St. Louis Game Time - Canadiens At Blues GameDay Storystream: Panic At The DiscoWe're one ugly bastard.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/10753/gt-fave.png2016-12-06T23:24:54-06:00http://www.stlouisgametime.com/rss/stream/136176652016-12-06T23:24:54-06:002016-12-06T23:24:54-06:00Canadiens Vs. Blues Recap - Spaceballs: The Game Winning Goal
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<p>Other good teams blow leads. Huh.</p> <p><b><a href="https://www.stlouisgametime.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Blues</a> Lineup:</b></p>
<p>Forwards: <span>Robby Fabbri</span>, <span>Paul Stastny</span>, <span>David Perron</span>, <span>Jaden Schwartz</span>, <span>Alexander Steen</span>, <span>Vladimir Tarasenko</span>, <span>Patrik Berglund</span>, <span>Jori Lehtera</span>, <span>Dmitrij Jaskin</span>, <span>Scottie Upshall</span>, <span>Kyle Brodziak</span>, <span>Ryan Reaves</span></p>
<p>Defensemen: <span>Jay Bouwmeester</span>, <span>Alex Pietrangelo</span>, Carl Gunnarsson, <span>Kevin Shattenkirk</span>, <span>Joel Edmundson</span>, <span>Colton Parayko</span></p>
<p>Goaltender: <span>Jake Allen</span></p>
<p><b>First Period:</b></p>
<p>Two Blues returned to the lineup tonight. Joel Edmundson returned from injury. Jori Lehtera returned from his night in the press box. <span>Carey Price</span> did not start for the Habs tonight. Instead it was back up Al Montoya. The Blues found themselves on the powerplay three times in the first. They could not convert on any of them. (They wound up 0-4 on the night. The last one was negated by a penalty against the Blues) Montoya was one of the reasons. Montoya denies Colton Parayko on one of those three powerplays with a pad save. It's a miracle Colton's stick didn't blow up on this shot. (He did lose one tonight though. That brings up the broken stick count to 11ty million)</p>
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<p>Jake Allen was able to keep the game tied after a high shot from <span>Greg Pateryn</span>.</p>
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<p>That 0-0 tie didn't last long after that. The <a href="https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Canadiens</a> throw the puck at Jake Allen. <span>Carl Gunnarsson's</span> fat foot kicks the puck under Allen's pad and just like that it's 1-0 Canadiens.</p>
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<p><b>Second Period: </b></p>
<p>The Blues didn't fare any better in the second period. For whatever reason, they couldn't solve Montoya. The Blues really didn't have any second chances to get anything done. Perron gets a wrister to the net, but like everything else in the game, was denied.</p>
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<p>It was bad enough that the Blues couldn't net one past the backup. It was made worse that the Canadiens scored again to make it 2-0 on a backhand from <span>Tomas Plekanec</span>.</p>
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<p>The Blues looked flat out awful this period. Somehow, they managed to get worse from the first to the end of the second.</p>
<p><b>Third Period:</b></p>
<p>Which it's a good thing that they play 3 periods in the NHL am I right? The Blues sure thought so. Paul Stastny finally gets the Blues on the board at the 12:20 mark in the third period. Stastny worked the puck in on a rough angle and somehow managed to find some daylight to get the puck past Montoya. Schwartz and Parayko and his non-broken stick get the helpers on the play.</p>
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<p>A few moments later, Stastny is involved in another goal. Setting one up that is. Stastny sneaks a pass through the crease to Jaden Schwartz. Schwartz doesn't miss the two foot putt (and probably one of the easier goals that he's ever scored) and ties the game at two. Stastny and Bouwmeester notch the assists.</p>
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<p>Now with the game tied at two, the Blues finally showed the energy that wasn't there the first two periods. Jake Allen also did his part in helping the Blues keep the game tied. <span>Phillip Danault</span> tried to unbreak the tie, but Allen stood tall and keeps the puck out of the net.</p>
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<p>Pacioretty almost won the game late for the Canadiens. Jake Allen had to make a pad save on a deflection from close up.</p>
