Obviously Brian Elliott has to be the number one for this countdown. Here we are almost half way into the season and Brian Elliott has revamped his short career and through 38 games he has appeared in just over half of those games and his numbers are among the best in the NHL. His GAA [...]
#2: TJ Oshie
536 days ago by ryanfrahm
When this season started TJ Oshie was still on my shit list. I thought he was immature and honestly I didnt want him resigned for any other reason than it would keep his huge fan base happy, which keeps butts in the seats, which makes the team money, yada yada yada… Oshie recieved a one [...]
#3: Alex Steen
536 days ago by ryanfrahm
Alex Steen has been awesome since coming to the Blues in the Lee Stempniak deal a few years ago. The former first rounder is really playing well and could be considered, with Backes, as another Selke candidate. Steen is a +20 right now which ranks among some of the best in the NHL. Unfortunately, he [...]
#4: Kevin Shattenkirk
536 days ago by ryanfrahm
When the trade was made last season that sent Jay McClement and Erik Johnson to Colorado in exchange for Chris Stewart and Kevin Shattenkirk, nobody thought that Shat would be the key player in that deal. The way I saw it, Shat and EJ both young, offensive defensemen were about equal so the trade was [...]
#5: David Backes
537 days ago by ryanfrahm
Backes has always been a notorious slow starter and this year was no exception. He finally was paired on a line with Oshie and Steen and the 3 of them have been one of the best lines in the league on both sides of the puck on any given night. Captain Backes has shown that [...]
#6: David Perron
537 days ago by ryanfrahm
This is another case of if he hadn’t missed so many games he could be way higher on this list. Perron missed the first 25 games of the season while recovering from post concussion symptoms from a hit in November of last season from Joe Thornton. Since his return, Perron has proven that he hasnt [...]
#7: Jason Arnott
537 days ago by ryanfrahm
When the Blues brought Arnott to St Louis this offseason I didnt mind the move because he was going to be a great veteran leader that was on the last leg of a HOF career. I thought the Blues overpaid him a little bit for a guy that was more than likely going to spend [...]
#8: Alex Pietrangelo
537 days ago by ryanfrahm
Alex has been awesome this year and quietly going about his business but I have noticed he is nowhere near as aggressive as he was last season. That is one of the only flaws I have seen from him this year so I would say there is no sophmore slump. But his lack of aggressiveness [...]
#9: Vladimir Sobotka
537 days ago by ryanfrahm
Vladi has been a great 2 way forward ever since he was brought to St Louis from Boston. In his 134 games with the Bruins and played limited minutes, but in St Louis, Sobotka gets decent minutes every game including time on the PK. Since the move from Boston, Sobe has appeared in 93 games [...]
#10: Matt D’Agostini
537 days ago by ryanfrahm
I get the feeling that alot of people will think this is a snub having D’ags in the 10 spot but that’s just how good the talent has been this season. D’Agostini has had another good start to the 2011-12 campaign with 15 points (8-7) in his 37 games. He is still on pace for [...]
