Net Front Presence

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Barbashev, O’Reilly put on a show for NHL scouts Feb 15, 2023

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Post-Dispatch St. Louis Blues beat reporters Jim Thomas and Matthew DeFranks joined columnist Jeff Gordon to discuss a variety of hockey topics, including the strong play of Ivan Barbashev and Ryan O’Reilly ahead of the trade deadline.

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Assessing the trade market for Tarasenko after his All-Star Game performance Feb 08, 2023

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Post-Dispatch Blues beat reporters Jim Thomas and Matthew DeFranks joined columnist Jeff Gordon to discuss Vladimir Tarasenko’s showing at the NHL All-Star Game and where he might land before the trade deadline.

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Assessing the downtrodden Blues as the NHL All-Star break Feb 01, 2023

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Post-Dispatch Blues beat reporters Jim Thomas and Matthew DeFranks joined columnist Jeff Gordon to discuss what has gone wrong for the Blues and what changes are In store for the team.

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Blues remain stuck in neutral as playoff race gets away Jan 25, 2023

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Post-Dispatch Blues beat reporters Jim Thomas and Matthew DeFranks joined columnist Jeff Gordon to discuss the Blues’ missed opportunity over the last seven games at Enterprise Center.

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Blues defeat Ottawa, but much work remains on homestand Jan 17, 2023

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Post-Dispatch Blues beat reporters Jim Thomas and Matt DeFranks joined columnist Jeff Gordon to discuss the Blues victory over Ottawa and the need to tack on more wins during this seven-game stretch.

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Matt DeFranks joins the podcast and the discussion about unlikely Blues surge Jan 11, 2023

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New Post-Dispatch Blues beat reporter Matt DeFranks joined beat report Jim Thomas and columnist Jeff Gordon to break down the Blues’ success in the face of costly injuries.

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Farewell to Timmermann and the Blues plot forth Jan 05, 2023

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Departing Post-Dispatch writer Tom Timmermann joins beat reporter Jim Thomas and columnist Jeff Gordon to discuss his time on the beat and the state of the Blues.

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Blues lose Torey Krug, star slipping off the playoff pace Dec 28, 2022

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Blues beat reporters Jim Thomas and Tom Timmermann joined columnist Jeff Gordon to discuss Torey Krug’s injury, the overtime loss to Toronto, and the need to start stacking up points.

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Net Front Presence: Resurgent Blues roll rack up key points in Western Canada Dec 21, 2022

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Post-Dispatch beat reporters Jim Thomas and Tom Timmermann joined columnist Jeff Gordon to discuss the big victories over Edmonton. Calgary and Vancouver and the flat performance in Seattle.

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Blues tighten defense, earn badly needed points Dec 13, 2022

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Post-Dispatch Blues beat reporters Jim Thomas and Tom Timmerman joined columnist Jeff Gordon to review the Blues overtime loss to Colorado and their overtime victory over Nashville.

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