The St. Louis Blues FINALLY Won Their First. Preseason Game of the 2025-2026 Season

The St. Louis Blues FINALLY Won Their First. Preseason Game of the 2025-2026 Season

The St. Louis Blues finally won a preseason game. Let’s talk about it. Hey, this is Bin Chen. Subscribe to Lock on Blues. You’re Locked on Blues, your daily podcast on the St. Louis Blues, part of the Locked On podcast network, your team every day. And welcome back to Locked On Blues. And the St. Louis Blues won a preseason game seven to one against the Ottawa Senators last night. We’re going to talk about that. We’re also going to talk about a few other things. And a couple of the things that I want to talk to you today about have to do with training camp, right? Because we almost have the final roster. And I feel like for me at least, there’s a lot of positives that come within that. So, we’re going to talk about camp as a whole. And then we are feeling blue. Well, that’s the biggest question today. Are we feeling blue? So, we will talk about my favorite Friday segment. Before we get into things, today’s episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Download the FanDuel app now by visiting fandal.com and win $300 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins. Last night, the Blues won. And I have to tell you, I feel so much better now about this team. As many of you know, I was a little bit nervous. I was apprehensive heading into the regular season without a win. And I have to tell you, last night’s win couldn’t have been better. It couldn’t have been more perfect. We saw an outstanding game from a lot of players that I told you to focus in on. And we also saw Jordan Bennington stellar in net. Overall, this was a really good game and I cannot wait to talk to you more about it. But I think it goes to show that we as a fan base, we needed this win. I saw so many of you on social media, on Twitter, on Facebook getting a little bit nervous that the Blues have yet to win a preseason game. And I can kind of tell by how the posts were being made that it also was frustrating for many. And I’m here to reassure you this, we can head into the regular season now having a win. And while this win doesn’t count for points, because no preseason game counts for points, it does count for confidence. It does count for momentum. And overall, it does count for all of us who are true and loyal Blues fans being able to cheer on our team. It was so much fun last night to watch that game. Now, what I will say is I do have a little bit of beef because if you do not live in St. Louis, you’re unable to access the game on the team’s website. Luckily, I did a little bit of FBI investigative work and I found out on the Ottawa Senators web page, any single person could watch the game. It did not matter where you were located. So, I enjoyed the Senators broadcast being like, “Oh, and St. Louis scores another goal.” It was really fun to hear the misery that Ottawa was going through. I like the guys that locked on Senators. I tweeted them. They did not tweet me back. Probably because I was being a little bit shady, but nonetheless, I was more excited that my team was finally getting some goals and finally able to get a win. But let’s talk more about that game because it all began with Matthew Joseph Mojo and this was a goal that he needed. I told you in yesterday’s episode of Locked on Blues, I really wanted to pay close attention to Matthew Joseph and he listened to the show probably and answered because he scored a goal within three minutes of the contest. And that goal too, it was nicely set up by our captain Braden Shen. I cannot say enough good things about Braden Shen, especially this preeason and especially at camp. The way that Braden Shen has stepped up as a captain and just stepped up as a player overall makes me feel so confident. And this is why I also feel like I could see Shenner being the 3C. And I don’t think that’s a disadvantage or not a disadvantage per se, but I don’t think that’s a demotion. That’s the word. I don’t think that. I think it’s a promotion because you’re putting him into a spot where he can perform better. And I think at the end of the day, you want to elevate your players as much as possible and you’re not going to do that by putting them in positions where they’re not going to succeed. So for that, I was really happy. Then not even two minutes later, it was always sunny because Oscar Sunquist was able to score the nice feed for Nathan Walker. and you know how big of a fan I am of Oscar Sunquist and I think again it’s just a confidence booster. He’s going to most likely be your 4C heading into this season. So again, this was another step for him showing his presence on the ice. So I really like that the guys that we really haven’t seen much for him were able to step it up and then finally getting his first goal of the preseason. My favorite player, one of the best players in the NHL, one of the best players of all time. Okay, maybe I’m getting a little bit too excited here. Uh, Robert Thomas, my boy Robert Thomas scored, making it 3 nothing not even two minutes later. That’s how this game was going. It was goal after goal after goal and it was a beautiful sight to watch. And with Robert Thomas, I don’t think there’s enough good things I can say about him. I think I talk about Tomer all the time on this podcast all the time in real life. I mean, I have a really bad knockoff Robert Thomas sweater behind me that you all see. It was