MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- It was obvious from the get-go what the practice day on Tuesday was going to look like for the St. Louis Blues. There were plenty of 1-on-1 battle drills, hard, heavy, ...

ST. LOUIS — The video board at Enterprise Center, normally hanging high above the ice, was lowered last week. The digital graphics lighting it up featured a Blue Note never seen before in St. Louis.

After Jim Montgomery and the Blues' 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers, they held a 30-minute practice that included six drills. Michael Reaves / Getty Images VOORHEES TOWNSHIP, N.J. — There were 22 ...