2006–07 St. Louis Blues season

2006–07 St. Louis Blues
Division	3rd Central
Conference	10th Western
2006–07 record	34–35–13
Home record	18–19–4
Road record	16–16–9
Goals for	214
Goals against	254
Team information
General manager	Larry Pleau
Coach	Mike Kitchen (Oct–Dec) Andy Murray (Dec–Apr)
Captain	Dallas Drake
Alternate captains	Bill Guerin (Oct–Feb) Barret Jackman Doug Weight
Arena	Scottrade Center
Average attendance	12,520 (59.6%)
Team leaders
Goals	Lee Stempniak (27)
Assists	Doug Weight (43)
Points	Doug Weight (59)
Penalty minutes	Keith Tkachuk (92)
Plus/minus	Barret Jackman (+20)
Wins	Manny Legace (23)
Goals against average	Curtis Sanford (3.18)

The 2006–07 St. Louis Blues season, its 40th in the league, saw the team attempting to improve on the 2005–06 season, in which it had finished with the worst record in the National Hockey League (21–46–15, 57 points).

One major offseason transaction saw the Blues sign Doug Weight back to the roster via free agency, after he had left the team at the trade deadline of the 2005–06 season and won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.

One notable event of the season was the jersey retirement of Brett Hull's number 16 on December 5, 2006. In the ceremony, the Blues announced that a section of nearby Clark Avenue would be renamed Brett Hull Way. In front of a sellout crowd, the Blues then went on to lose a disappointing game 5–1 to the division rival Detroit Red Wings.

The team started the season very poorly, winning only seven of its first 30 games. A dramatic turn-around was made in mid-December, however, and over a 20-game span, the Blues went 13–3–4. By the end of January, St. Louis had pulled its record to near .500 and had climbed into third place in the Central Division standings.

The Blues missed the playoffs for the second straight year.

Regular season

Final standings

Central Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Detroit Red Wings	82	50	19	13	254	199	113
2	4	Nashville Predators	82	51	23	8	272	212	110
3	10	St. Louis Blues	82	34	35	13	214	254	81
4	11	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	33	42	7	201	249	73
5	13	Chicago Blackhawks	82	31	42	9	201	258	71

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z-Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	50	19	13	254	199	113
2	y-Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	48	20	14	258	208	110
3	y-Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	49	26	7	222	201	105
4	Nashville Predators	CE	82	51	23	8	272	212	110
5	San Jose Sharks	PA	82	51	26	5	258	199	107
6	Dallas Stars	PA	82	50	25	7	226	197	107
7	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	48	26	8	235	191	104
8	Calgary Flames	NW	82	43	29	10	258	226	96
9	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	44	31	7	272	251	95
10	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	34	35	13	214	254	81
11	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	33	42	7	201	249	73
12	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	32	43	7	195	248	71
13	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	31	42	9	201	258	71
14	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	27	41	14	227	283	68
15	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	31	46	5	216	284	67

bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division
Source:Yahoo Sports.

