2007–08 St. Louis Blues season

The 2007–08 St. Louis Blues season began on October 4, 2007, with a game in Glendale, Arizona against the Phoenix Coyotes. It is the Blues' 40th season in the National Hockey League.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
*The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio on June 22–23.
*The free agency period began on July 1.
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
====October====
Record: 6–4–0; Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–2–0 
Attendance: 103,299 (6)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 4 	St. Louis 	2 – 3	Phoenix 	 	Legace 	17,799 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 6 	St. Louis 	5 – 3	Los Angeles	 	Toivonen	18,118 	1–1–0 	2
3 	October 10	Nashville 	4 – 1	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	19,150 	2–1–0 	4
4 	October 12	Colorado 	4 – 1	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	19,150 	3–1–0 	6
5 	October 17	St. Louis 	3 – 1	Chicago 	 	Legace 	10,002 	4–1–0 	8
6 	October 20	Minnesota 	3 – 1	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	19,150 	4–2–0 	8
7 	October 23	Anaheim 	2 – 4	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	14,764 	5–2–0 	10
8 	October 25	St. Louis 	0 – 3	Columbus 	 	Toivonen	12,786 	5–3–0 	10
9 	October 27	Washington	3 – 4	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	16,863 	6–3–0 	12
10	October 30	Phoenix 	1 – 2	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	14,222 	6–4–0 	12
====November====
Record: 8–4–1; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–3–1 
Attendance: 105,838 (6)   Total: 209,137 (12)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
11	November 1 	St. Louis	3 – 2	Minnesota	 	Legace 	18,568 	7–4–0 	14
12	November 3 	Chicago 	3 – 2	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,150 	7–5–0 	14
13	November 4 	St. Louis	0 – 3	Columbus 	 	Toivonen	13,254 	7–6–0 	14
14	November 9 	St. Louis	2 – 4	Chicago 	 	Legace 	16,149 	7–7–0 	14
15	November 13	Detroit 	3 – 4	St. Louis	 	Legace 	18,440 	8–7–0 	16
16	November 16	Columbus 	2 – 3	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,150 	9–7–0 	18
17	November 17	St. Louis	3 – 2	Nashville	SO	Toivonen	15,246 	10–7–0	20
18	November 19	Nashville	1 – 2	St. Louis	 	Legace 	15,239 	11–7–0	22
19	November 21	St. Louis	0 – 3	Detroit 	 	Legace 	19,124 	11–8–0	22
20	November 23	Vancouver	1 – 3	St. Louis	 	Toivonen	18,721 	12–8–0	24
21	November 25	Calgary 	0 – 3	St. Louis	 	Legace 	15,138 	13–8–0	26
22	November 28	St. Louis	4 – 3	Buffalo 	 	Legace 	18,690 	14–8–0	28
23	November 30	St. Louis	2 – 3	Minnesota	OT	Legace 	18,568 	14–8–1	29
====December====
Record: 5–6–3; Home: 2–4–2; Road: 3–2–1 
Attendance: 139,681 (8)   Total: 348,818 (20)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
24	December 1 	Chicago 	1 – 3	St. Louis	 	Toivonen	19,150 	15–8–1 	31
25	December 4 	St. Louis	1 – 3	Calgary 	 	Toivonen	19,289 	15–9–1 	31
26	December 7 	St. Louis	4 – 3	Edmonton 	 	Toivonen	16,839 	16–9–1 	33
27	December 9 	St. Louis	5 – 9	Colorado 	 	Toivonen	15,476 	16–10–1	33
28	December 11	Edmonton 	5 – 4	St. Louis	SO	Toivonen	14,329 	16–10–2	34
29	December 13	Florida 	1 – 0	St. Louis	 	Legace 	14,088 	16–11–2	34
30	December 16	Calgary 	5 – 3	St. Louis	 	Legace 	16,733 	16–12–2	34
31	December 20	Detroit 	2 – 3	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,150 	17–12–2	36
32	December 22	St. Louis	4 – 1	Boston 	 	Legace 	14,200 	18–12–2	38
33	December 23	Atlanta 	3 – 2	St. Louis	OT	Legace 	17,731 	18–12–3	39
34	December 26	Detroit 	5 – 0	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,250 	18–13–3	39
35	December 28	San Jose 	1 – 0	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,250 	18–14–3	39
36	December 29	St. Louis	4 – 5	Dallas 	SO	Toivonen	18,532 	18–14–4	40
37	December 31	St. Louis	2 – 0	Detroit 	 	Legace 	20,066 	19–14–4	42
====January====
