LCS Hockey - Team Reports - St. Louis Blues

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head coach: Joel Quenneville

roster: C - Pierre Turgeon, Craig Conroy, Mike Eastwood. LW - Geoff Courtnall, Pavol Demitra, Scott Pellerin, Pascal Rheaume, Tony Twist. RW - Jim Campbell, Scott Young, Kelly Chase, Terry Yake. D - Al MacInnis, Chris Pronger, Marc Bergevin, Chris McAlpine, Jamie Rivers, Todd Gill, Rudy Poeschek, Kevin Dahl. G - Grant Fuhr, Jamie McLennan.

transactions: Gonesville: Brett Hull (Dallas), Blair Atcheynum (Nashville), Steve Duchesne (Los Angeles). Charlie New Guys: Scott Young, Kevin Dahl.

1997-98 results:

Record...........45-29-8, 98 PTS, 4th Western Conference 
Goals Scored.....256
Goals Against....204
Power Play.......16.8% (9th)
Penalty Killing..86.6% (7th)

GEE, THAT'S SWELL

* Chris Pronger and Al MacInnis will give the Blues a strong defense.

* Craig Conroy has emerged as an excellent defensive center.

* St. Louis is so giddy about Mark McGwire, no one will notice when the Blues suck.

GRIEF

* Life without Brett Hull won't be easy.

* Losing Steve Duchesne will hurt the power play.

* How much longer can Grant Fuhr keep truckin'?

* Now that he has his new contract, Geoff Courtnall will go back to being a worthless punk.

1998-99 OUTLOOK: Not having Hull will prove devastating. People won't realize how much he meant to the organization until they experience a full season without him. Pronger and MacInnis by themselves won't be enough to carry the team.

PREDICTION: Third in Central Division.