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Jeremy Rutherford
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St. Louis Blues writer for The Athletic, author of My Blues Note and 100 Things Blues Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, and Blues insider for 101 ESPN.
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Monty cont'd: "Right now, I think he's thinking, and when you think on the ice, you look slow. Not that he's slow because he's such a gifted skater, but slower than usual."
Monty on Holloway (1G, 0A, -4): "I think he's just thinking too much. When he's just playing hockey, he's naturally on top of pucks, it doesn't matter what zone. It could be 1 against 3 and he's coming out with it or he's snaking by people because of his speed and skill."
Monty cont'd: "Know what your role is on the D corps. Know what we value. And create an identity for yourself of being an aggressive player that finishes checks, that's firm on pucks, that wins 1-on-1 battles, that gets us out of our zone and keeps puck is in the offensive zone." (3/3)
Monty: "I thought he was good. I thought he was aggressive. That's what you want. You want a guy who hasn't played yet to come in, and if he makes mistakes, make them out of being aggressive. The one mistake was because he was being aggressive, trying to kill a play."
Kessel will remain in the lineup tonight. He played 9:11 on Saturday against Dallas and was +1 with with 3 shots directed at the net.
#stlblues morning skate lineup vs. LA Kings:

Holloway-Thomas-Neighbours
Buchnevich-Suter-Snuggerud
Joseph-Schenn-Kyrou
Texier-Bjugstad-Walker

Fowler-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Tucker-Kessel

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The Blues just announced the three new members of their Hall of Fame.

The 2026 class will feature Barret Jackman, Alexander Steen and Al Arbour.

The ceremony will be Jan. 12. #stlblues
#stlblues lineup vs. Chicago:

Neighbours-Thomas-Buchnevich
Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou
Joseph-Suter-Snuggerud
Texier-Bjugstad-Walker

Fowler-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Broberg-Mailloux

Hofer
#stlblues projected lineup vs. Chicago tonight:

Neighbours-Thomas-Buchnevich
Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou
Joseph-Suter-Snuggerud
Texier-Bjugstad-Walker

Fowler-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Broberg-Mailloux

Hofer
The Blues got into STL from Vancouver around 2 am and held a very short practice at 12:30 pm today.

It was a very spirited workout, which I'll provide more details on @TheAthletic.

Monty: "Winning is fun. It doesn't matter if you're beating your kids at fish. It's still fun."
Changes in #stlblues projected lineup at Vancouver tonight:

Neighbours-Thomas-Buchnevich
Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou
Joseph-Suter-Snuggerud
Texier-Bjugstad-Walker

Fowler-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Broberg-Mailloux

Binnington
Hofer was incredible in the Blues' 4-2 win over Calgary Saturday. He made 6 of 7 high-danger saves, according to @NatStatTrick.

Monty: "Unreal!"

Neighbours: "I think the hockey world is starting realize what a goalie he is."

Hofer: "Just battling and lucky a couple hit me."
#stlblues practice lines:

Buchnevich-Thomas-Snuggerud
Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou
Neighbours-Suter-Texier
Joseph-Bjugstad-Walker
Extra: Toropchenko not skating

Fowler-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Tucker-Mailloux
Extra: Kessel

Binnington
Hofer
#stlblues practice lineup:

Buchnevich-Thomas-Snuggerud
Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou
Neighbours-Suter-Joseph
Toropchenko-Walker-Texier
* Sundqvist (lower-body, week-to-week), Bjugstad not skating

Fowler-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Tucker-Mailloux
Extra: Kessel

Binnington
Hofer
Sundqvist lower body injury, not serious but week to week, per Army. #stlblues