2009–10 St. Louis Blues season

The 2009–10 St. Louis Blues season was the team's 43rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

2009–10 St. Louis Blues
Division4th Central
Conference9th (tied) Western
2009–10 record40–32–10
Home record18–18–5
Road record22–14–5
Goals for225
Goals against223
Team information
General managerLarry Pleau
CoachDavis Payne
CaptainEric Brewer
Alternate captainsDavid Backes (Mar.–Apr.)
Barret Jackman
Paul Kariya (Oct.–Mar.)
Keith Tkachuk (Oct.–Mar.)
ArenaScottrade Center
Average attendance18,883 (98.6%)   [40 G; 755,322]   (19,150 max.)
Team leaders
GoalsAndy McDonald,
Alexander Steen (24)
AssistsAndy McDonald (33)
PointsAndy McDonald (57)
Penalty minutesCam Janssen (190)
Plus/minusMike Weaver (+10)
WinsChris Mason (30)
Goals against averageTy Conklin (2.48)

The Blues fired Andy Murray as head coach on January 2, 2010, after a below expectation record (17–17–6, 40 points), sitting in 12th place in the Western Conference. Especially galling were the frequent blown leads after two periods, and with the poorest home record (6–13–3, including one win in Sweden) in the NHL. Davis Payne was named the Blues' interim head coach, the 23rd head coach in the Blues' history. Payne was previously head coach of the Blues' top minor league affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1] After the season, Payne was named as Head Coach, removing the interim tag.[2]

On January 18, 2010, the Blues hired goaltending consultant Tyler Love.[3]

Keith Tkachuk announced his retirement from professional hockey on April 7, 2010, three days before the final game of the season, April 10, which he declined to play.[4] The Blues saluted him in a tribute after the last home game, his final game ever in the NHL on April 9.[5]

Preseason

Game log

Regular season

Despite being the most penalized team in the League with 342 power-play opportunities against, the Blues had the best penalty-kill percentage, at 86.84%.[6]

Divisional standings

Central Division[7]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Chicago Blackhawks8252228271209112
2 Detroit Red Wings82442414229216102
3 Nashville Predators8247296225225100
4 St. Louis Blues8240321022522390
5 Columbus Blue Jackets8232351521625979

Conference standings

Western Conference[8]
R GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks82512011264215113
2 y – Chicago Blackhawks8252228271209112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks8249285272222103
4 Phoenix Coyotes8250257225202107
5 Detroit Red Wings82442414229216102
6 Los Angeles Kings8246279241219101
7 Nashville Predators8247296225225100
8 Colorado Avalanche824330924423395
8.5
9 St. Louis Blues8240321022522390
10 Calgary Flames8240321020421090
11 Anaheim Ducks8239321123825189
12 Dallas Stars8237311423725488
13 Minnesota Wild823836821924684
14 Columbus Blue Jackets8232351521625979
15 Edmonton Oilers822747821428462

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Game log

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

Playoffs

The St. Louis Blues attempted to make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2004–05 NHL lockout, but were eliminated with 3 games remaining in the season after the Colorado Avalanche achieved 93 points in locking up the 8th and final playoff spot on April 6, 2010.

Player statistics

Skaters

(final, April 10, 2010) Stats

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltenders

(final, April 10, 2010)

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

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Chris Mason613,512302281482.531,699.9132000
Ty Conklin261,45110102  602.48   764.9214014
TOTALS824,9634032102082.512,463.9166014

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
B. J. Crombeen100th NHL gameOctober 29, 2009[9]
Lars Eller1st NHL game, goalNovember 5, 2009[10]
David Perron1st Hat TrickNovember 10, 2009 [11]
David PerronHighlight goalNovember 21, 2009 [12][13][14][15]
Keith Tkachuk200th NHL goal with BluesNovember 23, 2009[16]
Davis Payne (coach)1st NHL winJanuary 9, 2010[17]
T. J. Oshie100th NHL gameJanuary 16, 2010[18]
David Perron200th NHL game (youngest Blue ever)February 4, 2010[19]
Mike Weaver1st NHL goal in 185 games (3/23/07)March 18, 2010[20]
Paul Kariya400th NHL goalMarch 18, 2010[20][21]

Awards

Regular season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Keith Tkachuk[22]NHL Third Star of the WeekOctober 5, 2009
Chris Mason[23]NHL Second Star of the WeekJanuary 18, 2010
Alex Pietrangelo[24]Named #1 NHL ProspectMarch 6, 2010

Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 27, 2009 To Nashville Predators
7th-round pick in 2010
To St. Louis Blues
7th-round pick (202nd overall) in 2009
December 8, 2009[25] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Brendan Bell
Tomas Kana
To St. Louis Blues
Pascal Pelletier
February 11, 2010[26] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Steven Wagner
To St. Louis Blues
Nate Guenin
March 1, 2010[27] To Chicago Blackhawks
Hannu Toivonen
Danny Richmond
To St. Louis Blues
Joe Fallon
March 2, 2010[28] To Montreal Canadiens
Aaron Palushaj
To St. Louis Blues
Matt D'Agostini
March 3, 2010[29] To Vancouver Canucks
Yan Stastny
To St. Louis Blues
Pierre-Cedric Labrie

