T.J Oshie News

The Blues have been very good about rewarding good play, and they did so again on Friday as they announced that they had reached an agreement with forward Adam Cracknell on a new one-year contract.

While the St. Louis Blues' season has concluded, forward T.J. Oshie isn't ready to take a break from his profession.

St. Louis Blues' T.J. Oshie, center, tries to score against Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, right, as he is defended by Los Angeles Kings' Rob Scuderi during the first period in Game 6 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Los Angeles, Friday, May 10, 2013.

St. Louis Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong talks with reporters after it was announced he has been signed to a five-year contract extention, at the Scottrade Center in St.

Louis Blues' playoff chances began to fade against the Los Angeles Kings. In the only two-goal lead for any time in the series, the Blues led 2-0 on goals by David Backes and T.J. Oshie just 4:32 into the opening period.

St. Louis' elimination on Friday night provided coach Ken Hitchcock the opportunity to assess who on his team needs to step up and play better.

Defenseman Robyn Regehr suffered a broken nose when Blues captain David Backes kicked him in the face during a scary collision behind the net in Game 1 last week in St.

It's certainly not the situation the St. Louis Blues want to be in right now, but they are trying to make the best of it.

This is do or die time for the Blues, who are winless in LA in their past two seasons, playoffs included.

Louis Blues' lines is struggling, coach Ken Hitchcock knows he can provide an instant jolt of energy by inserting winger T.J. Oshie.

The St. Louis Blues have watched the Los Angeles Kings steal the momentum in their first round playoff series by winning games three and four, and with the series shifting back to St.

Let's make this clear from the start: missed calls didn't lose the game for the Blues .

Dustin Penner, left, and his Kings teammates won only eight road games in the regular season.

Rain aided firefighters in their efforts to fully contain the Springs fire early Monday morning.

Anze Kopitar tied it with 12:46 to play, Justin Williams tipped home the go-ahead goal 76 seconds later, and the Los Angeles Kings evened their first-round series with the St.

MAY 04: Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings talks to David Perron #57 of the St.

MAY 04: Chris Stewart #25 of the St. Louis Blues has his shot stopped by Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings during the third period of a 1-0 Kings win in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 4, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Jonathan Quick, right, and the Los Angeles Kings will try to get things back on track against the St.

Blues defenceman Barret Jackman is mobbed by his teammates after scoring the game-winning goal against the Los Angeles Kings Thursday night.

Switching from backhand to forehand, last year's Stanley Cup playoffs MVP was set to re-load a Los Angeles Kings' power play that had more than three minutes left to decide overtime.