Dan Hinote News

Contrary to popular belief, the Canucks fully intend to use Mats Sundin tonight if he can go because they want desperately to put the Blues away before they get any life.

Vancouver Canucks all-star goaltender Roberto Luongo found himself the focal point of another playoff game.

It had been a long time between shifts, but Cam Janssen still knew his way around.

Mats Sundin's status for Game 4 on Tuesday is up in the air. Mats Sundin was lifted from the lineup for Game 3 of the Vancouver Canucks' opening-round series against the St.

Two teams that have developed a major dislike for each other will collide like runaway trains again today at Scottrade Center in St.

Today: Some things are better left unseen but we still throw them in the gallery regardless.

The best barometer for the mood of the St. Louis Blues is goaltender Chris Mason, who possesses a knack for reading the emotions of his teammates.

Last year at this time, the Blues sputtered to the finish line of the NHL's regular season, winning just five of their last 23 games, missing the playoffs for the third consecutive time and finishing two points worse than a season before.

This is what Dan Hinote knew about Brad Boyes when Boyes joined the Blues in February 2007 in a trade with the Boston Bruins.

Netminder Chris Mason carried Dan Hinote and St. Louis to a 25-9-7 second-half record and the sixth playoff seed in the West.

St. Louis Blues' Dan Hinote, right, knocks Columbus Blue Jackets' Fedor Tyutin off the puck in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, April 10, 2009 in St.

In the not too distant past, it used to take free food to create a sellout for the St.

In 2001-02, Colorado's Peter Forsberg missed the entire regular season while recovering from spleen surgery.

GLENDALE, ARIZ . The Blues' playoff hopes received two boosts within a few minutes Tuesday night.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Apr. 7--PHOENIX -- When the Blues step onto the ice tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes, they'll be looking to balance their emotions better than they have recently.

Blues forward David Backes said he finally got to sleep about 3 a.m. "I was just re-thinking the night," Backes said.

Despite having 26 goals on the season before Thursday's trip to Detroit, Blues forward David Backes' offensive season was missing one thing.

Chris Mason, right and Dan Hinote of the St. Louis Blues celebrate after beating the Columbus Bluejackets in a shootout at the Scottrade Center on Sunday in St.

St. Louis Blues goalie Chris Mason, left, stops Vancouver Canucks' Mason Raymond, second right, as Blues' Jeff Woywitka, 29, and Dan Hinote, far right, watch during first period NHL action in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday March 19, 2009.

Three months after Blues defenseman Eric Brewer left the lineup with nerve damage in his back, the return of the team's captain this season appears doubtful.