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<p>The Blues, despite playing two garbage periods tonight, force the overtime. 2-2 after 60 minutes.</p>
<p><b>Overtime:</b></p>
<p>The Blues finish the comeback in the overtime frame. Jaden Schwartz roofs the backhander to give the Blues the 3-2 win and cap off a very good five game homestand. (They got all but one point possible in that stretch)</p>
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<p>The Blues are back at it Thursday night against the <a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Islanders</a>.</p>
<p><b>From The Twitter Machine:</b></p>
<p>While Tarasenko didn't hit the point sheet tonight...he did manage a strong stiff arm.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Score goals, make pretty passes and throw big hits...is there anything Vladimir Tarasenko can't do? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stlblues?src=hash">#stlblues</a> <a href="https://t.co/6tQj9slNzs">pic.twitter.com/6tQj9slNzs</a></p>
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) <a href="https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues/status/806319863438471168">December 7, 2016</a>
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<p>One of the best nights of the year...Military Appreciation Night:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thanks for everything you guys do. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/salutetomilitary?src=hash">#salutetomilitary</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stlblues?src=hash">#stlblues</a> <a href="https://t.co/uJ1AZulFCN">pic.twitter.com/uJ1AZulFCN</a></p>
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) <a href="https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues/status/806350877330116608">December 7, 2016</a>
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<p>Spaceballs, the post game interview:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaden Schwartz on scoring the <a href="https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues">@StLouisBlues</a>' game-winning goal: "Just me and the goalie and it went in. Good comeback win for us." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stlblues?src=hash">#stlblues</a> <a href="https://t.co/5ycxty50wo">pic.twitter.com/5ycxty50wo</a></p>
— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSMidwest/status/806345810170376192">December 7, 2016</a>
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<p>That's good right?</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tonight was Schwartz's third two-goal game in his last nine games. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stlblues?src=hash">#stlblues</a></p>
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) <a href="https://twitter.com/jprutherford/status/806359008575680513">December 7, 2016</a>
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<p>And finally, it warms my heart that <span>Andrew Shaw</span> was made to look like shit on said game winning goal. Eat shit Andrew.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">What a shift for Steen. He wins the puck battle behind the goal from Andrew Shaw, works up ice and makes that pass to Schwartz. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stlblues?src=hash">#stlblues</a></p>
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) <a href="https://twitter.com/lkorac10/status/806354877374988289">December 7, 2016</a>
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<p><b>Player of the game:</b></p>
<p>Schwartz. 2 goals and actually gets to play with a center that's worth a shit. Tarasenko must be jealous.</p>
https://www.stlouisgametime.com/2016/12/6/13864536/canadiens-vs-blues-recap-spaceballs-the-game-winning-goalJustin422016-12-06T18:30:01-06:002016-12-06T18:30:01-06:00GameThread for Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues
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<p>Jori Lehtera gets a second chance tonight, and Joel Edmundson returns.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/projected-lineup-dec-6-vs-montreal/c-284426246?tid=282288828">The Blues' lines tonight are unique to say the best.</a></p>
<p><strong>Forwards</strong></p>
<p><span>Robby Fabbri</span> - <span>Paul Stastny</span> - <span>David Perron</span></p>
<p><span>Jaden Schwartz</span> - <span>Alexander Steen</span> - <span>Vladimir Tarasenko</span></p>
<p><span>Jori Lehtera</span> - <span>Patrik Berglund</span> - <span>Dmitrij Jaskin</span></p>