Record: 4–5–3; Home: 3–1–2; Road: 1–4–1 
Attendance: 101,341 (6)     Total: 450,159 (26)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
38	January 2 	Edmonton 	3 – 2	St. Louis	OT	Toivonen	14,465 	19–14–5	43
39	January 5 	Carolina 	0 – 1	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,150 	20–14–5	45
40	January 8 	Columbus 	1 – 6	St. Louis	 	Legace 	14,818 	21–14–5	47
41	January 10	Dallas 	2 – 4	St. Louis	 	Legace 	16,805 	22–14–5	49
42	January 11	St. Louis	4 – 6	Columbus 	 	Toivonen	15,233 	22–15–5	49
43	January 13	Vancouver	4 – 3	St. Louis	SO	Legace 	16,828 	22–15–6	50
44	January 16	St. Louis	1 – 6	Chicago 	 	Schwarz 	17,570 	22–16–6	50
45	January 19	Nashville	5 – 2	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,275 	22–17–6	50
46	January 21	St. Louis	3 – 6	Nashville	 	Legace 	13,642 	22–18–6	50
47	January 23	St. Louis	2 – 3	Vancouver	SO	Legace 	18,630 	22–18–7	51
48	January 24	St. Louis	1 – 4	San Jose 	 	Legace 	17,142 	22–19–7	51
49	January 29	St. Louis	3 – 2	Toronto 	 	Legace 	19,363 	23–19–7	53
====February====
Record: 5–7–3; Home: 4–4–1; Road: 1–3–2 
Attendance: 162,932 (9)     Total: 613,091 (35)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
50	February 1 	Anaheim 	0 – 1	St. Louis 	SO	Legace 	19,150 	24–19–7 	55
51	February 2 	Colorado 	6 – 4	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	19,150 	24–20–7 	55
52	February 5 	Tampa Bay 	5 – 4	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	17,150 	24–21–7 	55
53	February 9 	St. Louis 	2 – 6	Dallas 	 	Toivonen	18,584 	24–22–7 	55
54	February 10	Minnesota 	2 – 1	St. Louis 	SO	Legace 	16,477 	24–22–8 	56
55	February 12	Los Angeles	2 – 4	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	15,688 	25–22–8 	58
56	February 14	St. Louis 	4 – 1	Colorado 	 	Legace 	17,131 	26–22–8 	60
57	February 16	St. Louis 	1 – 2	Nashville 	OT	Legace 	17,113 	26–22–9 	61
58	February 17	Columbus 	1 – 5	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	19,150 	27–22–9 	63
59	February 19	Chicago 	1 – 5	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	19,150 	28–22–9 	65
60	February 21	St. Louis 	1 – 5	Los Angeles	 	Legace 	14,132 	28–23–9 	65
61	February 22	St. Louis 	1 – 2	Anaheim 	OT	Legace 	17,174 	28–23–10	66
62	February 24	St. Louis 	0 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Legace 	14,845 	28–24–10	66
63	February 26	Dallas 	3 – 1	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	19,150 	28–25–10	66
64	February 28	Phoenix 	2 – 1	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	17,867 	28–26–10	66
====March====
Record: 3–9–2; Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–6–2 
Attendance: 72,423 (4)     Total: 685,514 (39)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
65	March 1 	San Jose 	2 – 0	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,150 	28–27–10	66
66	March 4 	Los Angeles	2 – 3	St. Louis	 	Legace 	14,973 	29–27–10	68
67	March 5 	St. Louis 	1 – 4	Detroit 	 	Legace 	18,064 	29–28–10	68
68	March 8 	St. Louis 	2 – 4	Vancouver	 	Legace 	18,630 	29–29–10	68
69	March 10	St. Louis 	3 – 7	Calgary 	 	Toivonen	19,289 	29–30–10	68
70	March 11	St. Louis 	3 – 4	Edmonton 	OT	Legace 	16,839 	29–30–11	69
71	March 14	St. Louis 	1 – 4	San Jose 	 	Toivonen	17,496 	29–31–11	69
72	March 15	St. Louis 	2 – 5	Anaheim 	 	Legace 	17,174 	29–32–11	69
73	March 18	St. Louis 	4 – 3	Montreal 	SO	Legace 	21,273 	30–32–11	71
74	March 20	St. Louis 	2 – 3	Ottawa 	 	Toivonen	20,027 	30–33–11	71
75	March 23	St. Louis 	3 – 4	Chicago 	OT	Toivonen	19,146 	30–33–12	72
76	March 25	Detroit 	2 – 1	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,150 	30–34–12	72
77	March 28	St. Louis 	4 – 3	Detroit 	OT	Legace 	20,066 	31–34–12	74
78	March 29	Chicago 	4 – 3	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,150 	31–35–12	74
====April====
Record: 2–1–1; Home: 1–0–1; Road: 1–1–0 
Attendance: 36,507 (2)   Total: 722,021 (41) 