like really badly done. But yeah, he’s my favorite player. I’m not going to deny that. However, last night it was good seeing him uh get the puck in the back of the net. Then we go to the second period. Three more goals for the Blues. bougie first goal of the preeason, but it was really nicely set up by Logan Mayu. This is his second assist of the preseason. And again, Logan Mayu, I believe, played a really good game last night. He wasn’t so jumpy on the ice, which is a really good thing. You don’t want to be like overly aggressive, especially as a younger defenseman. You want to kind of take your time and read the ice and make smart plays and smart decisions. Then, well, we got backto back bro go goals in like under 20 seconds. Philip Broberg scores and then not even 20 seconds later he scores again. So, those were goals two and three for him on the preseason making it 6 nothing. We head into the final frame and listen, it sucks when the other team scores. Ottawa scored like 45 seconds in. Whatever. Like at the end of the day, like what are we gonna do about it, right? But then my guy Dylan Bleeping Holloway scores with the last minute of play winding down. So you have two goals from Broberg and in goal from Holloway in this game. And then the game prior, you had two goals from Holloway and one from Broberg. So they kind of just flip-flopped a little bit. But the big story is my guy Jordan Biddington, your future starting goalie for team Canada. One of the best goalies in the NHL. Truly, in my opinion, one of the best Blues players in franchise history. I mean, his rookie season, he did give us the cup. 36 saves in last night’s contest. So, the stars of the game went to Philip Roberg with two goals, one assist. Benner, the winner, got the second star with 36 saves. And then my boy Robert Thomas got the third star with one goal, two assists. Now, what I will say is Ottawa, obviously I mentioned the 30 um six saves. They had 37 shots on net compared to the Blues is 26. They had 37 hits compared to the Blues’s 26, but both teams were dead even in penalty minutes with four apiece. And the penalties that the Blues took last night came in the final frame. I mean, you had a Dylan Holloway hooking and then you had a Maluch uh hooking too. So, at the end of the day, it was relatively a clean game. Wasn’t too too choppy, but nonetheless, the Blues won and it was so good. I was so excited watching that game, too. Like, I have to tell you, and we’re going to be real here. We’re going to be just friends, you and I, at the moment. I was a little bit nervous, as you know, when they weren’t winning these games. But with an NHL roster, because boss what we saw last night, that’s the team that I know and love. Okay, it’s not a dis to some of these guys that are AHL players, but there’s a difference, a huge difference between being NHL ready and AHL ready. So, when you have an NHL ready team, obviously you’re going to see much better play. But I also thought it was a little weird that D’vorski wasn’t in the lineup. He’s a player that I really want to make the team. I really want him to be on the opening night roster. And that made me a little bit nervous. Why aren’t we seeing D’Vorski when we have one final preseason game left? That’s a question that I’m going to dive into coming up. But first, I want to tell you about my friends over at FanDuel. 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We’re Broberg days away as the Blues wanted to put out from the start of the season, regular season when the points count. And it’s interesting because I feel as if the Blues kind of just should begin today, right after that contest last night. I just went hockey to begin, but I know that we have to play one more preseason game in Chicago and then we’re back on home ice to take on the Wild. But here’s the thing. I think, and this is just my opinion, I think the Blues are going to win that game. I do. I do. I know I didn’t think that before. I was not as confident, but I think after seeing what they did last night with an NHL roster on the ice, I just feel so much more confident about this team’s abilities and capabilities. And also too, I also want to mention that they were the better team in the playoffs last year. I mean, I know that the Blues and Wild didn’t play each other obviously, but the Blues just looked like the better team. So, when it comes to confidence level, I just feel really good about the St. Louis Blues team and you know there’s a lot of positives too within the Blues like today it was announced that Steener he has been named to team Sweden’s management group for the 2026 Olympic staff. So that is a really big thing for Steener and I’m happy for him. And I know that might sound like a little bit silly to you, but I feel like the Blues, I mean, they’re just such a top tier organization. And when good things happen to, you know, your higher ups, it’s going to also translate to what goes on in the ice. So I think that there is a lot of positives that we need to talk about as well. And this is a quote from Steener from Jeremy Rutherford. I’m honored to have this opportunity. Representing Sweden is a privilege that I hold in the highest regard. And I’m looking forward to working closely with the members of our federation, our coaching staff, and our great players as we prepare for the 2026 Olympic Games. Also, when it comes to the Olympic Games, I am still expecting to be the starting goalie of Team Canada, Jordan Bennington. I’m