2009–10 St. Louis Blues season

The 2009–10 St. Louis Blues season is the 42nd season for the NHL franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. 
The Blues relieved coach Andy Murray of his duties on January 2, 2010 after a below expectation record (17-17-6, 40 points), sitting in 12th place in the Conference. Especially galling were the frequent blown leads after two periods, and with the worst Home record (6-13-3 which included one win in Sweden) in the entire NHL. Named as interim head coach is Davis Payne, who becomes the 23rd head coach in the Blues' history. Payne was the head coach of the Blues main farm team, the Peoria (IL) Rivermen of the American Hockey League.Davis Payne Named Interim Head Coach After the season, Payne was named as Head Coach, removing the interim tag.Payne Remains Blues' Head Coach 
The Blues hired goaltending consultant Tyler Love on January 18, 2010.Tyler Love Hired as Blues' Goalie Consultant
Keith Tkachuk announced his retirement from hockey on April 7, 2010, three days before the final game of the season, April 10, which he declined to play.Tkachuk to Retire at End of Season: Press conference with Tkachuk set for Apr. 13 and open to the public (Apr. 7)
The Blues saluted him in a tribute after the last home game, his final game ever in the NHL on April 9.Blues Salute Tkachuk After Friday's Game: Team also presented jerseys to randomly selected fans at ice level (Apr. 9)
== Pre-season ==
=== Game log ===
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5-1-1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 15 	Minnesota Wild 	1-3 	St. Louis Blues 	 	 	10,582 	1-0-0 	 	
2 	September 18 	Colorado Avalanche 	2-6 	St. Louis Blues 	 	 	10,042 	2-0-0 	 	
3 	September 19 	Dallas Stars 	4-2 	St. Louis Blues 	 	 	12,496 	2-1-0 	 	
4 	September 20 	St. Louis Blues 	1-2 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	 	11,288 	2-1-1 	 	
5 	September 24 	St. Louis Blues 	4-1 	Minnesota Wild 	 	 	 	3-1-1 	 	
6 	September 26 	St. Louis Blues 	5-0 	Dallas Stars 	 	 	16,260 	4-1-1 	 	
7 	September 29 (in Linköping, Sweden) 	St. Louis Blues 	6-0 	Linköpings HC (Sweden) 	 	 	 	5-1-1 	 	
== Regular season ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
=== Game log ===
* Green background indicates win (2 points).
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)	October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)	October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)	October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)	October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)	October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)	October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)	October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)	October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)	October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)	October: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 2(Stockholm, SWE) 	Detroit Red Wings 	3 - 4 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Mason 	13,850 	1-0-0 	2 	StL 4, Det. 3
2 	October 3(Stockholm, SWE) 	St. Louis Blues 	5 - 3 	Detroit Red Wings 	 	Conklin 	13,850 	2-0-0 	4 	StL 5, Det. 3
3 	October 8 	Atlanta Thrashers 	4 - 2 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Mason 	19,150 	2-1-0 	4 	Atl 4, StL 2
4 	October 10 	Los Angeles Kings 	2 - 1 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Mason 	19,150 	2-2-0 	4 	L.A. 2, StL 1
5 	October 15 	St. Louis Blues 	2 - 3 	Phoenix Coyotes 	OT 	Mason 	6,899 	2-2-1 	5 	Pho 3, StL 2 (OT)
6 	October 17 	St. Louis Blues 	5 - 0 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Conklin 	14,902 	3-2-1 	7 	StL 5, Ana 0
7 	October 20 	St. Louis Blues 	1 - 5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	 	Mason 	17,132 	3-3-1 	7 	Pit. 5, StL 1
8 	October 23 	Minnesota Wild 	1 - 3 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Mason 	19,150 	4-3-1 	9 	StL 3, Min. 1
9 	October 24 	Dallas Stars 	4 - 1 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Conklin 	19,150 	4-4-1 	9 	Dal 4, StL 1
10 	October 28 	St. Louis Blues 	5 - 2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Mason 	15,549 	5-4-1 	11 	StL 5, Car 2