<p><span>Scottie Upshall</span> - <span>Kyle Brodziak</span> - <span>Ryan Reaves</span></p>
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<p><strong>Defense</strong></p>
<p><span>Jay Bouwmeester</span> - <span>Alex Pietrangelo</span></p>
<p><span>Carl Gunnarsson</span> - <span>Kevin Shattenkirk</span></p>
<p><span>Joel Edmundson</span> - <span>Colton Parayko</span></p>
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<p><strong>Goalie</strong></p>
<p><span>Jake Allen</span></p>
<p>Hey, at least Lehtera isn't centering Tarasenko.</p>
<p>This is your GameDay thread. Comment like you're happy you get to see Al "You Killed My Father; Prepare To Die" Montoya in net tonight.</p>
<p>Let's do this. Let's Go <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stlouisgametime.com/">Blues</a>.</p>
https://www.stlouisgametime.com/2016/12/6/13862944/gamethread-for-montreal-canadiens-at-st-louis-blues-dec-6-2016hildymac2016-12-06T15:41:46-06:002016-12-06T15:41:46-06:00Life on the Road - Montreal Canadiens
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<p>The Ballad of Andrew Shaw</p> <p id="5qWqbO">It’s hard to drum up a lot of excitement for a Friday night in Raleigh when the building is about 60% full. The ravenous Montreal media descended on PNC Arena for the Hurricanes morning skate, sending about a two dozen reporters and three camera crews into the locker room. Kurt Dusterberg, an NHL.com correspondent who covers the Hurricanes, told me that the average morning skate has only a handful of attendees. Such is life under the francophone microscope.</p>
<p id="pMnSlf">The game’s developments, however, would provide top notch entertainment for many Blues fans with somewhat long memories. As this profile of Montreal on the road unfolds, keep the following in mind: Andrew Shaw is now a Canadien, and Andrew Shaw can only and will always do the things that Andrew Shaw does.</p>
<p id="jK1iwP">Montreal came into the game with the league’s best record, buoyed in large part by the world’s best goalie. To my moderate disappointment, all-world netminder Carey Price had the evening off, so all-Big Ten backup Al Montoya answered the bell. Montoya was the sixth overall pick (by the Rangers) in the 2004 NHL draft. The Canadiens selected Price fifth overall the following year. Apparently dropping out of the top five makes a bigger difference than many people think.</p>
<p id="ep2SXG">The Canadiens also had two of the most talked about acquisitions of any NHL team this past offseason. Enigmatic winger Alexander Radulov, who played his way out of Nashville twice, was injured for this game but has put up 21 points in his first 23 games this season. He’s been playing on a line with countryman Alex Galchenyuk, and their natural chemistry has greatly benefited both players.</p>
<p id="DRc2vX">The other headline acquisition, of course, also came from Nashville in the person of defenseman Shea Weber. Montreal gave up Norris Trophy winner PK Subban for Weber under a cloud of suspicion surrounding their motives, but the results have thus far been inarguable.</p>
<p id="rapQd5">Blues fans have vivid memories of being shut down and bombarded by shots from Weber over his years in Nashville, and his play so far this season has been superlative. He has 18 points in 25 games, and the bright lights in Montreal have shone on him in such a way that most quarter season prognosticators expect Weber to be the runaway favorite for this year’s Norris.</p>
<p id="hraZ1g">With the emergence of other forwards has come the dimming of one of Montreal’s long-time reliable stalwarts. Tomas Plekanec, notable for his strong turtleneck game and his persistent presence in internet trade rumors around the Blues, has just 7 points in 25 games, including one lonely goal. For comparison’s sake, those numbers are, uh, identical to Patrik Berglund’s. Member when people thought Patrik Berglund could turn into Mats Sundin? I member.</p>
<p id="2KE0aF">Sitting at a table pregame with a group of local writers, I was somewhat shocked at the frankness of their criticism of both the Hurricanes and individual players. One of those players was Chris Terry, a fourth line forward whose uninspiring tenure in Carolina made him the butt of some jokes about the least likely person to score. When he walked down the wing and fired a laser off the post behind Montoya, I found myself wondering if other heads were soon to be snapping to attention.</p>
