Noted - A St. Louis Blues Podcast

The Noted guys shake off a bit of rust to talk about Blues news including Nathan Walker signing, the Prospect Showcase and some predictions for our top players heading into the 25-26 season.

The Noted boys are joined by Chicago Sports Network's Alex Shapiro to talk about the changing landscape of Regional Sports Broadcasting, the Blackhawks/Blues Rivalry and what it's like being a reporter in a major sports town. Jake and Brendan finish the Pod by talking about the savage departure of John Kelly, trade rumors around Jordan Kyrou and saying goodbye to the voice of the Blues.

Jake and Brendan discuss Rookie Camp, Pius Suter, updated line combos and news around the league. It's an exciting time to be a Blues fan.

The offseason extravaganza begins. We've completed the draft, July 1 has passed and the league is busy with GMs making deals. The boys breakdown the prospect picks, Bolduc's departure and some of the pickups Armstrong has completed as we enter the 2025-26 season.

Jake and Brendan jump on to talk about Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals as well as some of the names floating around free agency. At the top of the list is prioritizing between a Right Handed Defensemen or a 2nd line center. They cap it off with a farewell to TJ Oshie who announced his retirement and Jim Montgomery finishing 4th in Jack Adams voting.

The Noted guys breakdown more of the offseason rumors, the Conference Finals and more.

The boys join in to breakdown some of the postseason action as well as cover some of the press conferences the Blues brass section has given us over the last few weeks. We also discuss some of the potential offseason moves in what promises to be a wild summer for Doug Armstrong's last dance.

The Blues go down in historic fashion in Game 7 of this playoff series. This one hurts and won't be forgotten for a long time. However, the boys gave us everything all season and fought till the very end. Could not be more proud or grateful for this team and our organization. LGB

The Blues pound the Jets again at home, in what looked like a nervy affair to start. However, the Blues kept pushing, kept bringing waves of energy to edge the Jets to force a critical Game 7 in Winnipeg.

The Jets came out firing and although the Blues pushed back, we never really regained control of this game as the Jets take Game 5 at home. It was a great effort by the home team and there were some fireworks in the post-game press conference that we're hoping bleeds into Game 6 at home. This is do or die

Another game at Enterprise, another win for the Dog in Blue. Great effort, great W with contributions up and down the lineup. It was always going to be tough task against this Jets team, but the boys are up for it. LGB and let's get them in Winnipeg

The Blues came out and stomped the Jets in Game 3 at home, planting some seeds of doubt in the minds of the Manitobans. Next is watering that seed by staying on them and maintaining that level of pointed aggression.

Well gang that's another tough loss to the Jets in another tight checking affair where the Blues have it all to play for in the 3rd but unfortunately go down 2-1, with another Kyle Connor dagger. We'll gear up for a hometown tilt in Game 3 in as close to a must win as there is.

The boys give it a good effort but eventually go down 5-3 in a tough fought game. We lose game 1 but we gained a lot of knowledge about what it's going to take to win games in the postseason. It's all about the next shift.

The boys hand out end of season awards and review the first round matchup against the Jets. The Blues are back in the Ploffs and we're ready to rock!

All good things must end and the Blues go down to the Jets in Winnipeg to snap their win streak in a lackluster performance, though we fought to the end. Big tire pump to the boys for the run they went on and giving us something to cheer for.

Make that 12 in a row and the Blues are officially a wagon. We take down the Avalanche in a very competitive tilt, but these boys still find ways to win. So much for strength of schedule, eh!

11th Heaven! The Blues win their 11th in a row and tie a franchise record with shades of 2019. We get the job done in overtime, with great performances up and down the lineup despite not having our fastball. Let's keep this train rolling.

That's 10 in a row for the boys as we march closer to the Postseason, overtaking the Wild for WC1. Incredibly close game but Cam Fowler stepped up when the Blues needed it and delivered a game winning, top shelf backhand goal to secure the two points and keep the winning ways rolling.

The Blues scratch and claw their way to an away win against the Colorado Avalanche and make it 9 in a row. Incredible run of form for the Blues who are starting to make waves across the NHL. Time to start taking these boys seriously.

WELCOME TO ST. LOUIS,JIMMY and the Blues mark it 8, Smokey. What a ride for the boys in a game that looked like it could slip away. We take the 2 points into Colorado for a tough test against a big dog in the west.

The Blues keep their streak going with a huge win against the red hot Canadiens 6-1. That's Blues Collar hockey baby!

