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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)

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).

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

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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

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Central Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings 82 54 21 7 257 184 115
2 Nashville Predators 82 41 32 9 230 229 91
3 Chicago Blackhawks 82 40 34 8 239 235 88
4 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 36 12 193 218 80
5 St. Louis Blues 82 33 36 13 205 237 79

Conference standings

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Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 54 21 7 257 184 115
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 49 23 10 222 193 108
3 y – Minnesota Wild NW 82 44 28 10 223 218 98
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 27 8 205 191 102
5 Dallas Stars PA 82 45 30 7 242 207 97
6 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 31 7 231 219 95
7 Calgary Flames NW 82 42 30 10 229 227 94
8 Nashville Predators CE 82 41 32 9 230 229 91
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 41 35 6 235 251 88
10 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 40 34 8 239 235 88
11 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 39 33 10 213 215 88
12 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 38 37 7 214 231 83
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 36 12 193 218 80
14 St. Louis Blues CE 82 33 36 13 205 237 79
15 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 32 43 7 231 266 71

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


Schedule and results

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October

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

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 4 St. Louis 2 – 3 Phoenix Legace 17,799 0–1–0 0
2 October 6 St. Louis 5 – 3 Los Angeles Toivonen 18,118 1–1–0 2
3 October 10 Nashville 4 – 1 St. Louis Legace 19,150 2–1–0 4
4 October 12 Colorado 4 – 1 St. Louis Legace 19,150 3–1–0 6
5 October 17 St. Louis 3 – 1 Chicago Legace 10,002 4–1–0 8
6 October 20 Minnesota 3 – 1 St. Louis Legace 19,150 4–2–0 8
7 October 23 Anaheim 2 – 4 St. Louis Legace 14,764 5–2–0 10
8 October 25 St. Louis 0 – 3 Columbus Toivonen 12,786 5–3–0 10
9 October 27 Washington 3 – 4 St. Louis Legace 16,863 6–3–0 12
10 October 30 Phoenix 1 – 2 St. Louis Legace 14,222 6–4–0 12

November

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

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
11 November 1 St. Louis 3 – 2 Minnesota Legace 18,568 7–4–0 14
12 November 3 Chicago 3 – 2 St. Louis Legace 19,150 7–5–0 14
13 November 4 St. Louis 0 – 3 Columbus Toivonen 13,254 7–6–0 14
14 November 9 St. Louis 2 – 4 Chicago Legace 16,149 7–7–0 14
15 November 13 Detroit 3 – 4 St. Louis Legace 18,440 8–7–0 16
16 November 16 Columbus 2 – 3 St. Louis Legace 19,150 9–7–0 18
17 November 17 St. Louis 3 – 2 Nashville SO Toivonen 15,246 10–7–0 20
18 November 19 Nashville 1 – 2 St. Louis Legace 15,239 11–7–0 22
19 November 21 St. Louis 0 – 3 Detroit Legace 19,124 11–8–0 22
20 November 23 Vancouver 1 – 3 St. Louis Toivonen 18,721 12–8–0 24
21 November 25 Calgary 0 – 3 St. Louis Legace 15,138 13–8–0 26
22 November 28 St. Louis 4 – 3 Buffalo Legace 18,690 14–8–0 28
23 November 30 St. Louis 2 – 3 Minnesota OT Legace 18,568 14–8–1 29

December

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

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
24 December 1 Chicago 1 – 3 St. Louis Toivonen 19,150 15–8–1 31
25 December 4 St. Louis 1 – 3 Calgary Toivonen 19,289 15–9–1 31
26 December 7 St. Louis 4 – 3 Edmonton Toivonen 16,839 16–9–1 33
27 December 9 St. Louis 5 – 9 Colorado Toivonen 15,476 16–10–1 33
28 December 11 Edmonton 5 – 4 St. Louis SO Toivonen 14,329 16–10–2 34
29 December 13 Florida 1 – 0 St. Louis Legace 14,088 16–11–2 34
30 December 16 Calgary 5 – 3 St. Louis Legace 16,733 16–12–2 34
31 December 20 Detroit 2 – 3 St. Louis Legace 19,150 17–12–2 36
32 December 22 St. Louis 4 – 1 Boston Legace 14,200 18–12–2 38
33 December 23 Atlanta 3 – 2 St. Louis OT Legace 17,731 18–12–3 39
34 December 26 Detroit 5 – 0 St. Louis Legace 19,250 18–13–3 39
35 December 28 San Jose 1 – 0 St. Louis Legace 19,250 18–14–3 39
36 December 29 St. Louis 4 – 5 Dallas SO Toivonen 18,532 18–14–4 40
37 December 31 St. Louis 2 – 0 Detroit Legace 20,066 19–14–4 42