also expecting to make the roster, Robert Thomas, one of the best hockey players of all time. And of course my guy Colton Pereo on defense for team France. We already know it’s going to be um Texier. I think Dial D’Vorski is going to be a check. So a lot of good things. But you know what’s I need to I need to address the elephant in the room right now. The locked on podcast network. We had a top 100 list that went out where you could vote on the players that you believe are the best 100 players in the National Hockey League. And I am very annoyed at a lot of people. I’m annoyed at every single host that isn’t me. And yes, I have called them out on social media locked on Blues because they didn’t put one of the best players in the top 100 list. And you might be wondering who might that be, Jordan Bennington. They disrespected the GOAT. They disrespected one of the best goalies of all time. So yeah, like let’s go look at this list and you can see how much like fraudulent behavior there really is with this. Oh, you you think Eric Carlson is better than Jordan Biddington? Like like Thomas Hurdle? Be so for real. Jordan Kyra at 81 is such an insult. He should be in the top 50. But hey, like what? like again like stupid. Then oh look at this. You really have Celibbrini who is so young over Jordan Bennington. Okay, the list continues. Okay, we’re looking literally Travis Kknney. Are you kidding me? Dylan Stro, are you kidding me? Vince I mean okay I like Vince Dunn but you Darcy. Oh no. Like, see, like that’s a violation. Then we continue on and on. Look at all this. Clayton Keller, I mean, he’s really good, so yeah, he deserves that. Jason Robertson, that’s fine. This is how you know the the list is uh not right. Why is Nick Suzuki at 59? Like, come on. Oh, this is where the insults really begin. You have Robert Thomas, one of the best centers in the NHL at 48. You have Kyle Connor ahead of Robert Thomas. Can Can we just talk about that? C Can we just talk about the disrespect? The disrespect continues. You really have Ovetchkin at 26. Again, I did not vote for this. I don’t approve. Okay, now we’re kind of getting close to the top 10. Okay. Like what a disrespectful list to have one of the best American goalies in Jake Ainger at 31. You also have Ilas Sorin at 33. And I listen I saw him play last night in the preseason. He didn’t look that hot. This is bias obviously. Oh, I skipped one. This is the top 20. Okay, we’re looking Eel, you know, Mitch Mner, Matthew Kachchuck. You can make the argument that Kachchuck is like a top 10. Um Sydney Crosby, what has he done good lately? Uh Jack Hughes again, injury prone. Then we have our top 10. Conor McDavid. Okay, where’s the cup? Nathan McKinnon. Okay, fine. Leon Dryidle again. Where’s the cup? Kale Macar. Fine. Cutav fine. Austin Matthews again. Where’s the cup? Connor Halabuk. Hold on. I need to like put a tweet out as I’m doing this podcast. Um, this is so disrespectful in so many ways. Yeah, he was the best goalie in the regular season. He got pulled in every single game in St. Louis. So, again, disrespectful. This You know what? This is canceled. I’m not I don’t want to look at this. This is This is what I’m saying. You have Connor Halabuk in your top 10, but yet you don’t have Jordan Biddington in the top 100 who outperformed Connor Hella who beat him in the Four Nations face off. Again, I think every single host of the Locked On podcast network, that isn’t me, owes me an apology. They do. I told them that. No one has yet. like locked on flyers, retweeted what I said because I was sitting next to him in the press box. Um, but every single host owes me an apology because that to me is just completely disrespectful. It’s tacky. It’s It’s not cool to do that. In a way, I kind of feel like Jordan Bennington was being targeted by the different hosts because they’re threatened by him and that’s what it comes down to. So, like I’m sorry that my goalie is better than your goalie. At least my team has two good goalies. The amount of teams in the NHL, by the way, that don’t have good goalies and then actively voted not to have Jordan Bennington in, it just speaks to how insecure you are about your team. Anyways, um so training camp will resume tomorrow and the Blues will be on the ice for morning skate at 11:15 and then it will be Blues and Blackhawks at the United Center at 6 p.m. Non-game group will be on at 10:00 a.m. Uh so the Blues have their final preseason game before they head into what I would like to call the season where we chase the cup. Now, I know that probably won’t happen, right? I’m not a little bit naive. I’m not going to come on this podcast and say the Blues are going to win the Stanley Cup, but I think at the end of the day, it’s safe to assume that the Blues might be a contending team within the next couple seasons. So, why wouldn’t we be excited? Why wouldn’t we want to express that? And most importantly, for all of you who might be a little bit doubtful and a little bit, you know, Haley, there’s no way they’re going to do this. Um, you said the same thing when they were doing really bad in 1819 and they ended up winning the cup. I mean, again, don’t forget my friends, they were like the worst team in the NHL. So, we’re going to talk in my final segment to wrap things up. My favorite segment, my favorite Friday segment, the only consistent segment. Are we feeling blue? Was this a good week or was this a bad week for the St. Louis Blues? The week didn’t start off