11 	October 29 	Phoenix Coyotes 	2 - 0 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Conklin 	18,087 	5-5-1 	11 	Pho 2, StL 0
12 	October 31 	Florida Panthers 	4 - 0 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Mason 	17,943 	5-6-1 	11 	FL 4, Stl 0
== Playoffs ==
The St. Louis Blues attempted to make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2004–05 NHL lockout, but were eliminated with 3 games remaining in the season after the Colorado Avalanche achieved 93 points in locking up the 8th and final playoff spot on Apr. 6, 2010.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
(FINAL April 10, 2010)
Stats
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	79	24	33	57 	-9 	18
 	79	17	31	48 	-4 	106
 	76	18	30	48 	-1 	36
 	68	24	23	47 	6 	30
 	82	20	27	47 	-10	60
 	75	18	25	43 	-7 	36
 	82	14	28	42 	1 	26
 	79	10	29	39 	1 	79
 	67	13	19	32 	-2 	56
 	67	7 	25	32 	8 	60
 	82	11	18	29 	0 	22
 	71	13	13	26 	-5 	16
 	78	4 	17	21 	7 	59
 	66	2 	15	17 	3 	81
 	59	8 	7 	15 	-17	46
 	79	7 	8 	15 	-5 	168
 	77	1 	9 	10 	10 	29
 	47	0 	8 	8 	-6 	15
 	64	3 	5 	8 	3 	108
 	9 	1 	1 	2 	-9 	6
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	3 	4
 	3 	0 	2 	2 	-3 	0
 	7 	2 	0 	2 	2 	4
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	2
 	43	0 	0 	0 	-3 	190
 	12	0 	0 	0 	-4 	33
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	2
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blues only. 
†Denotes D'Agostini spent time with another team before joining Blues. Stats reflect time with Blues only.
===Goaltenders===
(FINAL April 10, 2010)
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	61	3,512	30	22	8 	148 	2.53	1,699 	.913	2 	0	0	0
 	26	1,451	10	10	2 	  60	2.48	   764	.921	4 	0	1	4
TOTALS 	82	4,963	40	32	10	208 	2.51	2,463 	.916	6 	0	1	4
== 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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
B. J. Crombeen 	100th NHL game 	October 29, 2009St. Louis Blues - Recap: Coyotes 2, Blues 0 (Oct. 29, 2009) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lars Eller 	1st NHL game, goal 	November 5, 2009St. Louis Blues - Recap: Flames 2, Blues 1 OT (Nov. 5, 2009) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Perron 	1st Hat Trick 	November 10, 2009 St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 6, Canucks 1 (Nov. 10, 2009) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Perron 	Highlight goal 	November 21, 2009 Perron Scores One for the Highlight Reel: His goal, scored Saturday vs. the Islanders, has the league talking (Nov. 23, 2009)VideoChris Kerber's radio call on KMOX 1120AMPerron's post-game comments	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Keith Tkachuk 	200th NHL goal with Blues 	November 23, 2009 St. Louis Blues - Recap: Bruins 4, Blues 2 (Nov. 23, 2009) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Davis Payne (coach)	1st NHL win 	January 9, 2010St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Kings 3 (Jan. 9, 2010) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
T. J. Oshie 	100th NHL game 	January 16, 2010St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 1 (Jan. 16, 2010) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Perron 	200th NHL game (Youngest Blue ever)	February 4, 2010St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blackhawks 2, Blues 1 (February 6, 2010) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Weaver 	1st NHL goal in 185 games (3/23/07)	March 18, 2010St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 3 (Mar. 18, 2010) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Paul Kariya 	400th NHL goal 	March 18, 2010St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 3 (Mar. 18, 2010)Kariya Scores Goal No. 400: Blues forward becomes 83rd player in NHL history to reach the milestone 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Awards===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Keith Tkachuk"Ovechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL 'Three Stars' " 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	October 5, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Mason"Mason Named to NHL 'Three Stars': Blues goalie was 3-0 with a 0.67 GAA and .971 Save percentage" 	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 18, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alex Pietrangelo"Pietrangelo Named Top Prospect: Defenseman took the honors in The Hockey News' Future Watch 2010"	Named #1 NHL Prospect 	March 6, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 27, 2009 	To Nashville Predators 7th-round pick in 2010 	To St. Louis Blues 7th-round pick (#202 overall) in 2009
