2010–11 St. Louis Blues season

2010–11 St. Louis Blues
Division	4th Central
Conference	11th Western
2010–11 record	38–33–11
Home record	23–13–5
Road record	15–20–6
Goals for	240
Goals against	234
Team information
General Manager	Doug Armstrong
Coach	Davis Payne
Captain	Eric Brewer (Oct-Feb) Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captains	David Backes Barret Jackman Erik Johnson (Oct-Feb) Alexander Steen
Arena	Scottrade Center
Average attendance	19,150 (100.0%)   [41 G; 785,150]   (19,150 max.)
Team leaders
Goals	David Backes (31)
Assists	Alex Pietrangelo (32)
Points	David Backes (62)
Penalties in minutes	B. J. Crombeen (154)
Plus/minus	Backes (+32)
Wins	Jaroslav Halak (27)
Goals against average	Jaroslav Halak (2.48)
<2009–10 2011–12>

The 2010–11 St. Louis Blues season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.^[1]

The Blues posted a regular season record of 38 wins, 33 losses and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 87 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Off-season

The Blues announced on April 14 that Davis Payne would be retained as coach, making him the 23rd head coach of the franchise.
Doug Armstrong was named the new general manager, replacing Larry Pleau, who will serve in a different capacity in the organization.^[2]

On June 1, former player Scott Mellanby was hired as an assistant coach.^[3]

On June 18, the Blues hired former NHL goaltender Corey Hirsch as their new goaltending coach. He joined the Blues on July 1.^[4]

On July 1, Doug Armstrong became the team's new general manager.^[5]

Also on July 1, Dave Taylor became the new director of player personnel. He was previously with the Dallas Stars for three years and prior to that with the Los Angeles Kings organization as both a player and in their front office for 30 years.^[6]

Dr. Jerome Gilden, the Blues team doctor since their inception in 1967, died on August 12, 2010.^[7]

Forward Paul Kariya, now a free agent, announced on August 27, 2010, he will sit out the entire 2010–11 season due to post-concussion syndrome.^[8][9]

Divisional standings

Central Division^[10]

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y-Detroit Red Wings	82	47	25	10	43	261	241	104
2	Nashville Predators	82	44	27	11	38	219	194	99
3	Chicago Blackhawks	82	44	29	9	38	258	225	97
4	St. Louis Blues	82	38	33	11	34	240	234	87
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	35	13	29	215	258	81

Conference standings

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	54	19	9	50	262	185	117
2	y – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	48	25	9	43	248	213	105
3	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	47	25	10	43	261	241	104
4	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	47	30	5	43	239	235	99
5	Nashville Predators	CE	82	44	27	11	38	219	194	99
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	43	26	13	38	231	226	99
7	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	46	30	6	36	219	198	98
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	44	29	9	38	258	225	97
8.5
9	Dallas Stars	PA	82	42	29	11	37	227	233	95
10	Calgary Flames	NW	82	41	29	12	32	250	237	94
11	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	38	33	11	34	240	234	87
12	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	39	35	8	36	206	233	86
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	34	35	13	29	215	258	81
14	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	30	44	8	24	227	288	68
15	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	25	45	12	23	193	269	62

bold - qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Colorado Avalanche	3-1	St. Louis Blues		Halak	10,615	0-1-0
2	September 22	St. Louis Blues	5-1	Minnesota Wild		Bishop	16,219	1-1-0
3	September 24	Minnesota Wild	0-5	St. Louis Blues		Conklin	11,525	2-1-0
4	September 25	St. Louis Blues	2-5	Dallas Stars		Allen	9,346	2-2-0
5	September 26	St. Louis Blues	2-0	Colorado Avalanche		Bishop		3-2-0
6	September 30	Chicago Blackhawks	1-4	St. Louis Blues		Halak	11,624	4-2-0
7	October 2	Dallas Stars	2-3	St. Louis Blues	OT	Halak	14,319	5-2-0
8	October 3	St. Louis Blues	3-4	Chicago Blackhawks		Conklin	19,692	5-3-0

Schedule and results

Blues Schedule
On FSN, unless noted otherwise on VS.

• Green background indicates win (2 points).
• Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
• White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

