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2009–10 St. Louis Blues season

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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

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Game log

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Regular season

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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

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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

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

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

Game log

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

Playoffs

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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

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Skaters

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(final, April 10, 2010) Stats

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

Goaltenders

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(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

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Records

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Milestones

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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

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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

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

Trades

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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

Draft picks

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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

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Farm teams

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Peoria Rivermen

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

Alaska Aces

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The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.

References

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  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
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