Not everyone is on the ice lately for the Blues. But the list of the list seems to be forwards David Backes, Patrik Berglund, Brad Boyes, BJ Crombeen, Dan Hinote, Cam Janssen, Paul Kariya, DJ King, Jay McClement, Andy McDonald, TJ Oshie, David Perron, Yan Stastny, Alexander Steen, Keith Tkachuk, and Brad Winchester. Defensive players include Eric Brewer, Carlo Colaiacovo, Barret Jackman, Erik Johnson, Jay McKee, Roman Polak, Tyson Strachan, Mike Weaver, and Jeff Woywitka. The goalies are Manny Legace and Chris Mason. The bad news is that Polak, Brewer, McDonald and Kariya are currently on injured reserve.
Forward players Jay Barriball, Nicholas Drazenovic, Lars Eller, Travis Erstad, Matt Foy, Simon Hjalmarsson, Tomas Kana, Jori Lehtera, Nikolai Lemtyugov, Charles Linglet, James Livingston, Phillip McRae, Anthony Nigro, Trevor make keen observations of the team’s rankings. system. Nill, Cam Paddock, Aaron Palushaj, Chris Porter, Ryan Reaves, Steven Regier, Ian Schultz, Brett Sonne, Julian Talbot, and Trent Whitfield. Defensive players include Kristoffer Berglund, Ian Cole, Mark Cundari, Cade Fairchild, TJ Fast, Alexander Hellstrom, Jonas Junland, Anthony Peluso, Alex Pietrangelo, Steve Wagner, David Warsofsky, and Andy Wizniewski. Goalies include Jake Allen, Ben Bishop, Chris Holt, Paul Karpowich and Marek Schwarz.
The Blues brought home a win against the Blackhawks in their last game and have two more home games against the Senators and Flyers to close out the month of January. In February, the Blues will host more games during the 2008-2009 season against the Oilers, Avalanche, Canucks, Blackhawks, Rangers and Predators. After that, the Blues will take to the road and hit the ice on the road against the Red Wings, Blue Jackets, Predators, the Blue Jackets again, the Predators again, Stars and Coyotes.
In March, the Blues will continue on the road to play the Lightning, Panthers, Oilers, Canucks, Flames and Blue Jackets. At home, the Blues will host games against the Red Wings, Stars, Sharks, Red Wings again, Wild, Kings, Canucks, and Blue Jackets. By April, fans will have an idea of what the outcome of this season will be when the Blues play their last road games of the month against the Blackhawks, Red Wings, Stars, Coyotes and Avalanche. A home game against the Blue Jackets will be the Blues’ only home game in April. The final game of the season will be played on the road on Sunday, April 12, when the Blues take on the Avalanche.
Coaching and training support members include head coach Andy Murray, assistant coach Ray Bennett, goaltending coach Rick Wamsley, assistant coach Brad Shaw, strength and conditioning coach Nelson Ayotte, the Video Trainer Scott Masters, Athletic Trainer Ray Barile, Team Manager Bert Godin, Assistant Team Manager Steve Wissman, Assistant Team Ray Halle, Masseur Jeffrey Wright, Orthopedic Surgeons Rick Wright/Matt Matava/Jerome Gilder, internists William Birenbaum and Aaron Birenbaum, neurosurgeon Ralph Dacey, general surgeon Michael Brunt, plastic surgeon Tom Francel, dentist Glenn Edwards, ophthalmologist Gill Grand, optometrist Rex Ghormley and oral surgeon Ken Kram.
The Blues currently sit fourth in the Western conference standings with a total of 42 points.