January

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

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
38 January 2 Edmonton 3 – 2 St. Louis OT Toivonen 14,465 19–14–5 43
39 January 5 Carolina 0 – 1 St. Louis Legace 19,150 20–14–5 45
40 January 8 Columbus 1 – 6 St. Louis Legace 14,818 21–14–5 47
41 January 10 Dallas 2 – 4 St. Louis Legace 16,805 22–14–5 49
42 January 11 St. Louis 4 – 6 Columbus Toivonen 15,233 22–15–5 49
43 January 13 Vancouver 4 – 3 St. Louis SO Legace 16,828 22–15–6 50
44 January 16 St. Louis 1 – 6 Chicago Schwarz 17,570 22–16–6 50
45 January 19 Nashville 5 – 2 St. Louis Legace 19,275 22–17–6 50
46 January 21 St. Louis 3 – 6 Nashville Legace 13,642 22–18–6 50
47 January 23 St. Louis 2 – 3 Vancouver SO Legace 18,630 22–18–7 51
48 January 24 St. Louis 1 – 4 San Jose Legace 17,142 22–19–7 51
49 January 29 St. Louis 3 – 2 Toronto Legace 19,363 23–19–7 53

February

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

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
50 February 1 Anaheim 0 – 1 St. Louis SO Legace 19,150 24–19–7 55
51 February 2 Colorado 6 – 4 St. Louis Legace 19,150 24–20–7 55
52 February 5 Tampa Bay 5 – 4 St. Louis Legace 17,150 24–21–7 55
53 February 9 St. Louis 2 – 6 Dallas Toivonen 18,584 24–22–7 55
54 February 10 Minnesota 2 – 1 St. Louis SO Legace 16,477 24–22–8 56
55 February 12 Los Angeles 2 – 4 St. Louis Legace 15,688 25–22–8 58
56 February 14 St. Louis 4 – 1 Colorado Legace 17,131 26–22–8 60
57 February 16 St. Louis 1 – 2 Nashville OT Legace 17,113 26–22–9 61
58 February 17 Columbus 1 – 5 St. Louis Legace 19,150 27–22–9 63
59 February 19 Chicago 1 – 5 St. Louis Legace 19,150 28–22–9 65
60 February 21 St. Louis 1 – 5 Los Angeles Legace 14,132 28–23–9 65
61 February 22 St. Louis 1 – 2 Anaheim OT Legace 17,174 28–23–10 66
62 February 24 St. Louis 0 – 2 Phoenix Legace 14,845 28–24–10 66
63 February 26 Dallas 3 – 1 St. Louis Legace 19,150 28–25–10 66
64 February 28 Phoenix 2 – 1 St. Louis Legace 17,867 28–26–10 66

March

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

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
65 March 1 San Jose 2 – 0 St. Louis Legace 19,150 28–27–10 66
66 March 4 Los Angeles 2 – 3 St. Louis Legace 14,973 29–27–10 68
67 March 5 St. Louis 1 – 4 Detroit Legace 18,064 29–28–10 68
68 March 8 St. Louis 2 – 4 Vancouver Legace 18,630 29–29–10 68
69 March 10 St. Louis 3 – 7 Calgary Toivonen 19,289 29–30–10 68
70 March 11 St. Louis 3 – 4 Edmonton OT Legace 16,839 29–30–11 69
71 March 14 St. Louis 1 – 4 San Jose Toivonen 17,496 29–31–11 69
72 March 15 St. Louis 2 – 5 Anaheim Legace 17,174 29–32–11 69
73 March 18 St. Louis 4 – 3 Montreal SO Legace 21,273 30–32–11 71
74 March 20 St. Louis 2 – 3 Ottawa Toivonen 20,027 30–33–11 71
75 March 23 St. Louis 3 – 4 Chicago OT Toivonen 19,146 30–33–12 72
76 March 25 Detroit 2 – 1 St. Louis Legace 19,150 30–34–12 72
77 March 28 St. Louis 4 – 3 Detroit OT Legace 20,066 31–34–12 74
78 March 29 Chicago 4 – 3 St. Louis Legace 19,150 31–35–12 74

