Paul Stastny has been among the NHL’s elite for some time now, but since coming to the St. Louis Blues he has been in a slightly different role than many expected.
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Chaminade threesome on the ice tonight for Blues-Lightning
When the Nos. 3-4 teams in the NHL standings meet tonight at Scottrade Center, there will be more than two points on the line — there will be local bragging rights.
The Blues’ Chris Butler and Paul Stastny and Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop all played on the same team at Chaminade Prep in 2005.
Blues’ Stastny, Butler inspire dreams of local youth hockey players
When the Blues signed forward Paul Stastny and Chris Butler this past offseason, they didn’t just get one of the league’s best centers and a reliable veteran defenseman. They brought home two St. Louis natives who are providing plenty of inspiration for the next generation.
Stastny is the Blues’ faceoff king
Paul Stastny won 13 of 15 faceoffs in the Blues’ win over Toronto on Saturday, the latest installment in a season in which he has been extremely good on the draw.
Bluenotes: Stastny finds formula for success
Going into the Blues’ game in Colorado on Dec. 29, center Paul Stastny was averaging 15 minutes, 47 seconds of ice time per outing, which wasn’t a lot considering his role as the team’s prime offseason acquisition.
Bluenotes: Oshie wouldn’t mind more ice time with Stastny
“He said we might be switching,” Oshie said. “I thought we were really good. Me and ‘Stas’ showed up on the minus-sheet, but as far as the (offensive) zone play and reading off each other, it got better and better as the game went.
Stastny scores in debut but Blues fall
A crowd of 19,183 watched the Blues start slow, rally twice on goals by Jaden Schwartz and Paul Stastny, but ultimately fall in a game that will provide plenty from which to learn. But with it being Game No. 1, there are many more to come.
A quick fit for Stastny could signal a strong start for Blues
No offseason signing made a bigger splash than that of Paul Stastny, an experienced veteran who immediately improves the Blues’ depth at center.
He posted 25 goals and 35 assists last season for Colorado, his highest totals in the last four seasons for both categories. The 28-year-old scored or assisted on half of the Avalanche’s 20 goals in the playoffs, even though they lost to Minnesota in seven games in the first round.
Stastny, Butler go high-school haunting
A return to St. Louis and where they grew up hit home for Blues players Paul Stastny and Chris Butler on Monday.
The two Chaminade High grads were formally introduced to an assembly of some 800 students at the school’s new Fine Arts building, marking the opening of a new school year.
Paul Stastny eager to be a winner in his hometown
The St. Louis Blues’ new center isn’t one to make bold predictions either. Stastny certainly wasn’t going to predict that he would one day suit up in the city where he spent much of his childhood.
But like many who consider it a dream to play in their hometown, Stastny is living out his dream now, and for at least the next four seasons.