Schedule and results

2006–07 regular season
October: 3–4–3 (home: 2–2–2; road: 1–2–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 L October 5, 2006 4–5 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2006–07) 0–0–1 Recap 2 L October 7, 2006 1–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) 0–1–1 Recap 3 L October 9, 2006 0–2 @ Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) 0–2–1 Recap 4 W October 12, 2006 3–2 SO Boston Bruins (2006–07) 1–2–1 Recap 5 W October 14, 2006 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 2–2–1 Recap 6 L October 17, 2006 2–5 Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) 2–3–1 Recap 7 L October 20, 2006 2–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) 2–3–2 Recap 8 W October 21, 2006 4–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 3–3–2 Recap 9 L October 28, 2006 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 3–4–2 Recap 10 L October 30, 2006 5–6 SO Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) 3–4–3 Recap
November: 4–10–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 2–5–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 11 L November 1, 2006 1–4 @ Dallas Stars (2006–07) 3–5–3 Recap 12 W November 2, 2006 4–1 Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) 4–5–3 Recap 13 L November 4, 2006 2–3 Calgary Flames (2006–07) 4–6–3 Recap 14 L November 9, 2006 2–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 4–7–3 Recap 15 L November 10, 2006 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 4–8–3 Recap 16 W November 12, 2006 5–3 Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) 5–8–3 Recap 17 L November 14, 2006 0–3 @ Calgary Flames (2006–07) 5–9–3 Recap 18 L November 16, 2006 2–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) 5–10–3 Recap 19 L November 17, 2006 2–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) 5–11–3 Recap 20 W November 22, 2006 4–3 SO @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 6–11–3 Recap 21 W November 24, 2006 3–2 SO @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 7–11–3 Recap 22 L November 25, 2006 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) 7–12–3 Recap 23 L November 28, 2006 0–2 San Jose Sharks (2006–07) 7–13–3 Recap 24 L November 30, 2006 4–5 Nashville Predators (2006–07) 7–14–3 Recap
December: 5–5–4 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–2–3) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 25 L December 1, 2006 2–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 7–15–3 Recap 26 L December 5, 2006 1–5 Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 7–16–3 Recap 27 L December 7, 2006 3–4 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 7–16–4 Recap 28 L December 9, 2006 1–5 Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 7–17–4 Recap 29 L December 12, 2006 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 7–18–4 Recap 30 L December 13, 2006 1–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) 7–19–4 Recap 31 L December 16, 2006 2–3 SO @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) 7–19–5 Recap 32 L December 17, 2006 1–2 OT Nashville Predators (2006–07) 7–19–6 Recap 33 W December 19, 2006 4–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) 8–19–6 Recap 34 W December 21, 2006 5–2 Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) 9–19–6 Recap 35 W December 23, 2006 3–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 10–19–6 Recap 36 L December 26, 2006 2–3 SO @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) 10–19–7 Recap 37 W December 29, 2006 4–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) 11–19–7 Recap 38 W December 30, 2006 2–0 Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) 12–19–7 Recap
January: 8–4–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 5–1–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 39 L January 2, 2007 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 12–20–7 Recap 40 W January 4, 2007 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 13–20–7 Recap 41 L January 6, 2007 2–3 @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) 13–21–7 Recap 42 W January 9, 2007 4–3 SO @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 14–21–7 Recap 43 W January 10, 2007 3–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2006–07) 15–21–7 Recap 44 W January 13, 2007 6–5 Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) 16–21–7 Recap 45 L January 15, 2007 4–5 SO @ Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) 16–21–8 Recap 46 W January 16, 2007 6–2 @ Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) 17–21–8 Recap 47 W January 18, 2007 3–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) 18–21–8 Recap 48 W January 20, 2007 1–0 @ San Jose Sharks (2006–07) 19–21–8 Recap 49 W January 26, 2007 2–1 OT Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 20–21–8 Recap 50 L January 27, 2007 3–6 Nashville Predators (2006–07) 20–22–8 Recap 51 L January 30, 2007 2–5 Minnesota Wild (2006–07) 20–23–8 Recap
February: 7–4–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 1–2–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 52 L February 2, 2007 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 20–24–8 Recap 53 W February 3, 2007 2–0 Dallas Stars (2006–07) 21–24–8 Recap 54 L February 6, 2007 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 21–25–8 Recap 55 W February 8, 2007 1–0 Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 22–25–8 Recap 56 L February 10, 2007 3–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) 22–25–9 Recap 57 L February 13, 2007 5–6 San Jose Sharks (2006–07) 22–26–9 Recap 58 W February 14, 2007 4–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 23–26–9 Recap 59 W February 16, 2007 1–0 Nashville Predators (2006–07) 24–26–9 Recap 60 W February 18, 2007 5–3 Minnesota Wild (2006–07) 25–26–9 Recap 61 W February 20, 2007 5–4 SO Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 26–26–9 Recap 62 L February 25, 2007 1–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 26–27–9 Recap 63 W February 27, 2007 3–1 Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) 27–27–9 Recap
March: 5–6–4 (home: 2–4–1; road: 3–2–3) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 64 W March 1, 2007 3–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2006–07) 28–27–9 Recap 65 L March 3, 2007 2–3 SO @ New York Rangers (2006–07) 28–27–10 Recap 66 L March 6, 2007 2–4 Calgary Flames (2006–07) 28–28–10 Recap 67 W March 8, 2007 5–3 Dallas Stars (2006–07) 29–28–10 Recap 68 L March 10, 2007 3–4 Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 29–29–10 Recap 69 L March 12, 2007 4–5 SO @ Calgary Flames (2006–07) 29–29–11 Recap 70 L March 15, 2007 2–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) 29–29–12 Recap 71 W March 17, 2007 3–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) 30–29–12 Recap 72 L March 20, 2007 2–4 Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 30–30–12 Recap 73 L March 22, 2007 1–5 @ Minnesota Wild (2006–07) 30–31–12 Recap 74 W March 24, 2007 3–2 SO @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 31–31–12 Recap 75 L March 25, 2007 1–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 31–32–12 Recap 76 L March 27, 2007 1–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 31–33–12 Recap 77 W March 29, 2007 5–2 Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) 32–33–12 Recap 78 L March 31, 2007 2–3 OT Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) 32–33–13 Recap
April: 2–2–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 2–2–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 79 W April 2, 2007 4–2 @ Dallas Stars (2006–07) 33–33–13 Recap 80 W April 3, 2007 5–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) 34–33–13 Recap 81 L April 5, 2007 1–4 @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) 34–34–13 Recap 82 L April 7, 2007 1–5 @ Minnesota Wild (2006–07) 34–35–13 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Doug Weight	C	82	16	43	59	56	10	5	0	3
Lee Stempniak	RW	82	27	25	52	33	-2	8	0	4
Petr Cajanek	RW	77	15	33	48	54	9	1	0	1
Bill Guerin	RW	61	28	19	47	52	8	7	0	6
Keith Tkachuk	LW	61	20	23	43	92	3	8	0	1
Radek Dvorak	RW	82	10	27	37	48	-6	1	1	1
Jay McClement	C	81	8	28	36	55	3	0	0	0
Martin Rucinsky	LW	52	12	21	33	48	-3	4	0	3
Eric Brewer	D	82	6	23	29	69	-10	2	0	1
Barret Jackman	D	70	3	24	27	82	20	1	0	1
David Backes	C	49	10	13	23	37	6	2	0	2
Jamal Mayers	RW	80	8	14	22	89	-19	0	2	0
Dennis Wideman	D	55	5	17	22	44	-7	4	0	1
Christian Backman	D	61	7	11	18	36	13	1	0	0
Dallas Drake	RW	60	6	6	12	38	-14	0	2	2
Brad Boyes	C	19	4	8	12	4	0	0	0	1
Ryan Johnson	C	59	7	4	11	47	-7	0	2	0
Dan Hinote	RW	41	5	5	10	23	-8	0	0	1
Bryce Salvador	D	64	2	5	7	55	-5	0	0	0
Jeff Woywitka	D	34	1	6	7	12	4	0	0	0
Glen Metropolit	C	20	2	3	5	14	0	1	0	0
Matt Walker	D	48	0	5	5	72	7	0	0	0
Peter Sejna	LW	22	3	1	4	4	2	0	0	0
Jamie Rivers	D	31	1	3	4	36	-7	1	0	0
D. J. King	C	27	1	1	2	52	-3	0	0	0
Tomas Mojzis	D	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Glumac	RW	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Bacashihua	G	19	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Manny Legace	G	45	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Jay McKee	D	23	0	0	0	12	-9	0	0	0
Ville Nieminen	LW	14	0	0	0	29	-1	0	0	0
Joel Perrault	C	11	0	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0
Roman Polak	D	19	0	0	0	6	-3	0	0	0
Curtis Sanford	G	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marek Schwarz	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T/OT	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Manny Legace	2522	45	23	15	5	109	2.59	5	1177	1068	.907
Curtis Sanford	1492	31	8	12	5	79	3.18	0	707	628	.888
Jason Bacashihua	894	19	3	7	3	47	3.15	0	450	403	.896
Marek Schwarz	60	2	0	1	0	3	3.00	0	25	22	.880
Team:	4968	82	34	35	13	238	2.87	5	2359	2121	.899

