2006–07 St. Louis Blues season

2006–07 St. Louis Blues
Division 3rd Central
Conference 10th Western
2006–07 record 34–35–13
Team information
General Manager Larry Pleau
Coach Mike Kitchen (Oct–Dec)
Andy Murray (Dec–Apr)
Captain Dallas Drake
Alternate captains Bill Guerin (Oct–Feb)
Barret Jackman
Doug Weight
Arena Scottrade Center
Average attendance 12,520 (59.6%)
Team leaders
Goals Lee Stempniak (27)
Assists Doug Weight (43)
Points Doug Weight (59)
Wins Manny Legace (23)
Goals against average Curtis Sanford (3.18)
<2005–06 2007–08>

The 2006–07 St. Louis Blues season, its 40th in the league, saw the team attempting to improve on the 2005–06 season, in which it had finished with the worst record in the National Hockey League (21–46–15, 57 points).

One major offseason transaction saw the Blues sign Doug Weight back to the roster via free agency, after he had left the team at the trade deadline of the 2005–06 season and won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.

One notable event of the season was the jersey retirement of Brett Hull's number 16 on December 5, 2006. In the ceremony, the Blues announced that a section of nearby Clark Avenue would be renamed Brett Hull Way. In front of a sellout crowd, the Blues then went on to lose a disappointing game 5–1 to the division rival Detroit Red Wings.

The team started the season very poorly, winning only seven of its first 30 games. A dramatic turn-around was made in mid-December, however, and over a 20-game span, the Blues went 13–3–4. By the end of January, St. Louis had pulled its record to near .500 and had climbed into third place in the Central Division standings.

Regular season

Final standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 50 19 13 254 199 113
2 4 Nashville Predators 82 51 23 8 272 212 110
3 10 St. Louis Blues 82 34 35 13 214 254 81
4 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 33 42 7 201 249 73
5 13 Chicago Blackhawks 82 31 42 9 201 258 71

