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2014–15 St. Louis Blues
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference2nd Western
2014–15 record51–24–7
Home record27–12–2
Road record24–12–5
Goals for248
Goals against201
Team information
General managerDoug Armstrong
CoachKen Hitchcock
CaptainDavid Backes
Alternate captainsBarret Jackman
T. J. Oshie
Alex Pietrangelo
Alexander Steen
ArenaScottrade Center
Average attendance18,545 (96.8%)[1] (41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsVladimir Tarasenko (37)
AssistsAlexander Steen (40)
PointsVladimir Tarasenko (73)
Penalty minutesRyan Reaves (116)
Plus/minusVladimir Tarasenko (+27)
WinsBrian Elliott (26)
Goals against averageBrian Elliott (2.26)

The 2014–15 St. Louis Blues season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2]

Off-season

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Coach Ken Hitchcock was extended through this season on May 7, 2014, as were Associate Coach Brad Shaw and Assistant Coach Ray Bennett. Assistant Coach Gary Shaw and Goaltending Coach Corey Hirsch were not retained.[3] Kirk Muller, 48, was named assistant coach by General Manager Doug Armstrong on May 13, 2014. Muller was formerly head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes in parts of the last three seasons.[4]

Goaltender Brian Elliott re-signed for a three-year extension on May 19, 2014, for $7.5 million. He will team with Jake Allen. Ryan Miller will become an unrestricted free agent in July.[5]

The Blues on May 27, replaced their unretained goaltending coach with Jim Corsi, formerly goaltending coach of the last 16 seasons with the Buffalo Sabres.[6]


Playoffs

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See also: 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs

The St. Louis Blues entered the playoffs as the Central Division regular season champions. The Blues took on the wild card Minnesota Wild in the first round. The Blues were defeated in six games by the Wild.

Standings

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Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – St. Louis Blues 82 51 24 7 42 248 201 +47 109
2 x – Nashville Predators 82 47 25 10 41 232 208 +24 104
3 x – Chicago Blackhawks 82 48 28 6 39 229 189 +40 102
4 x – Minnesota Wild 82 46 28 8 42 231 201 +30 100
5 x – Winnipeg Jets 82 43 26 13 36 230 210 +20 99
6 Dallas Stars 82 41 31 10 37 261 260 +1 92
7 Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 12 29 219 227 −8 90
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2014–15 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Final Stats[7]

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Brian Elliott 46 45 2546 26 14 3 96 2.26 1150 .917 5 0 3 0
Jake Allen 37 32 2077 22 7 4 79 2.28 909 .913 4 0 2 2
Martin Brodeur 7 5 356 3 3 0 17 2.87 169 .899 1 0 0 0
Totals 53 49 2,981 32 13 4 117 2.35 1,346 .913 6 0 2 2
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Allen 6 6 328 2 4 12 2.20 125 .904 0 0 0 0
Brian Elliott 1 0 26 0 0 1 2.31 7 .857 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours

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Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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Following the end of the Blues' 2013–14 season, and during the 2014–15 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

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Date
Details
June 28, 2014[16][17] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Roman Polak (D) 		To St. Louis Blues
Carl Gunnarsson (D)
CGY's 4th round (94th) pick in 2014
November 15, 2014[18] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jordan Leopold (D) 		To St. Louis Blues
5th-round pick in 2016
January 27, 2015[19] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Maxim Lapierre (C) 		To St. Louis Blues
Marcel Goc (C)
February 26, 2015[20] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Future Considerations 		To St. Louis Blues
Adam Cracknell (RW)
March 2, 2015[21] To Arizona Coyotes
Maxim Letunov (F) 		To St. Louis Blues
Zbynek Michalek (D)
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015[22] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ian Cole (D) 		To St. Louis Blues
Robert Bortuzzo (D)
7th-round pick in 2016
March 2, 2015[23] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Joakim Lindstrom (F)
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2016 		To St. Louis Blues
Olli Jokinen (F)

Draft picks

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See also: List of St. Louis Blues draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 21 Robby Fabbri Center Canada Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
2 33[a] Ivan Barbashev Center / Left wing Russia Russia Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2 52 Maxim Letunov Center Russia Russia Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
3 82 Jake Walman Defense Canada Canada Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)
4 94[b] Ville Husso Goaltender Finland Finland HIFK (Liiga)
4 110[c] Austin Poganski Right wing United States United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
5 124[d] Jaedon Descheneau Right wing Canada Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
6 172 Chandler Yakimowicz Right wing United States United States London Knights (OHL)
6 176[e] Samuel Blais Left wing Canada Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 202 Dwyer Tschantz Right wing United States United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
Draft notes
  • a Edmonton's second-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on July 10, 2013 that sent David Perron to Edmonton, in exchange for Magnus Paajarvi, and this pick.[55]
  • b The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Roman Polak to Toronto in exchange for Carl Gunnarsson and this pick.[56]
         Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 29, 2013 that sent Joe Colborne to Calgary in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[57] The condition – If Calgary fails to qualify for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs then this pick will remain a fourth-round pick in 2014 – was converted on March 30, 2014.
  • c Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012 that sent B. J. Crombeen and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Tampa Bay, in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013, and this pick.[58]
  • St. Louis's fourth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators, as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 to St. Louis, in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2013, and this pick.[59]
  • d Calgary's fifth-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on July 5, 2013 that sent Kris Russell to Calgary, in exchange for this pick.[60]
  • St. Louis's fifth-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning, as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012 that sent fourth-round picks in 2013 and 2014 to St. Louis, in exchange for B. J. Crombeen and this pick.[58]
  • e Boston's sixth-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Wade Redden to Boston, in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[61] The condition – St. Louis will receive a sixth-round pick in 2014 if Redden appears in one playoff game in the 2013 for the Bruins – was converted on May 1, 2013.[62]

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  5. ^ "Blues sign Elliott to extension, Miller not returning". NHL.com. May 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "Corsi Named Blues Goaltending Coach". NHL.com. May 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – St. Louis Blues – Statistics". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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  27. ^ Blues Sign Ferriero to 1-Year Deal, NHL.com (July 16, 2014)
  28. ^ Butler Signs One-Year, Two-Way Deal, NHL.com (July 16, 2014)
  29. ^ Blues Sign Welsh to 1-Year, 2-Way Deal, NHL.com (July 21, 2014)
  30. ^ Prosser, Welsh agree to contracts with Blues, NHL.com (July 21, 2014)
  31. ^ Mueller Signs 1-Year Deal with Blues, NHL.com (July 29, 2014)
  32. ^ Blues Sign Fraser to One-Year Deal, blues.nhl.com (September 5, 2014)
  33. ^ Blues Sign Sergeev to 3-Year Deal, blues.nhl.com (September 28, 2014)
  34. ^ Blues Sign Brodeur to One-Year Deal, blues.nhl.com (December 2, 2014)
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  38. ^ "Coyotes Sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna & Reese". National Hockey League.
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  43. ^ Brodeur retires, named senior adviser to Blues GM (NHL.com)
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  58. ^ a b "Blues Acquire Picks from TB for Crombeen". St. Louis Blues. July 10, 2012.
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  62. ^ "Bruins dominate Maple Leafs to win Game 1". National Hockey League. May 1, 2013.
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