Jordan Leopold News

The Blues enter tonight's game against the L.A. Kings down for the first time in the series 3-2-0. It is clear, that the game in L.A. tonight is the most important game in many of these players careers.

May 6 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar celebrates with teammates Dustin Brown , Jeff Carter and Slava Voynov after scoring a goal in the third period in game four of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs against the St.

Of all the missed opportunities for the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, the most costly one was the inability to put the defending Stanley Cup champions in a 3-0 hole.

Wade Redden, veteran of more than 1,000 NHL games, was held prisoner for two seasons in the American Hockey League.

Jonathan Quick made 30 saves in his fifth career playoff shutout, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 1-0 victory over St.

When the St. Louis Blues traded Wade Redden at the NHL Trade Deadline, it was for a conditional 7th round pick.

A month ago, the Blues were out of a playoff spot. They were sitting in ninth place, with one game in hand, but they were not heading in the right direction.

After the lockout forced NHL regular season sprint the defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings are ready to begin their quest for a repeat versus the St.

Louis Blues were ready for anyone. Their first-round opponent will be the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings after the Kings edged San Jose 3-2 on Saturday.

The defenseman was just finishing up his second full season with the New York Rangers' AHL affiliate in Hartford, banished there because the Rangers didn't feel his play was commensurate with the $6 million salary he was getting.

Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester will be facing the team that have gave him that opportunity.

Monday night the Ducks wrapped up their second Pacific Division title in franchise history and the second seed in the Western Conference playoff picture.

The most exciting part of the NHL season is nearly here. The playoffs are mere days away, and teams are fighting tooth and nail to get into the top eight of each division.

Louis Blues clinched a playoff berth with two games to spare, beating the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Tuesday night.

After trading their first-rounder to Calgary for Jay Bouwmeester , and their second- and fifth-rounders to Buffalo for Jordan Leopold , the Blues have become a much better team in the here and now... but at what cost to their future? As of now, the Blues' first selection in the upcoming draft is at 49th overall.

Spotlight on Jordan Leopold: The former Avs defenseman, acquired by the Blues at the trade deadline from Buffalo, has helped solidify the Blues' back end as the playoffs near.

Having already traded away the likes of Jason Pominville and Jordan Leopold , there will likely be a few more names subtracted from this roster over the course of the summer.

The Buffalo Sabres' plan should have been simple: Tank, get a top three draft pick and start the rebuild around the league's next superstar.

When the Buffalo Sabres traded captain Jason Pominville and two veteran defensemen, the league-wide assessment was the franchise was entering a rebuilding phase.