April

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

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
79 April 1 Nashville 4 – 3 St. Louis OT Toivonen 17,357 31–35–13 75
80 April 3 St. Louis 2 – 3 Nashville Toivonen 17,113 31–36–13 75
81 April 5 Columbus 0 – 3 St. Louis Legace 19,150 32–36–13 77
82 April 6 St. Louis 4 – 1 Columbus Toivonen 17,739 33–36–13 79
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

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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

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Skaters

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
David Backes 72 13 18 31 99
Christian Backman ** 45 1 9 10 30
Brad Boyes 82 43 22 65 20
Eric Brewer 77 1 20 21 91
Micki DuPont 2 0 0 0 2
Mike Glumac 4 0 0 0 5
Dan Hinote 58 5 5 10 42
Barret Jackman 78 2 14 16 93
Cam Janssen 12 0 1 1 18
Erik Johnson 69 5 28 33 28
Mike Johnson * 21 2 3 5 8
Ryan Johnson 79 5 13 18 22
Paul Kariya 82 16 49 65 50
D. J. King 61 3 3 6 100
Manny Legace 66 0 2 2 4
Jamal Mayers 80 12 15 27 91
Jay McClement 81 9 13 22 26
Andy McDonald 49 14 22 36 32
Jay McKee 66 2 7 9 42
David Perron 62 13 14 27 38
Roman Polak 6 0 1 1 0
Martin Rucinsky 40 5 11 16 40
Bryce Salvador ** 56 1 10 11 43
Yan Stastny 12 1 1 2 9
Lee Stempniak 80 13 25 38 40
Keith Tkachuk 79 27 31 58 69
Hannu Toivonen 23 0 0 0 2
Steve Wagner 24 2 6 8 8
Matt Walker 43 1 1 2 61
Doug Weight ** 29 4 7 11 12
Jeff Woywitka 27 2 6 8 12
TOTALS 82 205 357 562 1,137

* out for season with injury
** traded away

through April 6, 2008

Goaltenders

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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   66 3,666 27 25   8 147   5 1,648 .911 2.41
Hannu Toivonen   23 1,202   6 10   5   69   0   566 .878 3.44
Chris Beckford-Tseu     1     27   0   0   0     1   0       9 .889 2.22
Marek Schwarz     2     50   0   1   0     6   0     17 .647 7.20
TOTALS 82 4,945 33 36 13 223 5 2,240 .900 2.71

through April 6, 2008

Awards and records

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Records

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Milestones

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Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Erik Johnson 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 October 4, 2007
Steve Wagner 1st NHL Game October 4, 2007
Erik Johnson 1st NHL Goal October 6, 2007
Steve Wagner 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 October 6, 2007
David Perron 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 October 12, 2007
Martin Rucinsky 600th NHL Point October 20, 2007
Steve Wagner 1st NHL Goal October 20, 2007
Dan Hinote 400th NHL Game October 27, 2007
Keith Tkachuk 1,000th NHL Game December 1, 2007
Barret Jackman 500th NHL Penalty Minute December 20, 2007
Matt Walker 1st NHL Goal February 17, 2008
Andy McDonald 100th NHL Goal February 17, 2008
Ryan Johnson 100th NHL Point March 4, 2008
Andy Murray 600th NHL Coaching Game March 5, 2008
Keith Tkachuk 500th NHL Goal April 6, 2008

Transactions

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

Trades

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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 2008 – Dale 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

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Player Former team Contract Terms (Yrs., $Total / yr.)
Alex Brooks New Jersey Devils 1 year, $500,000
Paul Kariya Nashville Predators 3 years, $6 million
David Perron Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) $875,000
Yan Stastny Boston Bruins $605,000
Player New team
Radek Dvorak Florida Panthers
Curtis Sanford Vancouver Canucks
Jamie Rivers Montreal Canadiens
Dallas Drake Detroit Red Wings
Jon DiSalvatore Phoenix Coyotes

Contract renewals

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Player Contract Terms (yrs., $Total / yr.)
Jason Bacashihua 1 year, $643,720
D. J. King 3 years, $1.6 million
Matt Walker 1 year, $600,000
Jeff Woywitka 1 year, $689,700
Barret Jackman 4 years, $3.6 million
Brad Boyes 4 years, $4.0 million
David Backes 3 years, $2.5 million (Jul. 1, 2008)[2]

Signed prospects

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

Draft picks

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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

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Peoria Rivermen

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

Alaska Aces

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The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2007-08 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "Backes remains a Blue: Blues match $7.5 million offer sheet tendered by Vancouver". Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  3. ^ "T.J. Oshie is Latest WCHA Player to Leave Early - Signs with St. Louis Blues". Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  4. ^ 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results NHL.com Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
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