<p id="xjkwcI">The skill advantage that Montreal holds over Carolina is undeniable, and even an uninspired effort was enough to keep them in the game. Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward did his damndest to sell a goalie interference call preceding Jeff Petry’s goal in the second, but was ultimately unsuccessful. <br><br></p>
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<p id="sv1MS1">The Canadiens held a 21-8 shot advantage through two, and it looked as though a sleepy game would conclude without much struggle. The Hurricanes, though, fought back. Three goals in 5:50 of the third period gave Carolina a dreaded two goal home lead, and from there, the game was afoot. Or, perhaps more accurately, from there the Andrew Shaw Show began.</p>
<p id="jKiZgM">Blues fans will remember Shaw from his days in Chicago as he head hunted all over the ice and was suspended during last year’s playoffs for using the F word that we actually won’t print in Game Time. He’s also a relatively skilled player, especially in front of the net, and his goal at 15:29 of the third period seemed like it would be the start of a comeback.</p>
<p id="Go7kqn">Some stars, however, burn too brightly. Some burn too obnoxiously, and Andrew Shaw certainly fell into that category at the end of the game. With 12 seconds remaining and the Canadiens pressing to tie, Shaw committed a blatant hooking infraction against Carolina defenseman Justin Faulk. That call sealed the game for Carolina, and should have been accepted as a desperation move at the end of a close game.</p>
<p id="ZXvaeA">Shaw, however, was having none of that. He went ballistic and threw a full-on temper tantrum that awarded him an extra unsportsmanlike conduct penalty as well as a misconduct. This bizarre outburst came seemingly from nowhere, as the officials had been relatively lenient throughout the game and the stick penalty was as blatant as these things get. (This video is of a similar incident a week ago in Anaheim. History tends to repeat itself.)<br><br></p>
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<p id="ahsW9p">As Andrew Shaw was escorted off the ice, I knew that I would have an angle for this preview that would be sure to keep Blues fans engaged. Schadenfreude is a powerful force, and when it involves one of the most obnoxious Blackhawks of this recent span of the rivalry, the game gets a lot more entertaining.</p>
https://www.stlouisgametime.com/2016/12/6/13856002/life-on-the-road---montreal-canadiensJeff M. Jones2016-12-06T15:00:01-06:002016-12-06T15:00:01-06:00Canadiens At Blues Preview: Montoya, Not Price, In Net
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<p>The Blues can end tonight’s homestand with nine out of a ten possible points.</p> <p id="fRLzkK">A win tonight could give the Blues nine out of a possible ten points at home. The Blues’ 11-1-3 home record this year gives new meaning to the term home ice advantage, especially when taking in concert with their 3-6-1 road record. It’s almost a shame for this homestand to end (unless you’re Brad. Then you’re probably really damn happy about this homestand being over). </p>
<p id="uFP1l9">The Montreal Canadiens are riding Carey Price to the league’s best record; luckily, tonight the Blues will be facing off against Al Montoya. Montoya is 3-3-0 with a 3.13 GAA and a .903 save percentage. He’s vulnerable, but the rest of the Habs? Not necessarily.</p>
<p id="ZJ1WEJ">Jake Allen will be back in net tonight. Allen is 12-3-3 with a 2.47 GAA and a .907 save percentage. He’s been solid so far this year with the exception of a couple blow-outs, but at home he has been absolutely ridiculous. He’s 9-0-0 at Scottrade and has a 1.78 GAA and a .932 save percentage. Whether the team as a whole plays better at home than on the road, or if Allen’s the reason for the Blues’ home record, there’s not much to refute the fact that the Blues’ are one of the league’s best home teams and that their record is dependent upon that.</p>
<p id="NkCOUj">Unfortunately, <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/morning-skate/bortuzzo-leaves-the-lineup-but-edmundson-ready-to-return/article_9cc616a9-dada-5594-adfe-5c457ff46b89.html">Robert Bortuzzo won’t be in the line-up for the next six weeks. Fortunately, Joel Edmundson is returning tonight from a stay on the IR</a>. Jori Lehtera will be back in the line-up tonight, however. </p>
