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Matthew DeFranks

Matthew DeFranks

Hockey Reporter / St. Louis Blues Writer at St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Blues close in on opening night roster with moves on Sunday

The Blues assigned five players to AHL affiliate Springfield and waived two others, preludes to Monday afternoon's roster deadline around the NHL.
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With NHL rosters due Monday, here's what the 23-man projection coul...

Saturday is the Blues final preseason game as they visit Chicago before rosters are due Monday. The regular season opens Thursday against the Wild.
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What Blues want Justin Carbonneu, Adam Jiricek to take with them to...

Among the cuts on Sunday were first-round picks Justin Carbonneau and Adam Jiricek, who were each sent back to their respective junior hockey teams.
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Dalibor Dvorsky displays growth during Blues' preseason loss to Bla...

During Saturday’s 4-2 exhibition loss to the Blackhawks, Dvorsky submitted his strongest effort of the preseason, including scoring a first-period goal.
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First-rounders Adam Jiricek, Justin Carbonneau among 20 cuts at Blu...

Among the players that remain in Blues camp are Dalibor Dvorsky and Otto Stenberg, a pair of 2023 first-round picks that have impressed the St. Louis coaching staff at different
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Blues prospect Justin Carbonneau 'not satisfied' with strong showin...

In games at Dallas and Columbus, Carbonneau had a goal and a primary assist, factoring in on both of the Blues’ goals this preseason.
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Blues will have to wait on getting Russian prospects over to North ...

During last month’s development camp, the Blues had three of their five Russian prospects in St. Louis as Mikhail Fyodorov (2025 fifth round), Nikita Susuyev (2023 seventh round) and Arseniy
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Blues CEO defends ouster of play-by-play voice John Kelly. ‘Very ha...

The Blues (along with FanDuel Sports Network Midwest and 101 ESPN) announced that the club would not renew John Kelly’s contract, and they would be transitioning to a simulcast.
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Blues continue to ‘make some noise’ by setting franchise record wit...

With a 5-4 win over the Avalanche on Saturday night at Enterprise Center, the Blues set a new franchise record with their 12th straight win, surpassing the Cup-winning 2019 group
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Blues set new franchise record with 12th straight win by beating Av...

These Blues stand alone in the franchise record book.
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Blues coaching staff uses 4 Nations break to self-scout, identify a...

St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery's staff scouted their own team during the 4 Nations break, finding weaknesses and possible improvements in the Blues' even-strength game, plus power play and penalty kill.
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Blues send forward Mackenzie MacEachern back to AHL affiliate Sprin...

MacEachern warmed up ahead of the game against the Panthers in case Mathieu Joseph was unable to play.
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Read the full transcript of Blues beat writer Matthew DeFranks' liv...

Get your questions ready and join in at 1 p.m. Wednesday for our weekly Blues chat.
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Blues blitz back from early deficit but a bad break proves costly a...

Blues surge back from two-goal deficit to take a two-goal lead only to sag in the third and when a stick comes apart, so did the game against the Wild.
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Jake Neighbours, Zack Bolduc among Blues to play their first outdoo...

Most players grow up playing outdoors, but that ends as they climb the ranks of professional hockey.
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Hochman: Hiring of Blues coach Jim Montgomery is stunning, thrillin...

The St. Louis Blues fired Drew Bannister and hired Jim Montgomery as head coach. A bold move by general manager Doug Armstrong.
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Blues defenseman Justin Faulk's point drought reaches 14 games afte...

Faulk has now gone 14 straight games without a point, the longest drought of a career that has spanned 14 seasons and more than 900 games.
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Blues erase two-goal deficit, then fall to Canadiens, 5-2

Montreal scored the first two goals of the gamand the last three goals of the game to drop the Blues to 5-4-0 on the season.
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Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington nearing more and more franchise ...

With 146 wins, Binnington is two away from tying Jake Allen for second, and five away from all-time leader Mike Liut.
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Blues can’t overcome another multi-goal deficit in loss to Golden K...

The Blues couldn’t complete yet another comeback in a 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena, handing St. Louis its first loss of the year and sending it
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‘A different phase’: What's next for Blues, Doug Armstrong after pi...

“We brought in good players with good pedigree that are in the league now,” Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said. “Now, they’re ready to take off."