(10-8-24) St. Louis Blues-Seattle Kraken Gameday Lineup

Unfortunately for you and me both.. when it comes to picking out and purchasing gifts.. it can sometimes become very tedious indeed… so, let me make this brief but sweet…. Ready or not, 2024-25 is here.The St. Louis Blues will begin their 2024-25 season today with an afternoon matinee game against Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena (3:30 pm; ESPN+ and 101.1-FM). Last season was good for 43-33-6 but failed to qualify for Stanley Cup playoffs as they missed for second year running; adding depth should increase chances for improvement this time around. “We seem to be getting better every game,” stated forward Mathieu Joseph, acquired in a trade with Ottawa Senators for future considerations on July 2. “There’s been many new people joinin.” Take time to adjust to new systems, become acquainted with teammates, form bonds with them and figure out what works. I feel as though we have only played two or three games since starting up our new season. “Hopefully we can achieve consistency with that pace and keep that compete level up, but at least this was a step in the right direction and I appreciate what was accomplished this game,” Joseph noted. The Blues not only added one Joseph but two, signing P.O. Joseph — Mathieu Joseph’s younger brother — to a one-year contract as well. They traded center Radek Faksa to Dallas Stars for future considerations; acquired forward Alexandre Texier via trade; signed veteran defenseman Ryan Suter to an one-year contract as insurance, prior to Torey Krug’s left ankle surgery being announced as permanent loss; and signed veteran forward Alexandre Texier via trade from Columbus Blue Jackets. But the Blues made waves when they extended two 23-year-old players from Edmonton Oilers (defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway). Unfortunately, however, Edmonton declined to match. As well, veteran Stanley Cup coach Claude Julien joined their bench, while three Joseph brothers will become one of seven sets to represent this franchise since Rich and Ron Sutter left. “It has taken some time,” noted Blues coach Drew Bannister upon receiving the full-time position as interim coach last December, when Craig Berube left after 30 games of interim service last season and going 10-19-5 during that span. He took full control as head coach on May 2, 2019. “Since arriving here in August, things seem to have settled down considerably and one could sense excitement amongst our group going into last Thursday night’s preseason match-up against Dallas Stars. My personal highlight of our performance thus far has been our focus and organization.” “To view embedded media and see the entire article click here: View Original Article Here…The Blues should expect their 4-3 overtime win against the Stars to be their game group for today given how impressively well it performed compared to all their preseason contests (2-4-5-0) “I think we had a solid game,” stated forward Kasperi Kapanen after winning out of training camp after signing his one-year, $1 million contract extension on July 1. “Obviously there are ways we could have improved, but overall I felt we played well and we need to keep working toward improving that game and moving forward with it. With season 2016 right around the corner, it’s imperative that we all work hard in unison to build momentum for this coming season. Joseph and Scott Perunovich can lead this effort successfully. Brandon Saad (paternity leave), Oskar Sundqvist (ACL) and Torey Krug (ankle) will miss this game for Kraken, leaving Jared McCann-Matty Beniers-Jordan Eberle as projected starters; Chandler Stephenson-Andre Burakovsky-Andre Burakovsky Eeli Tolvanen-Shane Wright-Oliver Bjorkstrand Ty Kartye-Yanni Gourde-Brandon Tanev Vince Dunn-Adam Larsson Jamie Oleksiak-Brandon Montour Ryker Evans-Will Borgen Joey Daccord is projected as starting goal while Philipp Grubauer would provide backup as backup goalkeeper; healthy scratches include Josh Mahura. The Kraken report no injuries. Related Links: St. Louis Blues 2024-25 Roster Revealed
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