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Blues- A Team On The Rise
by Paul on 08/23/07 at 08:44 AM ET
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from Adam Proteau of the Hockey News,
It’s hard to believe that, less than 18 months after stumbling to their worst record in 27 years and third-worst in franchise history, the St. Louis Blues have as much going for them as they do.
But they do, and Western Conference playoff bubble teams – I’m looking at you, Dallas, Minnesota and Nashville – should realize this particular object in their rearview mirror is definitely closer than it appears.
I’ll admit, I had my doubts about how quickly the Blues could turn things around.
James Mirtle pointed out this story to me from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
The Blues reported selling 450 new season tickets in the week after signing Kariya, and 1,600 of their 2,500 new tickets have been sold since he joined the team. Also since the signing, the team has sold an average of 40 new season tickets per weekday and 200 per week. On that pace, with seven weeks left before the home opener Oct. 10, the ticket base could grow by 1,400. That would more than eclipse the 9,100 season-ticket holders in 2003-04, when the Blues had a record of 39-30-11-2 for 91 points.
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Man were the Blues smart to hire Jarmo Kekelainen. That guy seriously knows how to draft… If I were an NHL owner on the lookout for a new GM he’d be my first choice no question, he deserves a lot of credit for helping the Blues turn around so quickly.
Posted by fredster on 08/23/07 at 10:10 AM ET