<blockquote><p id="xZj6yV">"Yeah, (Lehtera) is playing for sure," Hitchcock said. "I want to see the forceful player that we had last year and the player we had in the playoffs ... I want to see that. I understand you're out for a little while, you come back from an injury. But we need a good player in that position right now, we need that player that we had last year and that player that we had through the playoffs. I think it's been 10-11 games he's been back and we need to see a different player."</p></blockquote>
<p id="AFvkVs">Enjoy. <a href="https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/projected-lineup-dec-6-vs-montreal/c-284426246?tid=282288828">Here’re tonight’s projected lines</a>. They’re unique.</p>
<p id="FrSVTh"><strong>Forwards</strong></p>
<p id="zs8pjW">Robby Fabbri - Paul Stastny - David Perron</p>
<p id="LFYFMI">Jaden Schwartz - Alexander Steen - Vladimir Tarasenko</p>
<p id="tF0UkT">Jori Lehtera - Patrik Berglund - Dmitrij Jaskin</p>
<p id="64shaH">Scottie Upshall - Kyle Brodziak - Ryan Reaves</p>
<p id="JUu4Py"><strong>Defense</strong></p>
<p id="41wixY">Jay Bouwmeester - Alex Pietrangelo</p>
<p id="MCADBM">Carl Gunnarsson - Kevin Shattenkirk</p>
<p id="QbHZQu">Joel Edmundson - Colton Parayko</p>
<p id="mqQcJF"><strong>Goalie</strong></p>
<p id="W5ZiaV">Jake Allen</p>
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<p>You might recognize the "Lighting the Lamp" feature from the Game Time paper. Rick Ackerman has been nice enough to send over his column for the website. "Lighting the Lamp" will be featured every home game day.</p> <h4 id="MAf3YA">
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<p id="8cFsr3"> The most famous and storied team in NHL history is here tonight to play some hockey. The Montreal Canadiens have won 23 Stanley Cup championships, the most in the history of the NHL. The Habs are ten Cups ahead of the second place Toronto Maple Leafs (including two as the Arenas and St. Patricks). The only post-1967 expansion team with five or more Cups is the Edmonton Oilers, followed by the New York Islanders with four.</p>
<p id="fRfrXD"> Montreal also has the most NHL retired jerseys (14) for 15 players. On October 15, the Toronto Maple Leafs franchise opened its Centennial Anniversary season with a ceremony to retire 11 jersey numbers, 10 of which were previously “honored” numbers. Those 11 retired were added to two already in the rafters of Maple Leafs Garden and the Air Canada Centre -- Ace Bailey’s number 6 and Bill Barilko’s number 5, making a total of 13 -- one behind the Habs. Nineteen players, four more than Montreal’s 15, are now honored, six sharing numbers. </p>
<p id="gOQWvG"> Of course, the Blues now have seven retired jerseys, with Bobby Plager’s jersey-raising ceremony scheduled for February 2, 2017. Three of the retired Canadiens honorees also played for St. Louis, including Jacques Plante, Doug Harvey and Dickie Moore. The only former Blues player with a number retired in Toronto is Doug Gilmour, selected by St. Louis in the seventh round (134th overall) of the 1982 entry draft.</p>
<p id="orWgn6"> Montreal and St. Louis have met three times in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In all three series, 1968, 1969 and 1977, the Canadiens swept the Blues, winning all twelve games.</p>
<p id="6QzFk1"> Even without any trades between them since 2010, the two teams have made 40 deals over 44 years, an average of almost one trade each year. Before the Blues even played a game, three deals involved the Note obtaining center Ron Attwell, winger Claude Cardin and defenseman Pat Quinn from the Habs for cash. Habs’ winger Bill McCreary was also traded to the Blues in return for Quinn, Cardin and forward Phil Obendorf in June 1967. Only McCreary became a regular with St. Louis, playing four seasons as a checking winger on a line with Terry Crisp and Jimmy Roberts. Several lesser trades in 1968 were made with the Blues purchasing four minor-leaguers from the Canadiens.</p>
<p id="xNJ2uJ"> A major trade occurred on June 27, 1969, when St. Louis acquired goaltender Ernie Wakely from Montreal for forwards Norm Beaudin and Bobby Schmautz. Wakely replaced the legendary Glenn Hall as the number-one goalie in 1969 and recorded a league leading goals against average of 2.11, leading the Blues to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins. Wakely played two more seasons in St. Louis before signing with the Winnipeg Jets of the WHA in 1972.</p>