good to be honest. Losing preseason games that sucked. The vibes weren’t high. Justin Carbono getting sent to his junior’s team. Not a fan of that. But what I will say is that the Blues winning last night 7 to1 against the Ottawa Senators made me feel so good for what’s about to happen with this team. There are so many positives and so many things that we can look at with this team where we should just feel immensely confident heading into the regular season. I believe the Blues are going to have a 100 points this season. I do. I feel it in my soul. They weren’t too far off last season. I believe it was the 96 points, so you just need a couple more wins. But this is going to be a very competitive central division. This is going to be the most competitive it’s ever been. You have teams like the Dallas Stars, the Avalanche, unfortunately, the Winnipeg Jets, the Winnip uh the Wild and the Blues. Utah, they might be, you know, giving some mixed vibes, but I want to see it before I believe it. I believe that they have a lot of good players on the Mammoth. Um, obviously, you know, I’m a big fan of Clayton Keller. 90 point season from him last season. So, again, I expect big things from the St. Louis native. However, the St. Louis native is not on the St. Louis Blues. Therefore, I uh we’re going to leave it at that. But I think that the Blues are in a position where they really have everything going for them. And with Logan Mayu playing really well on the ice last night, that makes me feel even more confident about our defense, which has been, as we know, an issue. I think fundamentally this team has what it takes. We have a coach within Jim Montgomery, who is a seasoned NHL coach that really is going to elevate this team in so many ways, and we’ve seen that already. Sometimes when you don’t have wins in the preseason, you have to look at other factors. I look at the power play, the penalty kill, I look on the spacing on the ice. I I’m looking at all these other things that I don’t get to focus on as much in the regular season because I’m so focused on how the team’s going to do overall. But I also want you to hear from one of my favorite players of all time, Robert Thomas, on the win last night. Knowing what kind of lineup you guys had tonight, is that a pretty good result for you guys? Yeah. Um, you know, we did a lot of good things at the start. Kind of got away from it and then back to it a little bit. So, um, yeah, it’s nice to get a get a win on the board and, um, feel like we played a better game and and, you know, trended in the right direction. What were some of the things you liked? Uh, I think we were, you know, when we were dumping it in and when we were possessing the puck, we created a lot of success and turnovers and, um, had good sticks. Um, we still got a little lazy in the Dzone and and neutral zone, but um, you know, overall uh, we’ll take it. I think a lot of us think of Snugroot as a shooter, but what can you tell us about his passing? Yeah, I mean, he’s a he’s a great player. Uh obviously he’s got a great shot, but um you know when he has the puck on his stick, he likes to make moves. He likes to pass. He sees the ice really well. So um yeah, he’s you know there’s not not too many just shooters anymore. There’s you know he can do a lot of good things out there. Robert, you’ve played with uh Bennington quite a bit. When when he’s locked in and he looks like he’s one of the best, what’s going on out there? What do you feel like he’s doing? Yeah, I think just you know whole team in front of him just feels comfortable. Um, you know, you you know, you know, with him and Binner, uh, or sorry, Binner and Hope, um, you know, how good our goalies are and it gives us a lot of confidence, um, you know, to to make more aggressive plays and, um, to try and possess the puck more and and play, uh, play an aggressive game. So, um, especially handling the puck. You know, a lot of times there’s a couple times we’re hemmed in the zone there, their D rim it down and, um, even though they’re in the full they have full control in the ozone, he’s cutting it off and making a play so guys can change. So, uh, so many things he does well. What do you think about your power play unit and why do you think it can be successful? Yeah. Um, you know, we found success especially in the second half of the year. Um, you know, we we were sloppy tonight and and last game, but um, keep getting some more reps. We haven’t had too many reps um especially in games. So, um, just calming down a little bit. Um, taking a little bit more time and I think we’ll be fine. So, as you heard from Robert Thomas, he feels really confident. And I like that he talked a lot about the second half of last season just because that’s when the boys did turn things around. And I wanted you to hear that from him because it was such a good win last night by our Blues and the performance that they put on really just solidified why this is a team that you should be afraid of if you’re not a Blues fan. Like you should be afraid of the Blues this upcoming season. I personally I’m excited because this is my team. So that being said, I hope everybody has a good weekend. And I’ll be live tweeting tomorrow night about the final preseason game. Interested to see who will be playing. I suspect it won’t be. May, you know what, maybe D’Vorski will be in the lineup probably. But I’ll talk to you then. And like always, let’s go Blues.

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