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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the Blues' stretch of home games against top opponents, including Vegas and Carolina, plus Philip Broberg's step forward and the St. Louis goaltending tandem.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the Blues' top line breaking out with six points in a win over Columbus, the injuries on the fourth line leading to the first call-up of the season, and the ever-changing world of Blue Note+.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the first two games of the Blues' regular season -- a 4-0 win in Dallas and a 6-1 loss in Colorado -- and what the team can take out of them.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the results of the roster battles for the final forward spots, break down the injuries to Logan Mailloux and Tyler Tucker, plus preview the start of the 2026-27 season in Dallas on Friday.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the potential opening night lineup that the Blues showed on the first day of training camp, plus discuss the conversation surrounding Jimmy Snuggerud's next contract.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills review the Blues' offseason moves, and preview the upcoming training camp for the 2026-27 season.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills discuss the end of the Blues' season, the array of exit day interviews and the offseason ahead. They also take reader and listener questions in the second segment.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills discuss the Blues' games against Colorado, the production and makeup of the top line, a lack of secondary scoring and their outlook on the last week of the season.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills discuss the potential end to the Blues' playoff hopes, how the post-Olympics run impacted the on-ice product and draft position, then get to Jake Neighbours' tumultuous month.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills discuss the Blues' resurgent play after the Olympic break, their trade deadline activity and Tom Stillman's comments about the direction of the Blues.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills discuss upcoming Olympic Games, the five Blues representing their countries, the five St. Louis natives playing hockey and some key storylines to watch in the coming weeks.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills discuss the recent Blues losses ahead of the Olympic break, Robert Thomas' surgery, Jimmy Snuggerud's breakout and Otto Stenberg's loan to the AHL. Then they are joined by Nick Saracino, a St. Louis native that will play for Italy in the upcoming Olympic Games, about his hockey journey.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the upcoming decisions the Blues must make at the trade deadline, the Robert Thomas rumors, the coaching change in the AHL and Oskar Sundqvist's injury.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the Blues' win over the Hurricanes, the six-year contract extension signed by Philip Broberg, and what success looks like before the Olympic break.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the Blues' blowout loss in Colorado to end the year, the changing goaltending situation with Joel Hofer and Jordan Binnington, the Canadian Olympic team, and then select the most important moments and storylines surrounding the team in the calendar year.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the Blues' consecutive wins over Ottawa and Montreal, the goaltending performance vs. the Senators by Joel Hofer, and Matt watching Justin Carbonneau in person in Boisbriand. Then Alexandre Jacques, Carbonneau's head coach with Blainville-Boisbriand, joined the show to discuss Carbonneau's season and his future.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about Jordan Binnington's exchange with Jim Montgomery, the Blues goaltending in the last month, a rash of injuries up front and the team's upcoming three-game road trip. Then Conor Ryan of Boston.com joins the show to discuss Jim Montgomery's return to Boston after he was fired by the Bruins last season.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills discuss the Thanksgiving checkpoint in the NHL, another overtime loss for the Blues, a 1-1-3 road trip, Logan Mailloux's recall and the end of Milan Lucic's PTO in the AHL. Then they finish the episode by taking listener questions.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the Blues' struggles in overtime and the recent two-goal leads they've blown. Then they get into Pavel Buchnevich's long scoring drought, Jake Neighbours' return and wonder if there's a solution to the overuse of the top-four defensemen.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the rash of goaltender interference questions for the Blues in the last week, plus Logan Mailloux's loan to Springfield, and Jordan Kyrou and Oskar Sundqvist's returns to the St. Louis lineup. Then Springfield coach Steve Konowalchuk joins the show to discuss Milan Lucic's play in the AHL, how he plans on using Logan Mailloux and the development of top prospects like Theo Lindstein and Otto Stenberg.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the Blues ending a seven-game losing streak, a blowout loss in Washington and Jordan Kyrou's healthy scratch in Buffalo. Then HockeyViz's Micah McCurdy joins the show to break down what the analytics say about the Blues and how they can get back on track.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the Blues' five-game losing streak, and how much work there is to do on defense and in the net. Then Detroit-based hockey writer Sean Shapiro joins the show to chat about the two games vs. the Red Wings and the different rebuild strategies in Detroit vs. St. Louis.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the Blues' blowout loss to the Blackhawks, and then defensive clinic vs. the Stars, plus Jordan Kyrou's two-way game and Joel Hofer's mentality moving forward. Then former Blues broadcaster John Kelly joins the show to discuss his return to St. Louis as a broadcaster with Los Angeles.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the first week of the regular season for the Blues, Jake Neighbours’ productivity, Jim Mongtomery’s line changes and the goaltending tandem of Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer. Then former Post-Dispatch reporter Jim Thomas joins the show to share stories about the Blues, and discuss his new book “The Franchise: St. Louis Blues.”