<p id="wXmqhd"> In 1970 and 1971 the Note purchased six more players from the Canadiens, including center Christian Bordeleau and goaltender Michel Plasse. While a member of the Blues’ farm team in Kansas City, Plasse earned the distinction of being the first professional net minder to score a goal when he put one into the empty net of the Oklahoma City Blazers in February 1971. St. Louis also acquired center Fran Huck from the Habs for a second-round draft choice. The Blues added winger Phil Roberto from the Canadiens for Jimmy Roberts, who was the Note’s first selection in the 1967 Expansion Draft. The popular Roberts would be traded back to St. Louis in 1977 for a third-round draft choice, which turned out to be Guy Carbonneau, who would also be reacquired by the Note in 1994. </p>
<p id="DTWIlz"> A significant trade occurred in May 1972 when the Blues obtained a first-round draft choice (No. 5, John Davidson) and a third-round pick (No. 48, Bob Gassoff) for a first-rounder (No. 8, Bob Gainey), a fourth-round pick (No. 56) and a 1973 first-round choice (No. 9, Robin Sadler). Over the next ten years, seven deals were consummated with Rick Wilson (now an assistant coach for the Blues), Chuck Lefley, Claude Larose and Guy Lapointe going south to St. Louis and a first-round draft choice in 1974 (Doug Risebrough), Glen Sather, Don Awrey and Sergio Momesso going north to Montreal.</p>
<p id="DrSkBP"> In December 1983 the two teams completed a major trade, with Perry Turnbull going to the Canadiens for Monday Night Miracle stars Doug Wickenheiser and Greg Paslawski, as well as defenseman Gilbert Delorme. Half a year later, the Blues obtained goaltender Rick Wamsley and three draft choices (one of whom was Tony Hrkac) for first-round (Shayne Corson) and second-round (Stephane Richer) picks. Then one year later, Mark Hunter and four draft choices (one of whom was Nelson Emerson) became Blues, while five picks went to Montreal. None of those five worked out for the Canadiens. </p>
<p id="mOE3Zl"> Over the next ten years, well-known players such as Ron Flockhart, Rick Nattress, Vince Riendeau, Mike Lalor and Momesso came to St. Louis, while a second-round draft choice (John Leclair), Jocelyn Lemieux and Todd Ewen became Canadiens. Another major trade in October 1996 saw centers Craig Conroy and Pierre Turgeon don the Bluenote while Shane Corson and Murray Baron became Habs. </p>
<p id="S2PP5H"> The last trade to date between the Blues and Habs was in June 2010 when goaltender Jaro Halak was acquired for Lars Eller and minor league winger Ian Schultz. Halak was dealt to Buffalo in February 2014 in the ill-fated deal for Ryan Miller and was later traded by the Sabres to Washington. Halak ultimately ended up in Brooklyn, where his future is uncertain due to his slow start this season and the Islanders juggling three goaltenders.</p>
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<p>The Blues' home win streak ended on Saturday night, but their points streak did not.</p> <p>The last time the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/">Montreal Canadiens</a> were in St. Louis, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stlouisgametime.com/">Blues</a> defeated them 4-3 in overtime thanks to a goal from Ty Rattie. Will Rattie be in tonight? Who knows. The Blues' 3-2 overtime loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.arcticicehockey.com/">Jets</a> on Saturday night was disappointing and avoidable, and Winnipeg isn't even playing that well right now. The Canadiens? They're the best team in the NHL.</p>
<p>That's on the back of Carey Price. Price has a 1.82 GAA and a .942 save percentage. Last season's Canadiens' collapse was partially due to the goaltender's injury that ended his season. If he stays healthy the whole season, the Canadiens are on track for a deep playoff run.</p>
<p>After Saturday's loss, expect to see <span>Jake Allen</span> back in net tonight for the Blues.</p>
<p>Oh, and something called an "<span>Andrew Shaw</span>" will be back in town tonight. Brace yourselves for stupidity.</p>
<p>This is your morning open thread. Check back later on for a Lighting the Lamp from Rick, your game preview, and your GDT. While you're waiting head to <a href="http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/">Eyes On The Prize</a> and say bonjour to our neighbors to the north.</p>
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