2007–08 St. Louis Blues season

The 2007–08 St. Louis Blues season began on October 4, 2007, with a game in Glendale, Arizona, against the Phoenix Coyotes. It is the Blues' 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

2007–08 St. Louis Blues
Division5th Central
Conference14th Western
2007–08 record33–36–13
Home record20–15–6
Road record13–21–7
Goals for205
Goals against237
Team information
General managerLarry Pleau
CoachAndy Murray
CaptainVacant (Oct.–Feb.)
Eric Brewer (Feb.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsBarret Jackman
Paul Kariya
Jamal Mayers (Oct.–Jan.)
Bryce Salvador (Oct.–Jan.)
Keith Tkachuk
Doug Weight (Oct.–Dec.)
ArenaScottrade Center
Average attendance17,610 (92.0%) [41 games]
Team leaders
GoalsBrad Boyes (43)
AssistsPaul Kariya (49)
PointsBrad Boyes, Paul Kariya (65)
Penalty minutesD. J. King (100)
Plus/minusDavid Perron (+16)
WinsManny Legace (27)
Goals against averageManny Legace (2.41)

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

The Blues struggled on the power-play, finishing 31st in power-play goals scored (47) and 30th overall in power-play percentage (14.07%).[1]

Divisional standings

Central Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red Wings8254217257184115
2Nashville Predators824132923022991
3Chicago Blackhawks824034823923588
4Columbus Blue Jackets8234361219321880
5St. Louis Blues8233361320523779

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red WingsCE8254217257184115
2 y – San Jose SharksPA82492310222193108
3 y – Minnesota WildNW8244281022321898
4 Anaheim DucksPA8247278205191102
5 Dallas StarsPA824530724220797
6 Colorado AvalancheNW824431723121995
7 Calgary FlamesNW8242301022922794
8 Nashville PredatorsCE824132923022991
8.5
9 Edmonton OilersNW824135623525188
10 Chicago BlackhawksCE824034823923588
11 Vancouver CanucksNW8239331021321588
12 Phoenix CoyotesPA823837721423183
13 Columbus Blue JacketsCE8234361219321880
14 St. Louis BluesCE8233361320523779
15 Los Angeles KingsPA823243723126671

Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, pPresidents' Trophy winner

Schedule and results

October

Record: 6–4–0; Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–2–0
Attendance: 103,299 (6)

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 4St. Louis2 – 3PhoenixLegace17,7990–1–00
2October 6St. Louis5 – 3Los AngelesToivonen18,1181–1–02
3October 10Nashville4 – 1St. LouisLegace19,1502–1–04
4October 12Colorado4 – 1St. LouisLegace19,1503–1–06
5October 17St. Louis3 – 1ChicagoLegace10,0024–1–08
6October 20Minnesota3 – 1St. LouisLegace19,1504–2–08
7October 23Anaheim2 – 4St. LouisLegace14,7645–2–010
8October 25St. Louis0 – 3ColumbusToivonen12,7865–3–010
9October 27Washington3 – 4St. LouisLegace16,8636–3–012
10October 30Phoenix1 – 2St. LouisLegace14,2226–4–012

November

Record: 8–4–1; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–3–1
Attendance: 105,838 (6)   Total: 209,137 (12)

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
11November 1St. Louis3 – 2MinnesotaLegace18,5687–4–014
12November 3Chicago3 – 2St. LouisLegace19,1507–5–014
13November 4St. Louis0 – 3ColumbusToivonen13,2547–6–014
14November 9St. Louis2 – 4ChicagoLegace16,1497–7–014
15November 13Detroit3 – 4St. LouisLegace18,4408–7–016
16November 16Columbus2 – 3St. LouisLegace19,1509–7–018
17November 17St. Louis3 – 2NashvilleSOToivonen15,24610–7–020
18November 19Nashville1 – 2St. LouisLegace15,23911–7–022
19November 21St. Louis0 – 3DetroitLegace19,12411–8–022
20November 23Vancouver1 – 3St. LouisToivonen18,72112–8–024
21November 25Calgary0 – 3St. LouisLegace15,13813–8–026
22November 28St. Louis4 – 3BuffaloLegace18,69014–8–028
23November 30St. Louis2 – 3MinnesotaOTLegace18,56814–8–129

December

Record: 5–6–3; Home: 2–4–2; Road: 3–2–1
Attendance: 139,681 (8)   Total: 348,818 (20)

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
24December 1Chicago1 – 3St. LouisToivonen19,15015–8–131
25December 4St. Louis1 – 3CalgaryToivonen19,28915–9–131
26December 7St. Louis4 – 3EdmontonToivonen16,83916–9–133
27December 9St. Louis5 – 9ColoradoToivonen15,47616–10–133
28December 11Edmonton5 – 4St. LouisSOToivonen14,32916–10–234
29December 13Florida1 – 0St. LouisLegace14,08816–11–234
30December 16Calgary5 – 3St. LouisLegace16,73316–12–234
31December 20Detroit2 – 3St. LouisLegace19,15017–12–236
32December 22St. Louis4 – 1BostonLegace14,20018–12–238
33December 23Atlanta3 – 2St. LouisOTLegace17,73118–12–339
34December 26Detroit5 – 0St. LouisLegace19,25018–13–339
35December 28San Jose1 – 0St. LouisLegace19,25018–14–339
36December 29St. Louis4 – 5DallasSOToivonen18,53218–14–440
37December 31St. Louis2 – 0DetroitLegace20,06619–14–442