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
79	April 1	Nashville	4 – 3	St. Louis	OT	Toivonen	17,357 	31–35–13	75
80	April 3	St. Louis	2 – 3	Nashville	 	Toivonen	17,113 	31–36–13	75
81	April 5	Columbus 	0 – 3	St. Louis	 	Legace 	19,150 	32–36–13	77
82	April 6	St. Louis	4 – 1	Columbus 	 	Toivonen	17,739 	33–36–13	79
*Green background indicates win.
*Red background indicates regulation loss.
*White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
==Playoffs==
The Blues failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third season in a row and dropped from 81 points (34–35–13) in 2006–07, but they did manage to dramatically increase their average attendance from 12,520 (59.6% of capacity) that year, to 17,610 (92.0% of capacity) in 2007–08.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
David Backes 	72	13 	18 	31 	99
Christian Backman **	45	1 	9 	10 	30
Brad Boyes 	82	43 	22 	65 	20
Eric Brewer 	77	1 	20 	21 	91
Micki DuPont 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
Mike Glumac 	4 	0 	0 	0 	5
Dan Hinote 	58	5 	5 	10 	42
Barret Jackman 	78	2 	14 	16 	93
Cam Janssen 	12	0 	1 	1 	18
Erik Johnson 	69	5 	28 	33 	28
Mike Johnson * 	21	2 	3 	5 	8
Ryan Johnson 	79	5 	13 	18 	22
Paul Kariya 	82	16 	49 	65 	50
D. J. King 	61	3 	3 	6 	100
Manny Legace 	66	0 	2 	2 	4
Jamal Mayers 	80	12 	15 	27 	91
Jay McClement 	81	9 	13 	22 	26
Andy McDonald 	49	14 	22 	36 	32
Jay McKee 	66	2 	7 	9 	42
David Perron 	62	13 	14 	27 	38
Roman Polak 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0
Martin Rucinsky 	40	5 	11 	16 	40
Bryce Salvador ** 	56	1 	10 	11 	43
Yan Stastny 	12	1 	1 	2 	9
Lee Stempniak 	80	13 	25 	38 	40
Keith Tkachuk 	79	27 	31 	58 	69
Hannu Toivonen 	23	0 	0 	0 	2
Steve Wagner 	24	2 	6 	8 	8
Matt Walker 	43	1 	1 	2 	61
Doug Weight ** 	29	4 	7 	11 	12
Jeff Woywitka 	27	2 	6 	8 	12
TOTALS 	82	205	357	562	1,137
* out for season with injury
** traded away
through April 6, 2008
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Player 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	OT 	GA 	SO 	SA 	Sv% 	GAA
Manny Legace 	  66 	3,666 	27 	25 	  8	147 	  5	1,648 	.911	2.41
Hannu Toivonen 	  23 	1,202 	  6	10 	  5	  69 	  0	  566 	.878	3.44
Chris Beckford-Tseu	    1	    27	  0	  0	  0	    1	  0	      9	.889	2.22
Marek Schwarz 	    2	    50	  0	  1	  0	    6	  0	    17 	.647	7.20
TOTALS 	82 	4,945 	33 	36 	13 	223 	5 	2,240 	.900	2.71
through April 6, 2008
==Awards and records==
===Records===
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Erik Johnson 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	October 4, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Wagner 	1st NHL Game 	October 4, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Erik Johnson 	1st NHL Goal 	October 6, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Wagner 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	October 6, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Perron 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	October 12, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin Rucinsky	600th NHL Point 	October 20, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Wagner 	1st NHL Goal 	October 20, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dan Hinote 	400th NHL Game 	October 27, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Keith Tkachuk 	1,000th NHL Game 	December 1, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Barret Jackman 	500th NHL Penalty Minute 	December 20, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Walker 	1st NHL Goal 	February 17, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andy McDonald 	100th NHL Goal 	February 17, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Johnson 	100th NHL Point 	March 4, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andy Murray 	600th NHL Coaching Game 	March 5, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Keith Tkachuk 	500th NHL Goal 	April 6, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