2010–11 Game Log
October: 6–1–2 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 1–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Philadelphia Flyers, 7pm 1 - 2 St. Louis Blues OT Halak 19,150 1-0-0 2 StL 2, Phi 1 OT 2 October 11 Anaheim Ducks, 1pm 1 - 5 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 2-0-0 4 StL 5, Ana 1 3 October 14 St. Louis Blues, 7pm 3 - 4 Nashville Predators Halak 15,103 2-1-0 4 Nsh 4, StL 3 4 October 16 St. Louis Blues, 7:30pm 2 - 3 Dallas Stars SO Conklin 11,750 2-1-1 5 Dal 3, StL 2 SO 5 October 18 St. Louis Blues, 7:30pm 2 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks OT Halak 20,641 2-1-2 6 Chi 3, StL 2 OT 6 October 22 Chicago Blackhawks, 7pm 2 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 3-1-2 8 StL 4, Chi 2 7 October 23 Pittsburgh Penguins, 7pm 0 - 1 St. Louis Blues OT Halak 19,150 4-1-2 10 StL 1, Pit 0 OT 8 October 28 St. Louis Blues, 7pm 3 - 0 Nashville Predators Halak 15,506 5-1-2 12 StL 3, Nsh 0 9 October 30 Atlanta Thrashers, 7pm 3 - 4 St. Louis Blues SO Halak 19,150 6-1-2 14 StL 4, Atl 3 SO
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). November: 6–7–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3-6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 4 San Jose Sharks, 7pm 0 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 7-1-2 16 StL 2, SJ 0 11 November 6 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 2 - 1 Boston Bruins SO Halak 17,565 8-1-2 18 StL 2, Bos 1 SO 12 November 7 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 2 - 0 New York Rangers Conklin 17,376 9-1-2 20 StL 2, NYR 0 13 November 10 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 1 - 8 Columbus Blue Jackets Halak 10,265 9-2-2 20 CBJ 8, StL 1 14 November 11 Nashville Predators, 7pm 3 - 2 St. Louis Blues SO Halak 19,150 9-2-3 21 Nsh 3, StL 2 SO 15 November 13 St. Louis Blues, 7pm 3 - 5 Phoenix Coyotes Conklin 9,412 9-3-3 21 Pho 5, StL 3 16 November 15 St. Louis Blues, 7pm [VS] 3 - 6 Colorado Avalanche Halak 12,670 9-4-3 21 CO 6, StL 3 17 November 17 St. Louis Blues, 6:30pm 3 - 7 Detroit Red Wings Halak 20,066 9-5-3 21 Det 7, StL 3 18 November 19 Ottawa Senators, 7pm 2 - 5 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 10-5-3 23 StL 5, Ott 2 19 November 20 New Jersey Devils, 7pm 2 - 3 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 11-5-3 25 StL 3, NJ 2 20 November 24 St. Louis Blues, 7pm [VS] 2 - 1 Nashville Predators SO Halak 16,603 12-5-3 27 StL 2, Nsh 1 SO 21 November 26 St. Louis Blues, 7:30pm 2 - 3 Dallas Stars Halak 16,675 12-6-3 27 Dal 3, StL 2 22 November 27 Dallas Stars, 7pm 2 - 1 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 12-7-3 27 Dal 2, StL 1 23 November 30 St. Louis Blues, 7pm [VS] 5 - 7 Chicago Blackhawks Conklin 21,140 12-8-3 27 Chi 7, StL 5
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). December: 8–4–2 (Home: 6–3–1; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Washington Capitals, 7pm 4 - 1 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 12-9-3 27 Wsh 4, StL 1 25 December 4 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 1 - 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Halak 16,839 12-9-4 28 Edm 2, StL 1 OT 26 December 5 St. Louis Blues, 8pm 3 - 2 Vancouver Canucks Halal 18,860 13-9-4 30 StL 3, Van 2 27 December 9 Columbus Blue Jackets, 7pm 1 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 14-9-4 32 StL 4, Col 1 28 December 11 Carolina Hurricanes, 7pm 2 - 1 St. Louis Blues SO Halak 19,150 14-9-5 33 Car 2, StL 1 SO 29 December 15 St. Louis Blues, 6:30pm 2 - 5 Detroit Red Wings Halak 18,769 14-10-5 33 Det 5, StL 2 30 December 16 Los Angeles Kings, 7pm 4 - 6 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 15-10-5 35 StL 6, L.A. 4 31 December 18 San Jose Sharks, 7pm 4 - 1 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 15-11-5 35 SJ 4, StL 1 32 December 20 Vancouver Canucks, 7pm 3 - 1 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 15-12-5 35 Van 3, StL 1 33 December 21 St. Louis Blues, 6pm [no TV] 4 - 2 Atlanta Thrashers Conklin 14,662 16-12-5 37 StL 4, Atl 2 34 December 23 Detroit Red Wings, 7pm 3 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 17-12-5 39 StL 4, Det 3 35 December 26 Nashville Predators, 6pm 0 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 18-12-5 41 StL 2, Nsh 0 36 December 28 Chicago Blackhawks, 7pm 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 19-12-5 43 StL 3, Chi 1 37 December 31 Phoenix Coyotes, 7:30pm [VS] 3 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 20-12-5 45 StL 4, Pho 3