January

Record: 4–5–3; Home: 3–1–2; Road: 1–4–1
Attendance: 101,341 (6)     Total: 450,159 (26)

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
38January 2Edmonton3 – 2St. LouisOTToivonen14,46519–14–543
39January 5Carolina0 – 1St. LouisLegace19,15020–14–545
40January 8Columbus1 – 6St. LouisLegace14,81821–14–547
41January 10Dallas2 – 4St. LouisLegace16,80522–14–549
42January 11St. Louis4 – 6ColumbusToivonen15,23322–15–549
43January 13Vancouver4 – 3St. LouisSOLegace16,82822–15–650
44January 16St. Louis1 – 6ChicagoSchwarz17,57022–16–650
45January 19Nashville5 – 2St. LouisLegace19,27522–17–650
46January 21St. Louis3 – 6NashvilleLegace13,64222–18–650
47January 23St. Louis2 – 3VancouverSOLegace18,63022–18–751
48January 24St. Louis1 – 4San JoseLegace17,14222–19–751
49January 29St. Louis3 – 2TorontoLegace19,36323–19–753

February

Record: 5–7–3; Home: 4–4–1; Road: 1–3–2
Attendance: 162,932 (9)     Total: 613,091 (35)

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
50February 1Anaheim0 – 1St. LouisSOLegace19,15024–19–755
51February 2Colorado6 – 4St. LouisLegace19,15024–20–755
52February 5Tampa Bay5 – 4St. LouisLegace17,15024–21–755
53February 9St. Louis2 – 6DallasToivonen18,58424–22–755
54February 10Minnesota2 – 1St. LouisSOLegace16,47724–22–856
55February 12Los Angeles2 – 4St. LouisLegace15,68825–22–858
56February 14St. Louis4 – 1ColoradoLegace17,13126–22–860
57February 16St. Louis1 – 2NashvilleOTLegace17,11326–22–961
58February 17Columbus1 – 5St. LouisLegace19,15027–22–963
59February 19Chicago1 – 5St. LouisLegace19,15028–22–965
60February 21St. Louis1 – 5Los AngelesLegace14,13228–23–965
61February 22St. Louis1 – 2AnaheimOTLegace17,17428–23–1066
62February 24St. Louis0 – 2PhoenixLegace14,84528–24–1066
63February 26Dallas3 – 1St. LouisLegace19,15028–25–1066
64February 28Phoenix2 – 1St. LouisLegace17,86728–26–1066

March

Record: 3–9–2; Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–6–2
Attendance: 72,423 (4)     Total: 685,514 (39)

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
65March 1San Jose2 – 0St. LouisLegace19,15028–27–1066
66March 4Los Angeles2 – 3St. LouisLegace14,97329–27–1068
67March 5St. Louis1 – 4DetroitLegace18,06429–28–1068
68March 8St. Louis2 – 4VancouverLegace18,63029–29–1068
69March 10St. Louis3 – 7CalgaryToivonen19,28929–30–1068
70March 11St. Louis3 – 4EdmontonOTLegace16,83929–30–1169
71March 14St. Louis1 – 4San JoseToivonen17,49629–31–1169
72March 15St. Louis2 – 5AnaheimLegace17,17429–32–1169
73March 18St. Louis4 – 3MontrealSOLegace21,27330–32–1171
74March 20St. Louis2 – 3OttawaToivonen20,02730–33–1171
75March 23St. Louis3 – 4ChicagoOTToivonen19,14630–33–1272
76March 25Detroit2 – 1St. LouisLegace19,15030–34–1272
77March 28St. Louis4 – 3DetroitOTLegace20,06631–34–1274
78March 29Chicago4 – 3St. LouisLegace19,15031–35–1274

April

Record: 2–1–1; Home: 1–0–1; Road: 1–1–0
Attendance: 36,507 (2)   Total: 722,021 (41)

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
79April 1Nashville4 – 3St. LouisOTToivonen17,35731–35–1375
80April 3St. Louis2 – 3NashvilleToivonen17,11331–36–1375
81April 5Columbus0 – 3St. LouisLegace19,15032–36–1377
82April 6St. Louis4 – 1ColumbusToivonen17,73933–36–1379
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The Blues failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third season in a row and dropped from 81 points (34–35–13) in 2006–07, but they did manage to dramatically increase their average attendance from 12,520 (59.6% of capacity) that year, to 17,610 (92.0% of capacity) in 2007–08.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
David Backes7213183199
Christian Backman **45191030
Brad Boyes8243226520
Eric Brewer771202191
Micki DuPont20002
Mike Glumac40005
Dan Hinote58551042
Barret Jackman782141693
Cam Janssen1201118
Erik Johnson695283328
Mike Johnson *212358
Ryan Johnson795131822
Paul Kariya8216496550
D. J. King61336100
Manny Legace660224
Jamal Mayers8012152791
Jay McClement819132226
Andy McDonald4914223632
Jay McKee6627942
David Perron6213142738
Roman Polak60110
Martin Rucinsky405111640
Bryce Salvador **561101143
Yan Stastny121129
Lee Stempniak8013253840
Keith Tkachuk7927315869
Hannu Toivonen230002
Steve Wagner242688
Matt Walker4311261
Doug Weight **29471112
Jeff Woywitka2726812
TOTALS822053575621,137

