23, 2009)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  17. ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Kings 3 (Jan. 9, 2010)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  18. ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 1 (Jan. 16, 2010)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  19. ^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blackhawks 2, Blues 1 (February 6, 2010)". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  20. ^ a b "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 3 (Mar. 18, 2010)". Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  21. ^ Kariya Scores Goal No. 400: Blues forward becomes 83rd player in NHL history to reach the milestone
  22. ^ "Ovechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL 'Three Stars' "
  23. ^ "Mason Named to NHL 'Three Stars': Blues goalie was 3-0 with a 0.67 GAA and .971 Save percentage"
  24. ^ "Pietrangelo Named Top Prospect: Defenseman took the honors in The Hockey News' Future Watch 2010"
  25. ^ Blues Acquire Pelletier from Columbus
  26. ^ Blues Acquire Guenin from Penguins
  27. ^ Blues Get Fallon for Toivonen, Richmond
  28. ^ Blues Acquire D'Agostini from Montreal
  29. ^ Blues Acquire Labrie from Canucks
  30. ^ "Blues Sign Goaltender Ty Conklin". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  31. ^ Blues Agree to Terms with Toivonen
  32. ^ a b Blues Sign Forwards Cracknell, Tallackson
  33. ^ Blues Sign Defenseman Bryce Lampman
  34. ^ Blues Sign Defenseman Brendan Bell
  35. ^ Armstrong, Blues Agree to Terms
  36. ^ Blues Sign Darryl Sydor
  37. ^ "Dallas Signs Defenseman Jeff Woywitka To Two-Year Contract". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  38. ^ "Bruins Sign Four Players". Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  39. ^ "Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Defenseman Jay McKee". Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  40. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Manny Legace
  41. ^ "McClement Signs Multi-Year Contract". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  42. ^ "Blues Re-Sign Keith Tkachuk". Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  43. ^ a b Weaver, Winchester Agree to New Deals
  44. ^ Blues Reach Agreement with Crombeen
  45. ^ "Blues Sign Ian Schultz". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  46. ^ a b Blues Sign Pair of Defenseman
  47. ^ Blues Re-Sign Steve Wagner
  48. ^ Blues Reach Agreement with Polak
  49. ^ Blues Sign Defenseman Ponich
  50. ^ Blues Sign Prospect Tyler Shattock
  51. ^ Blues Sign Prospect Anthony Nigro

External links

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  • 2009–10 St. Louis Blues season at Hockey Reference
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