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). January: 2-8–2 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 1–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Dallas Stars, 5pm 4 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 20-13-5 45 Dal 4, StL 2 39 January 6 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 5 - 6 Toronto Maple Leafs SO Conklin 19,283 20-13-6 46 Tor 6, StL 5 SO 40 January 8 New York Rangers, 7pm 2 - 1 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 20-14-6 46 NYR 2, StL 1 41 January 10 Phoenix Coyotes, 8pm 4 - 3 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 20-15-6 46 Pho 4, StL 3 42 January 12 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 4 - 7 Anaheim Ducks Conklin 12,499 20-16-6 46 Ana 7, StL 4 43 January 13 St. Louis Blues, 9:30pm 3 - 1 Los Angeles Kings Halak 17,932 21-16-6 48 StL 3, L.A. 1 44 January 15 St. Louis Blues, 9:30pm 2 - 4 San Jose Sharks Halak 17,562 21-17-6 48 SJ 4, StL 2 45 January 18 Los Angeles Kings, 7pm 1 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 22-17-6 50 StL 2, L.A. 1 46 January 20 Detroit Red Wings, 7pm 4 - 3 St. Louis Blues OT Halak 19,150 22-17-7 51 Det 4, StL 3 OT 47 January 22 Columbus Blue Jackets, 7pm 5 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 22-18-7 51 CBJ 5, StL 2 48 January 24 St. Louis Blues, 8:30pm 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Halak 12,338 22-19-7 51 Col 4, StL 3 49 January 26 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 1 - 4 Calgary Flames Conklin 19,289 22-20-7 51 Cal 4, StL 1
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). February: 6–5–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap -- February 1 Colorado Avalanche, 7pm St. Louis Blues PPD. INCLEMENT WEATHER (Tu. Feb. 22 make-up date) 50 February 4 Edmonton Oilers, 7pm 3 - 5 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 23-20-7 53 StL 5, Edm 3 51 February 6 St. Louis Blues, 2pm 3 - 4 Tampa Bay Lightning OT Conklin 14,896 23-20-8 54 TB 4, StL 3 OT 52 February 8 St. Louis Blues, 6:30pm 2 - 1 Florida Panthers Halak 12,228 24-20-8 56 StL 2, FL 1 53 February 11 Minnesota Wild, 7pm 5 - 4 St. Louis Blues SO Halak 19,150 24-20-9 57 Min. 5, StL 4 54 February 12 St. Louis Blues, 8pm 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild Halak 19,322 24-21-9 57 Min. 3, StL 1 55 February 14 Vancouver Canucks, 7pm (no TV) 2 - 3 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 25-21-9 59 StL 3, Van 2 56 February 18 St. Louis Blues, 6:30pm 3 - 0 Buffalo Sabres Conklin 18,493 26-21-9 61 StL 3, Buf 0 57 February 19 Anaheim Ducks, 7pm 3 - 9 St. Louis Blues Bishop 19,150 27-21-9 63 StL 9, Ana 3 58 February 21 Chicago Blackhawks, 1pm 5 - 3 St. Louis Blues Bishop 19,150 27-22-9 63 Chi 4, StL 3 59 February 22 Colorado Avalanche, 7pm 4 - 3 St. Louis Blues Conklin 19,150 27-23-9 63 CO 4, StL 3 (2/1 make-up game) 60 February 24 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 2 - 3 Vancouver Canucks Conklin 18,860 27-24-9 63 Van 3, StL 2 61 February 25 St. Louis Blues, 8pm 5 - 0 Edmonton Oilers Bishop 16,839 28-24-9 65 StL 5, Edm 0 62 February 27 St. Louis Blues, 7pm 0 - 1 Calgary Flames Bishop 19,289 28-25-9 65 Cal 1, StL 0
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). March: 7–7–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 1 Calgary Flames, 7pm 6 - 0 St. Louis Blues Bishop 19,150 28-26-9 65 Cal 6, StL 0 64 March 3 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 2 - 3 Washington Capitals Conklin 18,398 28-27-9 65 Wsh 3, StL 2 65 March 5 St. Louis Blues, 12pm (alternate FSM channel) [11] 2 - 5 New York Islanders Bishop 10,354 28-28-9 65 NYI 5, StL 2 66 March 7 Columbus Blue Jackets, 8pm 4 - 5 St. Louis Blues SO Bishop 19,150 29-28-9 67 StL 5, Col 4 SO 67 March 9 St. Louis Blues, 6pm 4 - 3 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Halak 11,508 30-28-9 69 StL 4, Col 3 OT 68 March 10 Montreal Canadiens, 7pm 1 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 31-28-9 71 StL 4, Mon 1 69 March 12 Detroit Red Wings, 7pm 5 - 3 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 31-29-9 71 Det 5, StL 3 70 March 16 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 1 - 2 Anaheim Ducks Halak 12,604 31-30-9 71 Ana 2, StL 1 71 March 17 St. Louis Blues, 9:30pm 4 - 0 Los Angeles Kings Halak 18,118 32-30-9 73 StL 4, L.A. 0 72 March 19 St. Louis Blues, 9:30pm 3 - 5 San Jose Sharks Conklin 17,562 32-31-9 73 SJ 5, StL 3 73 March 22 St. Louis Blues, 9pm 1 - 2 Phoenix Coyotes Halak 10,977 32-32-9 73 Pho 2, StL 1 74 March 24 Edmonton Oilers, 7pm 0 - 4 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 33-32-9 75 StL 4, Edm 0 75 March 26 St. Louis Blues, 7pm 6 - 3 Minnesota Wild Conklin 18,112 34-32-9 77 StL 6, Min 3 76 March 29 Minnesota Wild, 7pm 3 - 2 St. Louis Blues SO Halak 19,150 34-32-10 78 Min 3, StL 2 SO 77 March 30 St. Louis Blues, 6:30pm 10 - 3 Detroit Red Wings Halak 20,066 35-32-10 80 StL 10, Det 3
Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). April: 3–1–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Calgary Flames, 7pm 3 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 35-33-10 80 Cal 3, StL 2 79 April 3 St. Louis Blues, 4pm 6 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets Halak 13,538 36-33-10 82 StL 6, Col 1 80 April 5 Colorado Avalanche, 7pm 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 37-33-10 84 StL 3, CO 1 81 April 6 St. Louis Blues, 7pm [VS] 3 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks OT Conklin 21,435 37-33-11 85 Chi 4, StL 3 OT 82 April 9 Nashville Predators, 7pm 0 - 2 St. Louis Blues Halak 19,150 38-33-11 87 StL 2, Nsh 0

