I guess that's why they call them the Blues.

Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is a healthy Blues team.
P.S please don't wear your Blues jersey under your awesome red suit because you might slip down the chimney, break your leg, ankle, or wrist and then land on your head ending up with a concussion and we don't want you to miss any time delivering presents. Thanks Santa!

Somebody needs to sacrifice a goat to the hockey gods i think their mad at St. Louis.

i think i can find a goat.........

This is just not even funny... So Pissed Off Right now.

The bad news: All our impact players are going down with injury.

The good news: This means Brad Boyes is officially safe from any harm.

I noticed Boyes. He was leisurely skating on the back check and helped create a Detroit 2-on-1 break. Otherwise, no, didn't see him out there much.

EJ's injury looked and sounded bad. Especially the part about the Blues training staff and the Red Wings doctors were called in to look him over.

EJ's golf cart knee has returned. Glad we didn't move him while we had a chance.

Amazing how in a contract year Brewer has gone down with an injury yet but if you're one of the better players watch out. Hey Halak and Berglund better take some time off on their own. Steen, Backes watch out.

This is retarded and sick. And yet the front office does nothing, takes no chances just has all the beat writers say they have interest...blah blah freaking blah.

It's hard being a Blues fan, it's just damn hard.

@ Andy so the Blues won't take a chance on Cheechoo but they won't bench Boyes when he doesn't show up either? Honestly last night I would HAVE RATHER SEEN CAM FREAKING JANSSEN OUT THERE INSTEAD OF BOYES.

The way he came down on his right knee it looked more like a hyper extension or a sprain as opposed to any significant ligament damage...if he tore an ACL we would have likely found out last night. The fact the Blues are saying they don't think he re-aggravated his previous injury is hopefully a good sign. Hate to see him go through that injury again. We should learn more this morning.

...and yet the Blues medical staff was right on top of Polak's write, Perron's concussion, and McDonald's concussion. Figures, we're having the "wait and see" approach with EJ's injury.

This is definitely one of the toughest seasons to watch as a Blues fan. To know their potential and see it wasted by so many injury. I know that everyone wants a trade, but the Blues have been smart and patient. Look at the Penguins and the Hawks, they had miserable seasons before they were good again. I wouldn't mind to see somebody like a Langdenbruner come in. He is a solid hockey player and the Devils are as desperate as we are right now.

With this latest injury to the Defense. Would the discussions of Marc Andre Bergeron coming to the blues look like more of an option.
I'm thinking that if he joined the blues although a little bit of a defensive liability, it would still allow the blues to move a defenceman for some offence if they are still looking, which I think might be a good option, as long as these injuries to Oshie, Perron, and McDonald take longer to recover from and pending the results of EJ's knee.

@Carcus

Dear carcus,

I'm not by any stretch of the imagination saying that Cheecho would come in here and light the world up...in fact I doubt it. But to not take the chance to call up more players of a fourth line caliber when we are sorely lacking offense is my problem. Most of the players I have mentioned are low cost, swing for the fences hope they have something to show but probably won't work but MIGHT OFF SET the struggles we are going through now.

I know it's hard for to imagine but the season despite your ironically pessemesitic standards is a far cry from the reality. For instance two teams ahead of the Blues have played far more games than the Blues and neither team has a sweet cushion that a point a game avaerage won't defeat. It really depends on if we're going to get healthy at all.

Sorry to dissappoint you Carcus but Brewer is not having a great season. He's still not that good but being as his value is increasing because there are schmucks like you we might get a decent return for him when there are teams desperate to fill in such holes on their defense. Him or Jackman are prime bait to land some scoring help. And since we also have numerous defensive prospects, prospects in general, and this draft is weak COMBINED WITH WHERE THIS CLUB WANTS TO BE THIS YEAR WHICH IS MINIMALLY TO MAKE THE PLAY OFFS, there is some scoring out there and not all of it old and worn out. Which means that we could stack our team.

Now on the other hand if we are now screwed as a team it wouldn't much matter if we got rid of players like Brewer of Jackman anyway by traqding from a strength and picking up some younger talent that has a chance to produce.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT BOTH PRUCHA AND ROLSTON HAVE BEEN ON WAIVERS. FLEISCHMAN WAS TRADED FOR NOTHING AS WELL AS SOME OTHER YOUNG STUDS FROM DEEP TEAMS. I REALLY HAD MY EYES ON ANDREW LADD IN THE OFF SEASON AS WELL AS BYUGUFLIN ANYONE OF WHOM WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTHWHILE FOR US.

But I also really like what we have coming our way from last years' draft at forward.

But riddle me this: your team has trouble scoring and you don't call up Hensick, Drazonvich or McRae all who are decent scorers in the AHL, two of who were not on scoring lines when called up and judged on their performance as fourth liners???

If you can answer me that riddle your estimation will go up in my eyes.