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 5, 20064–5 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2006–07) 0–0–1
2LOctober 7, 20061–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) 0–1–1
3LOctober 9, 20060–2 @ Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) 0–2–1
4WOctober 12, 20063–2 SO Boston Bruins (2006–07) 1–2–1
5WOctober 14, 20064–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 2–2–1
6LOctober 17, 20062–5 Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) 2–3–1
7LOctober 20, 20062–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) 2–3–2
8WOctober 21, 20064–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 3–3–2
9LOctober 28, 20062–3 Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 3–4–2
10LOctober 30, 20065–6 SO Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) 3–4–3
11LNovember 1, 20061–4 @ Dallas Stars (2006–07) 3–5–3
12WNovember 2, 20064–1 Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) 4–5–3
13LNovember 4, 20062–3 Calgary Flames (2006–07) 4–6–3
14LNovember 9, 20062–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 4–7–3
15LNovember 10, 20061–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 4–8–3
16WNovember 12, 20065–3 Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) 5–8–3
17LNovember 14, 20060–3 @ Calgary Flames (2006–07) 5–9–3
18LNovember 16, 20062–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) 5–10–3
19LNovember 17, 20062–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) 5–11–3
20WNovember 22, 20064–3 SO @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 6–11–3
21WNovember 24, 20063–2 SO @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 7–11–3
22LNovember 25, 20061–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) 7–12–3
23LNovember 28, 20060–2 San Jose Sharks (2006–07) 7–13–3
24LNovember 30, 20064–5 Nashville Predators (2006–07) 7–14–3
25LDecember 1, 20062–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 7–15–3
26LDecember 5, 20061–5 Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 7–16–3
27LDecember 7, 20063–4 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 7–16–4
28LDecember 9, 20061–5 Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 7–17–4
29LDecember 12, 20062–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 7–18–4
30LDecember 13, 20061–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) 7–19–4
31LDecember 16, 20062–3 SO @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) 7–19–5
32LDecember 17, 20061–2 OT Nashville Predators (2006–07) 7–19–6
33WDecember 19, 20064–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) 8–19–6
34WDecember 21, 20065–2 Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) 9–19–6
35WDecember 23, 20063–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 10–19–6
36LDecember 26, 20062–3 SO @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) 10–19–7
37WDecember 29, 20064–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) 11–19–7
38WDecember 30, 20062–0 Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) 12–19–7
39LJanuary 2, 20071–4 Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 12–20–7
40WJanuary 4, 20072–0 Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 13–20–7
41LJanuary 6, 20072–3 @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) 13–21–7
42WJanuary 9, 20074–3 SO @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 14–21–7
43WJanuary 10, 20073–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2006–07) 15–21–7
44WJanuary 13, 20076–5 Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) 16–21–7
45LJanuary 15, 20074–5 SO @ Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) 16–21–8
46WJanuary 16, 20076–2 @ Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) 17–21–8
47WJanuary 18, 20073–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) 18–21–8
48WJanuary 20, 20071–0 @ San Jose Sharks (2006–07) 19–21–8
49WJanuary 26, 20072–1 OT Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 20–21–8
50LJanuary 27, 20073–6 Nashville Predators (2006–07) 20–22–8
51LJanuary 30, 20072–5 Minnesota Wild (2006–07) 20–23–8
52LFebruary 2, 20073–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 20–24–8
53WFebruary 3, 20072–0 Dallas Stars (2006–07) 21–24–8
54LFebruary 6, 20071–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 21–25–8
55WFebruary 8, 20071–0 Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 22–25–8
56LFebruary 10, 20073–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) 22–25–9
57LFebruary 13, 20075–6 San Jose Sharks (2006–07) 22–26–9
58WFebruary 14, 20074–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 23–26–9
59WFebruary 16, 20071–0 Nashville Predators (2006–07) 24–26–9
60WFebruary 18, 20075–3 Minnesota Wild (2006–07) 25–26–9
61WFebruary 20, 20075–4 SO Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 26–26–9
62LFebruary 25, 20071–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 26–27–9
63WFebruary 27, 20073–1 Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) 27–27–9
64WMarch 1, 20073–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2006–07) 28–27–9
65LMarch 3, 20072–3 SO @ New York Rangers (2006–07) 28–27–10
66LMarch 6, 20072–4 Calgary Flames (2006–07) 28–28–10
67WMarch 8, 20075–3 Dallas Stars (2006–07) 29–28–10
68LMarch 10, 20073–4 Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 29–29–10
69LMarch 12, 20074–5 SO @ Calgary Flames (2006–07) 29–29–11
70LMarch 15, 20072–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) 29–29–12
71WMarch 17, 20073–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) 30–29–12
72LMarch 20, 20072–4 Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 30–30–12
73LMarch 22, 20071–5 @ Minnesota Wild (2006–07) 30–31–12
74WMarch 24, 20073–2 SO @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 31–31–12
75LMarch 25, 20071–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 31–32–12
76LMarch 27, 20071–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 31–33–12
77WMarch 29, 20075–2 Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) 32–33–12
78LMarch 31, 20072–3 OT Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) 32–33–13
79WApril 2, 20074–2 @ Dallas Stars (2006–07) 33–33–13
80WApril 3, 20075–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) 34–33–13
81LApril 5, 20071–4 @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) 34–34–13
82LApril 7, 20071–5 @ Minnesota Wild (2006–07) 34–35–13

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Weight, DougDoug Weight C 82 16 43 59 5610503
Stempniak, LeeLee Stempniak RW 82 27 25 52 33-2804
Cajanek, PetrPetr Cajanek RW 77 15 33 48 549101
Guerin, BillBill Guerin RW 61 28 19 47 528706
Tkachuk, KeithKeith Tkachuk LW 61 20 23 43 923801
Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak RW 82 10 27 37 48-6111
McClement, JayJay McClement C 81 8 28 36 553000
Rucinsky, MartinMartin Rucinsky LW 52 12 21 33 48-3403
Brewer, EricEric Brewer D 82 6 23 29 69-10201
Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman D 70 3 24 27 8220101
Backes, DavidDavid Backes C 49 10 13 23 376202
Mayers, JamalJamal Mayers RW 80 8 14 22 89-19020
Wideman, DennisDennis Wideman D 55 5 17 22 44-7401
Backman, ChristianChristian Backman D 61 7 11 18 3613100
Drake, DallasDallas Drake RW 60 6 6 12 38-14022
Boyes, BradBrad Boyes C 19 4 8 12 40001
Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson C 59 7 4 11 47-7020
Hinote, DanDan Hinote RW 41 5 5 10 23-8001
Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador D 64 2 5 7 55-5000
Woywitka, JeffJeff Woywitka D 34 1 6 7 124000
Metropolit, GlenGlen Metropolit C 20 2 3 5 140100
Walker, MattMatt Walker D 48 0 5 5 727000
Sejna, PeterPeter Sejna LW 22 3 1 4 42000
Rivers, JamieJamie Rivers D 31 1 3 4 36-7100
King, D. J.D. J. King C 27 1 1 2 52-3000
Mojzis, TomasTomas Mojzis D 6 1 0 1 00000
Glumac, MikeMike Glumac RW 3 0 1 1 01000
Bacashihua, JasonJason Bacashihua G 19 0 0 0 20000
Legace, MannyManny Legace G 45 0 0 0 20000
McKee, JayJay McKee D 23 0 0 0 12-9000
Nieminen, VilleVille Nieminen LW 14 0 0 0 29-1000
Perrault, JoelJoel Perrault C 11 0 0 0 0-4000
Polak, RomanRoman Polak D 19 0 0 0 6-3000
Sanford, CurtisCurtis Sanford G 31 0 0 0 00000
Schwarz, MarekMarek Schwarz G 2 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Legace, MannyManny Legace 2522 45 23 15 5 109 2.59 511771068.907
Sanford, CurtisCurtis Sanford 1492 31 8 12 5 79 3.18 0707628.888
Bacashihua, JasonJason Bacashihua 894 19 3 7 3 47 3.15 0450403.896
Schwarz, MarekMarek Schwarz 60 2 0 1 0 3 3.00 02522.880
Team: 4968 82 34 35 13 238 2.87 523592121.899