Season

November

T. J. Oshie broke his ankle in Columbus on November 10 during a fight midway in the third period playing the Columbus Blue Jackets when a Blue Jacket player fell on him; he will be out at least three months. He had surgery the next day.^[12] Just before that game, after a November 7 shutout (game #4) win, the Blues were off to their best start in team history, with seven consecutive wins for 20 points (9–1–2) in only 12 games.^[13]

Ratings have soared for the Blues on FSN with 16 telecasts averaging 3.6, a whopping 59% higher than the 2.3 rating compared to the same time last year. October was the best-season opening month in Blues' history for games on the network. A record 5.6 rating was achieved on November 4 (Blues at home against the San Jose Sharks) beating the 5.0 rating for a game on March 29, 2000. The team has also sold out each one of its nine home games so far with 19,150 per game, for a total of 172,350.^[14]

December

The slew of key injuries this season continued with the concussion that Andy McDonald received on the last play of the December 4 game against the Edmonton Oilers in an overtime loss. He is the fourth Blue to suffer the debilitating injury with Cam Janssen and Carlo Colaiacovo returning, but David Perron still out with his since November 4.^[15]

T. J. Oshie began a light skate on December 23, six weeks after suffering a broken ankle on November 10,^[16] and could return by the end of January.^[17]

January

David Backes was named the lone Blues' representative for the NHL All-Star Game for January 30, his first.^[18]

T. J. Oshie was activated and available for the game on January 18 after missing 31 games since a broken ankle on November 10.^[19]

On January 20, the Blues updated the status of two forwards with concussions: Andy McDonald and David Perron. McDonald passed a baseline concussion test and has resumed light skating. He has been out of the lineup since December 4. Perron is still experiencing symptoms but will begin light exercise to see how his body responds. He has been out of the lineup since November 4.^[20]

February

On February 1, the Blues announced that the day's home game against the Colorado Avalanche was postponed due to severe weather. No make-up date has been set.^[21]

On February 2, the Blues announced that February 22 at 7pm is to be the make-up date for the February 1 postponed game.^[22]

Andy McDonald has been activated from injured reserve and will play against the Edmonton Oilers on February 4. He has missed 24 games since his December 4 concussion. To make room for him, the Blues sent Philip McRae down to the American Hockey League's Peoria Rivermen.^[23]

On February 18, the Blues traded their captain, Eric Brewer to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for unsigned draft choice Brock Beukeboom and a third-round pick in the upcoming 2011 NHL Entry Draft.^[24]

On a second consecutive day of trading, the Blues traded Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a 2011 or 2012 first-round draft choice to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for former first-round draft choices Chris Stewart, Kevin Shattenkirk and a conditional 2011 or 2012 second-round draft choice.^[25]

The team responded to the changes in the next game that same February 19 evening. After spotting the Anaheim Ducks an 0–2 deficit, they scored two quick goals to tie the game, and then two others in the first period for a slender 4–3 lead. They then blasted four more goals in the second period, including two consecutive goals late in the period by newcomer Chris Stewart (with Kevin Shattenkirk setting him up for his second goal), and one more in the third in a runaway 9–3 win. It was the highest number of goals scored by the Blues in a single game since they scored their all-time high of 11 against the Ottawa Senators in 1994.^[26]

David Perron has been trying to get back onto the ice since his November 4 concussion. He has missed 50 games (through game #60 on February 24). He passed a baseline test last month and has begun light exercises.^[27]

Ben Bishop recorded his first NHL shutout against the Edmonton Oilers, stopping all 39 shots in a 5–0 win in Edmonton on February 25.^[28]

In the third major trade in barely over a week, on February 27, the Blues traded Brad Boyes to the Buffalo Sabres for a second-round draft pick.^[29]

The Blues suffered a rare shutout at the Buffalo game after 111 consecutive games, the longest in the NHL and only eight games shy of the Blues' record.^[30]

The Blues on February 28, the Blues placed goaltender Ty Conklin on waivers, but he cleared them with no team picking him up, so he remains a Blue for now. The team can either send him to the Peoria Rivermen, or ask goaltender Ben Bishop to be demoted.^[31][32]

In a move just before the NHL trade deadline at 3pm EST, on February 28, the Blues traded left-winger Brad Winchester for a third-round draft pick from the Anaheim Ducks in 2012.^[33]

March

After a glittering 9–1–2 (20 points in 12 games) start, the Blues plagued by injuries and sub-par performances by key personnel, dropped to an even record (28–28–9) with a loss to the New York Islanders on March 5. They have since struggled to a 19–27–7 (45 points in 53 games) record after that November 7 high point.

Prior to the March 7 game, a 5–4 shootout win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team honored its four greatest players to wear the number 7 jersey in a "Salute to No. 7": Red Berenson, Garry Unger, Joe Mullen, and Keith Tkachuk. Transcripts of the four speeches are here.^[34]

Defenseman Barret Jackman and forward Alexander Steen (both alternate captains), will miss four-to-six weeks due to injuries suffered in the overtime win on March 9.^[35][36] The team subsequently elevated 21-year-old, up-and-coming defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and veteran Andy McDonald to alternate captains.^[37]

On March 16, Chairman Dave Checketts announced he was putting up for sale his 20% stake in the franchise and the Scottrade Center. TowerBrook Capital Partners owns 70% and other minority investors (including a local beer distributor Tom Stillman) own the other 10%.^[38] On March 17, it was announced that both the St. Louis Blues franchise and the Scottrade Center were for sale.^[39]

