Jaroslav Halak News

Widely considered to be the second-best goalie on the St. Louis Blues, Brian Elliott proved throughout the 2011-2012 season that he is more than just a serviceable backup, but a great net minder with the ability to make unbelievable saves in crunch time.

Over at the SB Nation NHL hub, the collective bloggers on the network have voted their selections for the various NHL regular season awards for the 2011-12 season.

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi shakes hands with St. Louis Blues center David Backes after game four of the 2012 Western Conference semifinals -- Now that we've had some time to mourn, we can all now reflect.

February 14, 2012; Columbus, OH, USA; St. Louis Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak makes a save on a shot from Columbus Blue Jackets center Mark Letestu as St.

As this season has evidenced, a great regular season doesn't guarantee postseason success, not even in the short term.

Earlier this week I evaluated Jaroslav Halak in the first edition of "Grading the 2011-12 Blues". Today we shift to his partner in crime between the pipes, Brian Elliott.

MAY 06: Head Coach Ken Hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues and the team watch play during the game against the Los Angeles Kings in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

It used to be that when a team went into the Stanley Cup playoffs as a lower seed, the chances of that team going far in the post-season was very, very small.

Welcome to the new series "Grading the 2011-12 Blues" where I go through the entire St.

Blues' Halak Needs More Time to Heal : Jaroslav Halak will need a couple more weeks to heal, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

The St. Louis Blues left the Staples Center battered and broken. The team that had the best defense in the league was outscored 15-6 in a four-game series, and was swept by the Los Angeles Kings .

The word 'unceremonious' comes to mind at times like these. It's a good word, unceremonious; it is perfectly evocative of it's intended meaning.

In an effort to close out the season on a good note after that Blues - Kings series, I want to look at St.

The Los Angeles Kings defeated the first seed Vancouver Canucks in five games and then went on to sweep the second seed St.

The Los Angeles Kings are firmly in the drivers seat as they rode a 4-2 game three win to a 3-0 lead in their best of seven series against the St.