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season:

Trades

January 16, 2007 To St. Louis Blues
Yan Stastny		 To Boston Bruins
5th round pick in 2007
February 25, 2007 To St. Louis Blues
Glen Metropolit
1st round pick in 2007
3rd round pick in 2007
2nd round pick in 2008
1st round pick in 2008 if Tkachuk resigns with Atlanta in the offseason.		 To Atlanta Thrashers
Keith Tkachuk
February 27, 2007 To St. Louis Blues
Ville Nieminen
Jay Barriball
1st round pick in 2007		 To San Jose Sharks
Bill Guerin
February 27, 2007 To St. Louis Blues
Brad Boyes		 To Boston Bruins
Dennis Wideman

Free agents acquired

Player Former Team
D Jay McKee Buffalo Sabres
F Doug Weight Carolina Hurricanes
F Dan Hinote Colorado Avalanche
F Martin Rucinsky New York Rangers
G Manny Legace Detroit Red Wings
D Jamie Rivers Phoenix Coyotes
F Radek Dvorak Edmonton Oilers

Free agents lost

Player New Team
G Patrick Lalime Chicago Blackhawks
D Kevin Dallman Los Angeles Kings
F Mark Rycroft Colorado Avalanche
F Jeff Hoggan Boston Bruins
F Michael Zigomanis Phoenix Coyotes
F Jesse Boulerice Carolina Hurricanes
F Dean McAmmond Ottawa Senators

Claimed on waivers

Player claimed Former team
F Joel Perrault Phoenix Coyotes

Draft picks

St. Louis' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Blues possessed the first overall pick in the draft.

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 1 Erik Johnson (D)  United States St. Louis Blues US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
1 25 Patrik Berglund (C)  Sweden St. Louis Blues (from New Jersey) VIK Vasteras HK (Allsvenskan)
2 31 Tomas Kana (C)  Czech Republic St. Louis Blues HC Vitkovice (Czech Extraliga)
3 64 Jonas Junland (D)  Sweden St. Louis Blues Linkopings HC (Elitserien)
4 94 Ryan Turek (C)  United States St. Louis Blues Omaha Lancers (USHL)
4 106 Reto Berra (G)   Switzerland St. Louis Blues (from Toronto) ZSC Lions (NLA)
5 124 Andy Sackrison (C/LW)  United States St. Louis Blues St. Louis Park (USHS-MN)
6 154 Matthew McCollem (LW)  United States St. Louis Blues Belmont Hill (Independent School League)
7 184 Alexander Hellstrom (D)  Sweden St. Louis Blues IF Bjorkloven (Allsvenskan)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2006–07 St. Louis Blues Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  2. ↑ "2006-07 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.

External links

2006–07 St. Louis Blues Roster

Goaltenders: 1 – Sanford • 30 – Bacashihua • 34 – Legace • 40 – Schwarz 

Defensemen 4 – Brewer • 5 – Jackman • 27 – Salvador • 28 – Walker • 26 – Woywitka • 46 – Polak • 55 – Backman • 74 – McKee 

Forwards 9 – McClement • 10 – Drake • 12 – Stempniak • 15 – Sejna • 17 – Johnson • 18 – Dvorak • 19 – King • 21 – Mayers • 22 – Metropolit • 26 – Cajanek • 32 – Nieminen • 33 – Orszagh • 38 – Boyes • 39 – Weight • 42 – Backes • 58 – Hinote • 62 – Rucinsky 

General Manager: Larry Pleau •  Coach: Andy Murray