On March 30, the Blues defeated the Detroit Red Wings 10–3 at Joe Louis Arena.^[40] It was the first time an NHL team had scored 10 goals in a regular season game since February 6, 2009, when the Dallas Stars defeated the New York Rangers at home by a score of 10–2.^[41] It was also the first time that that the Blues had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game since February 26, 1994, when they defeated the Ottawa Senators in an 11–1 road win.^[42]

April

On April 1, the Blues were officially eliminated from the playoffs with a 3–2 loss to the Calgary Flames with a record of 35–33–10 (80 points) and four games to play. Calgary now has 89 points while the Blues can now only get to 88 points. Jarome Iginla got two goals plus an assist in the win to become the 77th player to reach 1,000 points in his career with the game-winning wrist shot on a breakaway with only 5:03 remaining in the third period.^[43] He has 39 goals and 41 assists in 79 games this season, and 480 goals plus 520 assists in 1,103 career regular-season games.^[44]

On April 9, David Backes earned a plus-minus team-high of +32, Alexander Steen scored his 20th goal with 49 seconds remaining in the game – which was also his 100th career NHL goal – and T. J. Oshie scored the first goal in a 2–0 shutout by Jaroslav Halak for the third time this season over the Nashville Predators.^[45]

The Blues finished in fourth place in the Central Division and 11th place in the Western Conference with a 38–33–11 (87 points) record.

The Blues concluded the regular season having allowed the fewest shorthanded goals in the NHL, with just one.^[46]

Playoffs

The Blues failed to qualify for the playoffs again after having failed to qualify in 2009–10.