===Trades===
June 26, 2007 	To St. Louis Blues Keith Tkachuk conditional 4th round pick in 2008	To Atlanta Thrashers conditional 1st round pick in 2008
July 23, 2007 	To St. Louis Blues Hannu Toivonen 	To Boston Bruins Carl Soderberg
August 1, 2007 	To St. Louis Blues Francois-Pierre Guenette 	To Vancouver Canucks Zack Fitzgerald
November 8, 2007 	To St. Louis Blues 7th round pick in 2008 Entry Draft 	To Colorado Avalanche Jason Bacashihua
December 14, 2007	To St. Louis Blues Andy McDonald 	To Anaheim Ducks Doug Weight, Michael Birner, 7th round pick in 2008
February 26, 2008	To St. Louis Blues Cam Janssen 	To New Jersey Devils Bryce Salvador
February 26, 2008	To St. Louis Blues 4th round pick in 2008 	To New York Rangers Christian Backman
June 4, 2008 	To St. Louis Blues T.J. Fast 	To Los Angeles Kings 5th round draft pick in 2009
June 19, 2008 	To St. Louis Blues 3rd round pick in 2008 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Jamal Mayers
June 20, 2008 	To St. Louis Blues Chris Mason 	To Nashville Predators 4th round pick in 2008
===Free agents===
Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms (Yrs., $Total / yr.)
Alex Brooks 	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $500,000
Paul Kariya 	Nashville Predators 	3 years, $6 mil.
David Perron	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)	$875,000
Yan Stastny 	Boston Bruins 	$605,000
Player 	New team
Radek Dvorak 	Florida Panthers
Curtis Sanford 	Vancouver Canucks
Jamie Rivers 	Montreal Canadiens
Dallas Drake 	Detroit Red Wings
Jon DiSalvatore	Phoenix Coyotes
===Contract renewals===
Player 	Contract Terms (yrs., $Total / yr.)
Jason Bacashihua	1 year, $643,720
D. J. King 	3 years, $1.6 million
Matt Walker 	1 year, $600,000
Jeff Woywitka 	1 year, $689,700
Barret Jackman 	4 years, $3.6 million
Brad Boyes 	4 years, $4.0 million
David Backes 	3 years, $2.5 million (Jul. 1, 2008)
===Signed prospects===
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Player 	Signing Date
T.J. Oshie (C)	May 13
==Draft picks==
St. Louis' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.2007 NHL Entry Draft Results NHL.com
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	13 	Lars Eller 	C 	 	Frölunda HC (Swedish Elite League)
1 	18 	Ian Cole 	D 	 	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
1 	26 	David Perron 	LW 	 	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
2 	39 	Simon Hjalmarsson	RW 	 	Frölunda HC (Swe Jr.)
2 	44 	Aaron Palushaj 	RW 	 	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3 	85 	Brett Sonne 	C/LW 	 	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
4 	96 	Cade Fairchild 	D 	 	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
4 	100	Travis Erstad 	C/RW 	 	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6 	160	Anthony Peluso 	D 	 	Erie Otters (OHL)
7 	190	Trevor Nill 	C 	 	Detroit Compuware (Michigan midget)
==Farm teams==
===Peoria Rivermen===
The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.
===Alaska Aces===
The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.
==Roster==
Goaltenders
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*GM: Larry Pleau
*Coach: Andy Murray		
Defensemen
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* - A
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Wingers
* - A
* - A
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Centers
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==See also==
*2007–08 NHL season
*St. Louis Blues seasons
==External links==
*Official website of the St. Louis Blues
==References==
*Player stats: St. Louis Blues player stats on espn.com
*Game log: St. Louis Blues game log on espn.com
*Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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