December 8, 2009Blues Acquire Pelletier from Columbus	To Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan Bell (D)Tomas Kana (C) 	To St. Louis Blues Pascal Pelletier (LW)
February 11, 2010Blues Acquire Guenin from Penguins 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Steven Wagner (D) 	To St. Louis Blues Nate Guenin (D)
March 1, 2010Blues Get Fallon for Toivonen, Richmond 	To Chicago Blackhawks Hannu Toivonen (G)Danny Richmond (D)	To St. Louis Blues Joe Fallon (G)
March 2, 2010Blues Acquire D'Agostini from Montreal 	To Montreal Canadiens Aaron Palushaj (RW) 	To St. Louis Blues Matt D'Agostini (RW)
March 3, 2010Blues Acquire Labrie from Canucks 	To Vancouver Canucks Yan Stastny (C) 	To St. Louis Blues Pierre-Cedric Labrie (LW)
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===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Ty ConklinBlues Sign Goaltender Ty Conklin 	Detroit Red Wings	2 years, $2.6 million
Hannu ToivonenBlues Agree to Terms with Toivonen 	Ilves 	undisclosed
Adam CracknellBlues Sign Forwards Cracknell, Tallackson 	Quad City Flames 	undisclosed
Barry TallacksonBlues Sign Forwards Cracknell, Tallackson	Lowell Devils 	undisclosed
Bryce LampmanBlues Sign Defenseman Bryce Lampman 	Amur Khabarovsk 	undisclosed
Brendan BellBlues Sign Defenseman Brendan Bell 	Ottawa Senators 	undisclosed
Derek ArmstrongArmstrong, Blues Agree to Terms 	Los Angeles Kings	2-way contract
Darryl SydorBlues Sign Darryl Sydor 	Dallas Stars 	1 year
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Jeff WoywitkaDallas Signs Defenseman Jeff Woywitka To Two-Year Contract	Dallas Stars 	2 years, $1.3 million
Trent WhitfieldBruins Sign Four Players 	Boston Bruins 	2 years, 2-way contract
Jay McKeePittsburgh Penguins Sign Defenseman Jay McKee 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $800,000
Manny LegaceCanes Agree to Terms with Manny Legace 	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $500,000
===Claimed via Waivers===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Jay McClementMcClement Signs Multi-Year Contract 	3 years, $4.35 million
Keith TkachukBlues Re-Sign Keith Tkachuk 	1 year, $2.15 million
Mike WeaverWeaver, Winchester Agree to New DealsBlues Keep Weaver, Dump McKee (June 29)	1 year, $800,000
Brad WinchesterWeaver, Winchester Agree to New Deals 	1 year, $800,000
B. J. CrombeenBlues Reach Agreement with Crombeen 	2 years, $1.745 million
Ian SchultzBlues Sign Ian Schultz 	undisclosed
Justin FletcherBlues Sign Pair of Defenseman 	undisclosed
Danny RichmondBlues Sign Pair of Defenseman 	undisclosed
Steven WagnerBlues Re-Sign Steve Wagner 	undisclosed
Roman PolakBlues Reach Agreement with Polak 	undisclosed
Brett PonichBlues Sign Defenseman Ponich 	undisclosed
== Roster ==
Updated April 15, 2010.
 
 
 
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== Draft picks ==
St. Louis's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, June 26-June 27, 2009.
Round	Pick 	Player 	Position	Nationality	Team (League)
1 	17 	David Rundblad 	D 	 	Skellefteå AIK (Elitserien)
2 	48 	Brett Ponich 	D 	 	Portland Winterhawks (Western Hockey League)
3 	78 	Sergei Andronov	RW 	 	Lada Togliatti (Kontinental Hockey League)
4 	108 	Tyler Shattock 	F 	 	Kamloops Blazers (Western Hockey League)
6 	168 	David Shields 	D 	 	Erie Otters (OHL)
7 	202 (from Philadelphia via Nashville)	Maxwell Tardy 	C 	 	Duluth East High School (United States High School)
== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
* St. Louis Blues seasons
* St. Louis (sports)
== Farm teams ==
=== Peoria Rivermen ===
The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10.
=== Alaska Aces ===
The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.
== References ==
==External links==
*2009–10 St. Louis Blues season at ESPN
*2009–10 St. Louis Blues season at Hockey Reference
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