* out for season with injury
** traded away

through April 6, 2008

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO SA Sv% GAA
Manny Legace  663,6662725  8147  51,648.9112.41
Hannu Toivonen  231,202  610  5  69  0  566.8783.44
Chris Beckford-Tseu    1    27  0  0  0    1  0      9.8892.22
Marek Schwarz    2    50  0  1  0    6  0    17.6477.20
TOTALS824,94533361322352,240.9002.71

through April 6, 2008

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Erik Johnson1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 4, 2007
Steve Wagner1st NHL GameOctober 4, 2007
Erik Johnson1st NHL GoalOctober 6, 2007
Steve Wagner1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 6, 2007
David Perron1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 12, 2007
Martin Rucinsky600th NHL PointOctober 20, 2007
Steve Wagner1st NHL GoalOctober 20, 2007
Dan Hinote400th NHL GameOctober 27, 2007
Keith Tkachuk1,000th NHL GameDecember 1, 2007
Barret Jackman500th NHL Penalty MinuteDecember 20, 2007
Matt Walker1st NHL GoalFebruary 17, 2008
Andy McDonald100th NHL GoalFebruary 17, 2008
Ryan Johnson100th NHL PointMarch 4, 2008
Andy Murray600th NHL Coaching GameMarch 5, 2008
Keith Tkachuk500th NHL GoalApril 6, 2008

Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

June 26, 2007
To St. Louis Blues
Keith Tkachuk
conditional 4th round pick in 2008
To Atlanta Thrashers
conditional 1st round pick in 2008
July 23, 2007
To St. Louis Blues
Hannu Toivonen
To Boston Bruins
Carl Soderberg
August 1, 2007
To St. Louis Blues
Francois-Pierre Guenette
To Vancouver Canucks
Zack Fitzgerald
November 8, 2007
To St. Louis Blues
7th round pick in 2008 Entry Draft
To Colorado Avalanche
Jason Bacashihua
December 14, 2007
To St. Louis Blues
Andy McDonald
To Anaheim Ducks
Doug Weight
Michael Birner
7th round pick in 2008 Paul Karpowich
February 26, 2008
To St. Louis Blues
Cam Janssen
To New Jersey Devils
Bryce Salvador
February 26, 2008
To St. Louis Blues
4th round pick in 2008Dale Weise
To New York Rangers
Christian Backman
June 4, 2008
To St. Louis Blues
T. J. Fast
To Los Angeles Kings
5th round draft pick in 2009 Wade Megan
June 19, 2008
To St. Louis Blues
3rd round pick in 2008 James Livingston
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jamal Mayers
June 20, 2008
To St. Louis Blues
Chris Mason
To Nashville Predators
4th round pick in 2008 Dale Weise

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract Terms (Yrs., $Total / yr.)
Alex BrooksNew Jersey Devils1 year, $500,000
Paul KariyaNashville Predators3 years, $6 million
David PerronLewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)$875,000
Yan StastnyBoston Bruins$605,000
PlayerNew team
Radek DvorakFlorida Panthers
Curtis SanfordVancouver Canucks
Jamie RiversMontreal Canadiens
Dallas DrakeDetroit Red Wings
Jon DiSalvatorePhoenix Coyotes

Contract renewals

PlayerContract Terms (yrs., $Total / yr.)
Jason Bacashihua1 year, $643,720
D. J. King3 years, $1.6 million
Matt Walker1 year, $600,000
Jeff Woywitka1 year, $689,700
Barret Jackman4 years, $3.6 million
Brad Boyes4 years, $4.0 million
David Backes3 years, $2.5 million (Jul. 1, 2008)[2]

Signed prospects

PlayerSigning Date
T. J. Oshie (C)May 13[3]

Draft picks

St. Louis' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[4]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 13 Lars Eller C  Denmark Frölunda HC (SEL)
1 18 Ian Cole D  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL)
1 26 David Perron LW  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
2 39 Simon Hjalmarsson RW  Sweden Frölunda HC (Swe Jr.)
2 44 Aaron Palushaj RW  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3 85 Brett Sonne C/LW  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
4 96 Cade Fairchild D  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL)
4 100 Travis Erstad C/RW  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6 160 Anthony Peluso D  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
7 190 Trevor Nill C  United States Detroit Compuware (Michigan midget)

Farm teams

Peoria Rivermen

The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.

Alaska Aces

The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.

Roster

Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

See also

References

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