Final roster

Updated April 15, 2010.[52]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
42 David Backes (A) C R 25 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota
21 Patrik Berglund C L 21 2006 Västerås, Sweden
22 Brad Boyes C R 27 2007 Mississauga, Ontario
4 Eric Brewer (C) D L 30 2005 Vernon, British Columbia
28 Carlo Colaiacovo D L 27 2008 Toronto, Ontario
29 Ty Conklin G L 34 2009 Phoenix, Arizona
26 B. J. Crombeen RW R 24 2008 Denver, Colorado
36 Matt D'Agostini RW R 23 2010 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
61 Lars Eller C L 20 2007 Rødovre, Denmark
5 Barret Jackman (A) D L 29 1999 Trail, British Columbia
55 Cam Janssen RW R 25 2008 St. Louis, Missouri
6 Erik Johnson D R 22 2006 Bloomington, Minnesota
53 Jonas Junland D L 22 2006 Linköping, Sweden
9 Paul Kariya LW L 35 2007 Vancouver, British Columbia
19 D. J. King LW L 25 2002 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
50 Chris Mason G L 33 2008 Red Deer, Alberta
18 Jay McClement C L 27 2001 Kingston, Ontario
10 Andy McDonald C L 32 2007 Strathroy, Ontario
74 T. J. Oshie C R 23 2005 Mount Vernon, Washington
57 David Perron LW R 21 2007 Sherbrooke, Quebec
46 Roman Polak D R 23 2004 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
20 Alexander Steen C L 26 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba
33 Tyson Strachan D R 25 2008 Melfort, Saskatchewan
44 Darryl Sydor D R 37 2009 Edmonton, Alberta
43 Mike Weaver D R 31 2007 Bramalea, Ontario
15 Brad Winchester LW L 29 2008 Madison, Wisconsin

Draft picks

St. Louis's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal on June 26–27, 2009.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (League)
1 17 David Rundblad D  Sweden Skelleftea AIK (Elitserien)
2 48 Brett Ponich D  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3 78 Sergei Andronov RW  Russia Lada Togliatti (KHL)
4 108 Tyler Shattock F  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
6 168 David Shields D  United States Erie Otters (OHL)
7 202 (from Philadelphia via Nashville) Maxwell Tardy C  United States East High School (Duluth) (USHS-MN)

See also

Farm teams

Peoria Rivermen

The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10.

Alaska Aces

The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.

References

  1. Davis Payne Named Interim Head Coach
  2. Payne Remains Blues' Head Coach
  3. Tyler Love Hired as Blues' Goalie Consultant
  4. Tkachuk to Retire at End of Season: Press conference with Tkachuk set for Apr. 13 and open to the public (Apr. 7)
  5. Blues Salute Tkachuk After Friday's Game: Team also presented jerseys to randomly selected fans at ice level (Apr. 9)
  6. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html
  7. "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  8. "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
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  10. "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Flames 2, Blues 1 OT (Nov. 5, 2009)". Archived from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  11. "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 6, Canucks 1 (Nov. 10, 2009)". Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  12. Perron Scores One for the Highlight Reel: His goal, scored Saturday vs. the Islanders, has the league talking (Nov. 23, 2009)
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  14. "Chris Kerber's radio call on [[KMOX]] 1120AM". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  15. Perron's post-game comments
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  17. "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Kings 3 (Jan. 9, 2010)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  18. "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 1 (Jan. 16, 2010)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  19. "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blackhawks 2, Blues 1 (February 6, 2010)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  20. "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 3 (Mar. 18, 2010)". Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  21. Kariya Scores Goal No. 400: Blues forward becomes 83rd player in NHL history to reach the milestone
  22. "Ovechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL 'Three Stars' "
  23. "Mason Named to NHL 'Three Stars': Blues goalie was 3-0 with a 0.67 GAA and .971 Save percentage"
  24. "Pietrangelo Named Top Prospect: Defenseman took the honors in The Hockey News' Future Watch 2010"
  25. Blues Acquire Pelletier from Columbus
  26. Blues Acquire Guenin from Penguins
  27. Blues Get Fallon for Toivonen, Richmond
  28. Blues Acquire D'Agostini from Montreal
  29. Blues Acquire Labrie from Canucks
  30. "Blues Sign Goaltender Ty Conklin". Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  31. Blues Agree to Terms with Toivonen
  32. Blues Sign Forwards Cracknell, Tallackson
  33. Blues Sign Defenseman Bryce Lampman
  34. Blues Sign Defenseman Brendan Bell
  35. Armstrong, Blues Agree to Terms
  36. Blues Sign Darryl Sydor
  37. "Dallas Signs Defenseman Jeff Woywitka To Two-Year Contract". Archived from the original on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  38. "Bruins Sign Four Players". Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
  39. "Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Defenseman Jay McKee". Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  40. Canes Agree to Terms with Manny Legace
  41. "McClement Signs Multi-Year Contract". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  42. "Blues Re-Sign Keith Tkachuk". Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  43. Weaver, Winchester Agree to New Deals
  44. Blues Reach Agreement with Crombeen
  45. "Blues Sign Ian Schultz". Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  46. Blues Sign Pair of Defenseman
  47. Blues Re-Sign Steve Wagner
  48. Blues Reach Agreement with Polak
  49. Blues Sign Defenseman Ponich
  50. Blues Sign Prospect Tyler Shattock
  51. Blues Sign Prospect Anthony Nigro
  52. "Blues Roster - St. Louis Blues - Team". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
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