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season:

Trades

January 16, 2007	To St. Louis Blues Yan Stastny	To Boston Bruins 5th round pick in 2007
February 25, 2007	To St. Louis Blues Glen Metropolit 1st round pick in 2007 3rd round pick in 2007 2nd round pick in 2008 1st round pick in 2008 if Tkachuk resigns with Atlanta in the offseason.	To Atlanta Thrashers Keith Tkachuk
February 27, 2007	To St. Louis Blues Ville Nieminen Jay Barriball 1st round pick in 2007	To San Jose Sharks Bill Guerin
February 27, 2007	To St. Louis Blues Brad Boyes	To Boston Bruins Dennis Wideman

Free agents acquired

Player	Former Team
D Jay McKee	Buffalo Sabres
F Doug Weight	Carolina Hurricanes
F Dan Hinote	Colorado Avalanche
F Martin Rucinsky	New York Rangers
G Manny Legace	Detroit Red Wings
D Jamie Rivers	Phoenix Coyotes
F Radek Dvorak	Edmonton Oilers

Free agents lost

Player	New Team
G Patrick Lalime	Chicago Blackhawks
D Kevin Dallman	Los Angeles Kings
F Mark Rycroft	Colorado Avalanche
F Jeff Hoggan	Boston Bruins
F Michael Zigomanis	Phoenix Coyotes
F Jesse Boulerice	Carolina Hurricanes
F Dean McAmmond	Ottawa Senators

Claimed on waivers

Player claimed	Former team
F Joel Perrault	Phoenix Coyotes

Draft picks

St. Louis' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Blues possessed the first overall pick in the draft.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	1	Erik Johnson (D)	United States	St. Louis Blues	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
1	25	Patrik Berglund (C)	Sweden	St. Louis Blues (from New Jersey)	VIK Vasteras HK (Allsvenskan)
2	31	Tomas Kana (C)	Czech Republic	St. Louis Blues	HC Vitkovice (Czech Extraliga)
3	64	Jonas Junland (D)	Sweden	St. Louis Blues	Linkopings HC (Elitserien)
4	94	Ryan Turek (C)	United States	St. Louis Blues	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
4	106	Reto Berra (G)	Switzerland	St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)	ZSC Lions (NLA)
5	124	Andy Sackrison (C/LW)	United States	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Park (USHS-MN)
6	154	Matthew McCollem (LW)	United States	St. Louis Blues	Belmont Hill (Independent School League)
7	184	Alexander Hellstrom (D)	Sweden	St. Louis Blues	IF Bjorkloven (Allsvenskan)

See also

• 2006–07 NHL season