Binnington stole the game. Dvorsky gets his NHL debut, Thomas has three apples and the refs were atrocious for both team. Not much more needs to be said but the Blues win their 6th in a row in a chippy tilt against a central division foe.

The Blues sweep the season series against divisional rivals the Chicago Blackhawks in a nervy affair. The boys took it upon themselves to take all 2 points in a game that could've easily gone the other way. Thanks to Joel HOFer and the 4th line for stepping up and playing huge.

In one of the most exciting games of the season, the Blues take down the Canucks in overtime. The belief is real.

The Blues take their 3rd game in a row, this time on the road in Nashville as the boys played a complete game, contributions all over the ice and HOFer standing strong in net. We are starting to have belief.

The boys take the weekend slate of game with all 4 points. Big guys stepped up, tendies rebounded and the Blues are buzzing.

The boys fall to the Penguin 5-3 in a hard fought loss, again. The Blues came out strong outshooting the Penguins 35 to 22 but weren't sharp enough between the posts and take a tough loss into the weekend of tough matchups.

The boys took 5 points of 6 in the last 4 days but fall to the Kings in OT as the guys just ran out of gas.

This tilt was a stress test as the boys slay the Kings in overtime. Robert Thomas continues his 11-game point streak with the game tying goal and the Shootout winner. What a game for the boys who are leading with "love" - Binner

The Blues dominated the Stars 5 on 5 but couldn't keep the puck out of the net shorthanded and fall to the Stars 6-3 in a disappointing a tilt.

The Blues continue their heater, capturing their fourth straight with contributions up and down the lineup with big performances from the big boys. Let's keep 'er going

The blues win the 3rd straight against the Capitals as we are joined by our friend and Author, Trevor Kraus, to talk about the run the boys are on.

The blues curb stomped the Kraken in one of the most complete, convincing, and dominant performances of the season.

Welcome back to Blues Hockey. The boys breakdown the weekend games with guest Andrew Wilks.

Jake and Brendan break down the Canadian v American Four Nations Final. What a tournament for St. Louis and their players. What a tournament. Welcome home boys.

The boys join in to talk about the Four Nations Faceoff, the Blues Players representing their countries and the Tkachuck brothers putting St. Louis Hockey on the map. Tkachuck around and find out!

The Blues take down the Blackhawks in a wild one. Radek Faksa is the Shootout hero and Binnington Saves 8 in the SO.

The Blues gave it a good effort but ultimately lost the game at the hands of St. Louisan Matty Tkachuk. The boys break it all down with special guest, Andrew Wilks.

The blues go down in a heartbreaker to the Oilers. McDavid tallies three points and the overtime winning assist after the Blues battled back in the 3rd to take the lead in the final five minutes of the game. Devastatingly Oilers score late in the game, King Leon, and take it over time. Crushing.

The Blues take down the Utah Hockey club in SLC with a convincing victory coming off a rough 4-game losing streak.

That was another tough one. It's a blood bath on this podcast as the vibes are at an all time low. We battled through this one and discussed the low points and some, very slim silver linings.

In the words of Jamie Rivers, "this was a tough one." The boys get into a lot of subjects in this loss including, troubles of the 1st and 3rd line, Robert Thomas' body language, roster congestion, St. Louis broadcast history and many others. Thanks for listening!

It was a gamey victory in Vegas. The Blues thought we were going to cruise into 2 points, but the Knights had other ideas, scoring two goals late in the third to force overtime. The boys bent but didn't break, Binnington came up huge and the shootout takers took the points and the bragging rights for two nights until we face off again on Thursday.

The blues sweep the season series against the Flames and take all 4 points in the home and home against Calgary. Big win for the boys as we look towards another big tilt against Utah.

In a nervy contest, the Blues extinguish the flames 2-1. Parayko gets the goal early and Faksa tips in the winner to get take the Blues 2 points closer to a wild card position. The Noted hosts talk about the game, roster exclusions and goaltender play.

The blues go down to the Jackets in a disappointing tilt. The guys fought hard in the third but it wasn't enough to overcome the 2-goal deficit. The Noted hosts jump on to break it down.

The Blues dominated the Ducks on Cam Fowler's 1000th game, 6-2 final. The Noted boys jump on to talk about the utter brilliance of the Blues in this tilt.

The Blues played a great game, but go down to the Wild 6-4 in a wacky one. The refs were certifiably awful and Binnington wasn't at his best but the boys showed fight and just could hold on for the points. Next shift.

In a thrilling loss, the Blues battled back against the Blue Jackets but dug too big a hole to climb out of. They go down 6-5 but showed a lot of fight. The boys join in with a special guest to break it down.