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The Blues avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season with a 3-1 win in Anaheim.
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Oskar Sundvqist, who re-signed with the Blues this summer, says this season's fourth line reminds him of the one from the Cup team.
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Sundqvist is happily returning to St. Louis on a one-year contract after being traded by the club to the Red Wings in 2022.
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Will the Wild scratch Brandon Duhaime, Oskar Sundqvist or Ryan Reaves? Insert Alex Goligoski? And what about the impossible decision in net?
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Boldy scored two goals to help Minnesota earn a point Thursday night in Philadelphia.
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Sundqvist has 21 points (seven goals, 14 assists) through 52 games for Detroit this season.
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The Red Wings showed a lot in coming back from being down three goals in the third period Wednesday, but more big tests await them.
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The 31-year-old Leddy has played 831 games in his NHL career and 121 playoff games. In 2013 he won a Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Athletic Staff
The Blues center's father, Anders, was a member of the Swedish national Alpine team in the late 1970s and early 80s.
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NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Athletic that there have been no talks about teams receiving salary-cap relief.
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In the past two-plus years, the Blues have a points-percentage of .650 with Sundqvist in the lineup and .460 without him.
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Conversations with Ivan Barbashev and Jordan Kyrou have brought out the best in both players lately.
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Three of St. Louis' candidates for the position were acquired on the same day — June 23, 2017.
From staying up late the night before the big game to post-game conversations in the locker room, Blues players didn't hold anything back.
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Alex Pietrangelo's future is the biggest factor in how the Blues will look in 2020-21, but it's far from the only moving part.
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From Vladimir Tarasenko's impending return to Marco Scandella's fit among the Blues' defensemen, there are plenty of storylines to follow.
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After having his playing career ended by a concussion and eye injury, Joe Vitale found a new existence in hockey as a broadcaster.
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Tom Wilson will likely face a suspension to start the regular season, something that is becoming a regular occurrence for the veteran.
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