Player statistics

Skaters

(Updated through games of April 9, 2011) FINAL
Stats

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

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Backes, DavidDavid Backes 82 31 31 62 32 93 Berglund, PatrikPatrik Berglund 81 22 30 52 -3 26 Steen, AlexanderAlexander Steen 72 20 31 51 -3 26 McDonald, AndyAndy McDonald 58 20 30 50 18 26 D'Agostini, MattMatt D'Agostini 82 21 25 46 8 40 Pietrangelo, AlexAlex Pietrangelo 79 11 32 43 18 19 Boyes, BradBrad Boyes (-2/27) ‡ 62 12 29 41 11 30 Oshie, T. J.T. J. Oshie 49 12 22 34 10 15 Sobotka, VladimirVladimir Sobotka 65 7 22 29 -4 69 Colaiacovo, CarloCarlo Colaiacovo 65 6 20 26 -4 23 Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart (2/19- ) † 26 15 8 23 4 15 Johnson, ErikErik Johnson (-2/18) ‡ 55 5 14 19 -8 37 Shattenkirk, KevinKevin Shattenkirk (2/19- ) † 26 2 15 17 7 16 McClement, JayJay McClement (-2/18) ‡ 56 6 10 16 -13 18 Crombeen, B. J.B. J. Crombeen 80 7 7 14 -18 154 Brewer, EricEric Brewer ( -2/14) ‡ 54 8 6 14 1 57 Winchester, BradBrad Winchester (-2/27) ‡ 57 9 5 14 -9 86 Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman 60 0 13 13 3 57 Polak, RomanRoman Polak 55 3 9 12 -4 33 Nikitin, NikitaNikita Nikitin 41 1 8 9 1 10 Perron, DavidDavid Perron 10 5 2 7 7 12 Porter, ChrisChris Porter 45 3 4 7 -4 16 Cracknell, AdamAdam Cracknell 24 3 4 7 1 8 Janssen, CamCam Janssen 54 1 3 4 -6 131 Reaves, RyanRyan Reaves 28 2 2 4 -1 78 Cole, IanIan Cole 26 1 3 4 6 35 Oystrick, NathanNathan Oystrick 9 1 2 3 1 9 Hensick, T. J.T. J. Hensick 13 1 2 3 -5 2 McRae, PhilipPhilip McRae 15 1 2 3 -10 2 Scatchard, DaveDave Scatchard 8 0 1 1 1 6 Strachan, TysonTyson Strachan 29 0 1 1 -10 39 Drazenovic, NicholasNicholas Drazenovic 3 0 0 0 -3 0 Della Rovere, StefanStefan Della Rovere 7 0 0 0 0 11 * indicates not currently on the active roster. ^+ indicates on Injured Reserve. ^‡Traded away mid-season, date of last game in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only. ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blues, date of first game in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only. Bold = leading team in category. Goaltenders (Updated through games of April 9, 2011, FINAL) Stats 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 Halak, JaroslavJaroslav Halak 57 3,294 27 21 7 136 2.48 1,518   .910 7 0 0 6 Conklin, TyTy Conklin 25 1,285   8   8 4   69 3.22    582   .881 2 0 0 4 Bishop, BenBen Bishop  7   369   3   4 0   17 2.76    168   .899 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 82 4,948 38 33 11 222 2.69 2,268   .902 10 0 0 10 Awards and records Awards Regular Season Player Award Awarded Jaroslav Halak[47] NHL Second Star of the Week October 25, 2010 Jaroslav Halak[48] NHL Third Star of the Week November 8, 2010 Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Ryan Reaves 1st Career NHL Game October 11, 2010 Alexander Steen 200th Career NHL Point October 14, 2010 Andy McDonald 400th Career NHL Point October 22, 2010 Jay McClement 400th Career NHL Game October 23, 2010 Ian Cole 1st Career NHL Game November 6, 2010 Nikita Nikitin 1st Career NHL Game November 6, 2010 Nicholas Drazenovic 1st Career NHL Game November 11, 2010 Brad Boyes 300th Career NHL Point November 13, 2010 Carlo Colaiacovo 100th Career NHL Point November 15, 2010 T. J. Hensick 100th Career NHL Game November 17, 2010 David Backes 300th Career NHL Game November 19, 2010 Eric Brewer 700th Career NHL Game November 19, 2010 Alexander Steen 400th Career NHL Game November 19, 2010 Stefan Della Rovere 1st Career NHL Game December 1, 2010 David Backes 100th Career NHL Assist December 9, 2010 Eric Brewer 200th Career NHL Point December 15, 2010 Adam Cracknell 1st Career NHL Game December 15, 2010 Adam Cracknell 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point December 20, 2010 B. J. Crombeen 200th Career NHL Game December 20, 2010 Barret Jackman 100th Career NHL Assist December 28, 2010 Jay McClement 100th Career NHL Assist January 10, 2011 Philip McRae 1st Career NHL Game January 12, 2011 Ryan Reaves 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point January 12, 2011 Philip McRae 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point January 13, 2011 Patrik Berglund 100th Career NHL Point January 22, 2011 Philip McRae 1st Career NHL Goal January 26, 2011 Nikita Nikitin 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point February 4, 2011 Nikita Nikitin 1st Career NHL Goal February 6, 2011 T. J. Oshie 100th Career NHL Point February 6, 2011 Roman Polak 200th Career NHL Game February 8, 2011 Patrik Berglund 200th Career NHL Game February 11, 2011 Erik Johnson 200th Career NHL Game February 11, 2011 Barret Jackman 500th Career NHL Game February 14, 2011 David Backes 200th Career NHL Point February 19, 2011 Brad Winchester 300th Career NHL Game February 21, 2011 Andy McDonald 600th Career NHL Game February 22, 2011 Ben Bishop 1st Career NHL Shutout February 25, 2011 Ian Cole 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point March 9, 2011 Adam Cracknell 1st Career NHL Goal March 12, 2011 Ryan Reaves 1st Career NHL Assist March 12, 2011 Carlo Colaiacovo 300th Career NHL Game March 29, 2011 David Backes 100th Career NHL Goal April 1, 2011 Ty Conklin 200th Career NHL Game April 6, 2011 Alexander Steen 100th Career NHL Goal April 9, 2011 Transactions The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season. Trades Date Details June 17, 2010[49] To Montreal Canadiens Lars Eller (C) Ian Schultz (F) To St. Louis Blues Jaroslav Halak (G) June 17, 2010[50] To Colorado Avalanche Julian Talbot (F) To St. Louis Blues T. J. Hensick (F) June 25, 2010[51] To Ottawa Senators David Rundblad (D) To St. Louis Blues 1st-round pick (#16 overall) in 2010 June 26, 2010[52] To Boston Bruins David Warsofsky (D) To St. Louis Blues Vladimir Sobotka (F) July 28, 2010 [53] To Washington Capitals D. J. King (F) To St. Louis Blues Stefan Della Rovere (F) August 3, 2010 [54] To Florida Panthers T. J. Fast (D) To St. Louis Blues Graham Mink (F) February 18, 2011 [55] To Tampa Bay Lightning Eric Brewer (D) To St. Louis Blues Brock Beukeboom (D) 3rd-round pick in 2011 February 19, 