![]() ![]() One would assume Klim Kostin would finally get a chance to crack the Blues lineup, but he shouldn’t be on the fourth line, and with Sanford there, he doesn’t have space on the third line, either. If the team does shift Brayden Schenn over to the wing from center, and places Robert Thomas at center, their next two left wingers down are fan favorite Zach Sanford and Kyle Clifford on left wing. Without Schwartz and Hoffman, the Blues are a bit thin on the left wing. On the other hand, they also could use a power play specialist going forward. The Blues need a better rounded left wing than Hoffman, who is notable for being a power play specialist but not necessarily an even strength guy. However, his usage this year was not his traditional role, and it took several games after being a healthy scratch and surviving the trade deadline before the Blues consistently used him effectively with the extra man. Hoffman drug the Blues’ power play into the league’s top ten - and by proxy, that power play down the stretch drug the Blues into the playoffs. Hoffman signed with the Montreal Canadiens at three years at an AAV of $4.5 million a season. Louis and Saskatchewan.įor Mike Hoffman, the decision to move on was more than likely playing time and usage oriented. The Blues have been incredible in their support, but there’s less distance between Seattle and Saskatchewan than St. The Schwartz family has undergone unimaginable loss, most recently of their patriarch. Schwartz’s departure wasn’t about the money, and it wasn’t about the Blues. His AAV with the Blues was just $5,350,000. If that doesn’t seem like much of a raise from his Blues’ contract, you’re not wrong. ![]() Jaden Schwartz has signed a deal with the Seattle Kraken worth $5.5 million a season. Jaden Schwartz and Mike Hoffman, however, are neither. ![]() The free agent period has a lot of time left, but as it stands, Vladimir Tarasenko’s contract is still on the books and he’s still on the Blues. If fans were waiting for the fates of Mike Hoffman and Jaden Schwartz, they also were probably disappointed. "I've never felt because a person is a celebrity, that person gives up their right to privacy in all things.If Blues fans were expecting Doug Armstrong to make a splash on the first day of free agency, they may have been disappointed. "Using it for sensationalistic purposes is beyond lack of judgment, it's lack of common sense," Cargas said. Louis Journalism Review, said he believed the interview and broadcasting the tape was "disgusting." Louis and a frequent contributor to the St. Harry James Cargas, a professor at Webster University near St. I think the ones that are creating the negative attention are the competition and the competition is basically scared." I couldn't believe it was unethical in any way shape or form. WKBQ producer Courtney Landrum said anyone who heard the show would "have realized it was done in the utmost professional way. treated the story as news people would," he said, adding that the two felt Henry's side of the story had not been adequately told in the newspaper. WKBQ General Manager Bill Viands defended the disc jockeys as fair and professional in airing the interview. "But there's a big difference between (that) and hacking someone into small pieces and not even caring." "You can't do the show we do and have something like that happen and not talk about it," Corcoran said. Both Corcoran and Phillips conceded that the troubles of Richards, a local celebrity, were fair game for the talk shows. Corcoran, a veteran "shock jock" known for controversial actions on several St. Something we did in our industry contributed to this man's death." "I was embarassed to be part of that fraternity today. "I thought about our business, the business of radio and the business of television, how it's degenerated not into entertainment but into vengeance and cruelty," Phillips said. She was apparently frantic."Ī few hours later, Phillips was awakened with the news that Richards apparently had committed suicide. She didn't understand the competitive nature of the business. "She couldn't understand why they (the disc jockeys) would do that to him. "He told me he was troubled by everything that was going on and wondered if I would talk to his wife to explain to her," Phillips said. Phillips said Richards later called him at home just before Richard's 10 p.m. In an interview Wednesday, Phillips said that he told his friend he could seek legal advice but the best course of action would be not to respond at all and let it blow over. ![]()
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