2011 [56] To Colorado Avalanche Erik Johnson (D) Jay McClement (F) Conditional 1st-round pick in 2011 or 2012 To St. Louis Blues Chris Stewart (F-RW) Kevin Shattenkirk (D) Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2011 or 2012 February 27, 2011 [57] To Buffalo Sabres Brad Boyes (C) To St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2011 February 28, 2011 [58] To Anaheim Ducks Brad Winchester (LW) To St. Louis Blues 3rd-round pick in 2012 Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Brennan Evans[59] Toronto Marlies 2 years, $1.025 million Nathan Oystrick[59] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $600,000 Dave Scatchard[60] Nashville Predators 1 year, $550,000 Dean Arsene[61] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $600,000 Marek Svatos[62] Avangard Omsk 1 year, $800,000 Kyle Wellwood[63] Mytishchi Atlant 1 year, $650,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Jonas Junland[64] Farjestad BK 1 year Chris Mason[65] Atlanta Thrashers 2 years, $3.7 million Nate Guenin[66] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $575,000 Mike Weaver[67] Florida Panthers 2 years, $1.8 million Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Marek Svatos[68] Nashville Predators December 29, 2010 Kyle Wellwood[69] San Jose Sharks January 18, 2011 Lost via retirement Player Keith Tkachuk[70] Darryl Sydor[71] Players signings Player Contract terms Tyler Shattock[72] 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract Anthony Nigro[73] 3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract Adam Cracknell[74] 1 year, $500,000 Jori Lehtera[75] 2 years, $1.4625 million entry-level contract David Rundblad[76] 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Nikita Nikitin[77] 1 year, $800,000 entry-level contract Matt D'Agostini[78] 1 year, $550,000 Vladimir Sobotka[79] 1 year, $750,000 Alexander Steen[80] 4 years, $13.45 million Brad Winchester[81] 1 year, $700,000 Jaroslav Halak[82] 4 years, $15 million Cam Janssen[83] 1 year, $600,000 Carlo Colaiacovo[84] 2 years, $4.25 million Nicholas Drazenovic[85] 1 year, $500,000 Tyson Strachan[86] 1 year, $600,000 T. J. Hensick[87] 1 year, $600,000 Ryan Reaves[88] 1 year, $500,000 David Perron[89] 2 years, $4.3 million Erik Johnson[90] 2 years, $5.2 million David Spina[91] 1 year, $500,000 David Backes[92] 5 years, $22.5 million contract extension Cade Fairchild[93] 2 years, $1.25 million entry-level contract David Shields[94] 3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract Jay Barriball[95] 1 year, $565,000 entry-level contract Patrik Berglund[96][97] 2 years, $4.5 million contract extension Draft picks St. Louis's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, June 25–26, 2010. The Blues had the 14th choice by virtue of finishing ninth in the conference in 2009–10.[98] Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (League) 1 14 Jaden Schwartz C  Canada Tri-City Storm (USHL) 1 16 (from Ottawa) Vladimir Tarasenko C  Russia Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL) 2 44 Sebastian Wannstrom C  Sweden Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit) 3 74 Max Gardiner C  United States Minnetonka High School (USHS–MN) 4 104 Jani Hakanpaa D  Finland Kiekko-Vantaa Jr. (Finland Jr-2) 5 134 Cody Beach RW  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 6 164 Stephen MacAulay LW  Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) Final roster Updated April 1, 2011.[99] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 42 Backes, DavidDavid Backes (A) C R 26 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota 21 Berglund, PatrikPatrik Berglund C L 22 2006 Västerås, Sweden 28 Colaiacovo, CarloCarlo Colaiacovo D L 28 2008 Toronto, Ontario 29 Conklin, TyTy Conklin G L 35 2009 Phoenix, Arizona 79 Cracknell, AdamAdam Cracknell RW R 25 2009 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 26 Crombeen, B. J.B. J. Crombeen RW R 25 2008 Denver, Colorado 36 D'Agostini, MattMatt D'Agostini RW R 24 2010 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 41 Halak, JaroslavJaroslav Halak G L 25 2010 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 5 Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman (A) D L 30 1999 Trail, British Columbia 55 Janssen, CamCam Janssen RW R 26 2008 St. Louis, Missouri 10 McDonald, AndyAndy McDonald C L 33 2007 Strathroy, Ontario 38 McRae, PhilipPhilip McRae C L 21 2008 Minneapolis, Minnesota 64 Nikitin, NikitaNikita Nikitin D L 24 2004 Omsk, Soviet Union 74 Oshie, T. J.T. J. Oshie RW/C R 24 2005 Mount Vernon, Washington 57 Perron, DavidDavid Perron LW R 22 2007 Sherbrooke, Quebec 27 Pietrangelo, AlexAlex Pietrangelo D R 21 2008 King City, Ontario 46 Polak, RomanRoman Polak D R 24 2004 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia 32 Porter, ChrisChris Porter C L 26 2007 Toronto, Ontario 75 Reaves, RyanRyan Reaves RW R 24 2005 Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Shattenkirk, KevinKevin Shattenkirk D R 22 2011 Greenwich, Connecticut 17 Sobotka, VladimirVladimir Sobotka LW/C L 23 2010 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia 20 Steen, AlexanderAlexander Steen (A) LW/C L 27 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba 25 Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart RW R 23 2011 Toronto, Ontario Farm teams Peoria Rivermen The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2010–11. Alaska Aces The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL. See also 2010–11 NHL season St. Louis Blues seasons St. Louis (sports) References National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. St. Louis Blues will make Davis Payne head coach, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (April 14, 2010) Mellanby Hired as Assistant Coach Blues Hire Hirsch as Goaltending Coach Armstrong Takes Over as Blues GM: Larry Pleau steps aside after 13 years as Blues General Manager Blues Hire Dave Taylor to Front Office: Taylor will serve as the team's Director of Player Personnel Blues Mourn Passing of Dr. Jerome Gilden: Orthopedic Surgeon worked for the Blues since its inaugural season (Aug. 12) Kariya to sit out NHL season Kariya Out for Season (Aug. 27, 2010) "2010–11 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. Mar. 5 vs. NYI on Alternate Channel, NHL.com (Mar. 1, 2011) Oshie Has Fractured Ankle; Out Indefinitely: The Blues have recalled forwards Drazenovic, Porter from Peoria NHL.com (Nov. 11, 2010) Blues Off to Best Start in Team History: The Blues are 9-1-2 through 12 games and have won seven straight NHL.com (Nov. 7, 2010) Ratings on FS Midwest Keep Soaring: Ratings through first 16 telecasts are up 59 percent vs. last year (Nov. 24, 2010) McDonald Out with Concussion: Blues forward is out indefinitely after being injured Dec. 4 at Edmonton NHL.com Oshie Begins Skating Again: Blues forward is back on the ice rehabbing a broken ankle NHL.com (Dec. 23, 2010) Oshie Could Return in Late January: Blues forward is currently rehabbing from a broken ankle NHL.com (Dec. 28, 2010) Backes Headed to 2011 All-Star Game: Forward leads the Blues in scoring with 12 goals and 21 assists (33 points) NHL.com (Jan. 11, 2011) Blues Activate Oshie from Injured Reserve: Blues forward will return from injury and is expected to play vs. Kings NHL.com (Jan. 18, 2011) Blues Update Status for McDonald, Perron: Both players have been sidelined with concussion-like symptoms NHL.com (Jan. 20, 2011) Tonight's Game vs. Colorado is Postponed: Due to severe weather conditions, the game will be made up at a later date NHL.com (February 1, 2011) Blues-Avalanche game rescheduled for Feb. 22, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (February 2, 2011) McDonald Activated from Injured Reserve: The Blues have assigned forward Philip McRae to the Peoria Rivermen, NHL.com (Feb. 2, 2011) Blues Trade Brewer to Tampa Bay: The Blues get rights to Brock Beukeboom and a 3rd Round Pick in 2011, NHL.com (Feb. 18, 2011) Blues Acquire Stewart, Shattenkirk: Erik Johnson and Jay McClement have been trade to the Avalanche, NHL.com (Feb. 19, 2011) Ron Jacober, Sports on a Sunday (KMOX, February 20, 2011) Perron is still trying to get back on the ice, NHL.com (February 25, 2011) Blues vs. Oilers - 02/25/11 St. Louis Blues - Recap NHL.com (February 25, 2011) Blues Trade Boyes to Buffalo: Team acquires a second round pick in 2011 from Sabres, NHL.com (February 27, 2011) Blues suffer rare shutout, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (February 28, 2011) Conklin clears waivers, remains with Blues, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (February 28, 2011) Blues Waive Conklin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (February 27, 2011) Winchester Traded to Ducks for Pick: Porter, Reaves Recalled from Peoria; McRae on Injured Reserve, NHL.com (February 28, 2011) Salute to No. 7 Transcripts, NHL.com (Mar. 7, 2011) Jackman, Steen Sidelined 4-6 Weeks, NHL.com (Mar. 10, 2011) Gordo: Steen's injury another blow for hard-luck Blues, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Mar. 10, 2011) Blues weigh leadership roles, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Mar. 12, 2011) Checketts to sell his share of Blues, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (March 16, 2011) http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6225649 http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/201103300DET.html http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200902060DAL.html http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199402260OTT.html Flames vs. Blues - 04/01/2011 St. Louis Blues - Recap, NHL.com (Apr. 1, 2011) Jarome Iginla reaches 1,000 points as Flames rally past Blues, ESPN.com (Apr. 1, 2011) Predators vs. Blues - 04/09/2011 - St. Louis Blues - Recap, NHL.com (April 9, 2011) http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011.html Bourque, Halak and Stamkos named 'Three Stars' Torres, Garon and Halak top week's 'Three Stars' Blues Acquire Halak from Montreal Blues Acquire Hensick from Avalanche Blues Select Schwartz, Tarasenko on Day 1 Blues Acquire Sobotka from Boston Blues Acquire Della Rovere from Capitals Blues Trade Fast, Acquire Mink Blues Trade Brewer to Tampa Bay Blues Acquire Stewart, Shattenkirk: Erik Johnson and Jay McClement have been traded to the Avalanche Blues Trade Boyes to Buffalo: Team acquires a second round pick in 2011 from Sabres Winchester Traded to Ducks for Pick Evans, Oystrick Sign Two-Way Deals Blues Sign Forward Dave Scatchard Blues Sign Arsene to Two-Way Deal Blues Sign Forward Marek Svatos Blues Sign Forward Kyle Wellwood Bang: Junland to FBK Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltender Chris Mason Blue Jackets Sign Former Ohio State Defenseman Nate Guenin, Forwards Trevor Frischmon, Kyle Wilson Florida Panthers Sign D Mike Weaver Svatos Claimed Off Waivers by Nashville: The Blues had signed the forward to a one-year deal on Tuesday (Dec. 28) (Dec. 29, 2010) Former Canucks Forward Tabbed Tkachuk to Retire at End of Season Sydor Retires After 18 NHL Seasons Blues Sign Prospect Tyler Shattock Blues Sign Prospect Anthony Nigro Blues Re-sign Adam Cracknell Blues Sign Prospect Jori Lehtera Blues Sign David Rundblad Blues Sign Defenseman Nikita Nikitin Blues Sign Matt D'Agostini Blues Sign Sobotka to One-Year Deal Blues Reach Agreement with Alex Steen Blues Re-Sign Brad Winchester Halak Inks Four-Year Deal with Blues Janssen Signs One-Year Deal with Blues Blues Re-Sign Colaiacovo Blues Sign Drazenovic to Two-Way Deal Blues Sign Tyson Strachan Hensick Signs One-Year Extension Blues Reach Deal with Ryan Reaves Blues Re-Sign David Perron Johnson Signs Two-Year Deal with Blues Blues Sign Forward David Spina Backes Signs 5-Year Contract Extension Blues Sign Prospect Cade Fairchild Blues Sign David Shields Blues Sign Forward Jay Barriball, NHL.com (Mar. 26, 2011) Berglund Signs New Contract with Blues, NHL.com (May 31, 2011) Jeremy Rutherford tweet, Twitter.com (May 31, 2011) Blues to Pick 14th at 2010 NHL Draft: Draft order was chosen during Tuesday's NHL Draft Lottery, (Apr. 13, 2010) "Blues Roster - St. Louis Blues - Team". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved 2011-04-01. External links 2010–11 St. Louis Blues season at ESPN 2010–11 St. Louis Blues season at Hockey Reference