The 2006–07

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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

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(21–46–15, 57 points). One major offseason transaction saw the Blues sign

Doug Weight Douglas Daniel Weight (born January 21, 1971) is an American professional ice hockey coach, executive, and former player. He is also the former head coach and assistant General manager (ice hockey), general manager for the New York Islanders. Dur ...

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

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as a member of the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con ...

. One notable event of the season was the jersey retirement of

Brett Hull Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadians, Canadian–Americans, American former ice hockey player and general manager, and currently an executive vice president of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played f ...

'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 Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

. The team started the season very poorly, winning only seven of its first 30 games. Head coach

Mike Kitchen Michael Elwin Kitchen (born February 1, 1956) is a Canadian former defenceman and coach. He most recently was an assistant coach for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. As of February 2016, Kitch has coached in over 2400 NHL gam ...

was fired on December 11 and replaced with

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. 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

Schedule and results

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San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

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Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The Kings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. ...

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Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confere ...

( 2006–07) , , 0–2–1 , , , - , 4, , W, , October 12, 2006, , 3–2 SO, , align="left",

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...

( 2006–07) , , 1–2–1 , , , - , 5, , W, , October 14, 2006, , 4–3 , , align="left",

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (N ...

( 2006–07) , , 2–2–1 , , , - , 6, , L, , October 17, 2006, , 2–5 , , align="left",

Phoenix Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

( 2006–07) , , 2–3–1 , , , - , 7, , L, , October 20, 2006, , 2–3 OT, , align="left",

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conferenc ...

( 2006–07) , , 2–3–2 , , , - , 8, , W, , October 21, 2006, , 4–3 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 3–3–2 , , , - , 9, , L, , October 28, 2006, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 3–4–2 , , , - , 10, , L, , October 30, 2006, , 5–6 SO, , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 3–4–3 , , , - , - , 11, , L, , November 1, 2006, , 1–4 , , align="left", @

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. The Stars compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The Stars ...

( 2006–07) , , 3–5–3 , , , - , 12, , W, , November 2, 2006, , 4–1 , , align="left",

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Avalanche compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Con ...

( 2006–07) , , 4–5–3 , , , - , 13, , L, , November 4, 2006, , 2–3 , , align="left",

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The ...

( 2006–07) , , 4–6–3 , , , - , 14, , L, , November 9, 2006, , 2–4 , , align="left",

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern C ...

( 2006–07) , , 4–7–3 , , , - , 15, , L, , November 10, 2006, , 1–3 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 4–8–3 , , , - , 16, , W, , November 12, 2006, , 5–3 , , align="left",

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...

( 2006–07) , , 5–8–3 , , , - , 17, , L, , November 14, 2006, , 0–3 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 5–9–3 , , , - , 18, , L, , November 16, 2006, , 2–6 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 5–10–3 , , , - , 19, , L, , November 17, 2006, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 5–11–3 , , , - , 20, , W, , November 22, 2006, , 4–3 SO, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 6–11–3 , , , - , 21, , W, , November 24, 2006, , 3–2 SO, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 7–11–3 , , , - , 22, , L, , November 25, 2006, , 1–2 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 7–12–3 , , , - , 23, , L, , November 28, 2006, , 0–2 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 7–13–3 , , , - , 24, , L, , November 30, 2006, , 4–5 , , align="left",

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...

( 2006–07) , , 7–14–3 , , , - , - , 25, , L, , December 1, 2006, , 2–5 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 7–15–3 , , , - , 26, , L, , December 5, 2006, , 1–5 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 7–16–3 , , , - , 27, , L, , December 7, 2006, , 3–4 OT, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 7–16–4 , , , - , 28, , L, , December 9, 2006, , 1–5 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 7–17–4 , , , - , 29, , L, , December 12, 2006, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 7–18–4 , , , - , 30, , L, , December 13, 2006, , 1–4 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 7–19–4 , , , - , 31, , L, , December 16, 2006, , 2–3 SO, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 7–19–5 , , , - , 32, , L, , December 17, 2006, , 1–2 OT, , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 7–19–6 , , , - , 33, , W, , December 19, 2006, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

( 2006–07) , , 8–19–6 , , , - , 34, , W, , December 21, 2006, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 9–19–6 , , , - , 35, , W, , December 23, 2006, , 3–2 OT, , align="left",

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Con ...

( 2006–07) , , 10–19–6 , , , - , 36, , L, , December 26, 2006, , 2–3 SO, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 10–19–7 , , , - , 37, , W, , December 29, 2006, , 4–2 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 11–19–7 , , , - , 38, , W, , December 30, 2006, , 2–0 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 12–19–7 , , , - , - , 39, , L, , January 2, 2007, , 1–4 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 12–20–7 , , , - , 40, , W, , January 4, 2007, , 2–0 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 13–20–7 , , , - , 41, , L, , January 6, 2007, , 2–3 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 13–21–7 , , , - , 42, , W, , January 9, 2007, , 4–3 SO, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 14–21–7 , , , - , 43, , W, , January 10, 2007, , 3–2 , , align="left", @

New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...

( 2006–07) , , 15–21–7 , , , - , 44, , W, , January 13, 2007, , 6–5 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 16–21–7 , , , - , 45, , L, , January 15, 2007, , 4–5 SO, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 16–21–8 , , , - , 46, , W, , January 16, 2007, , 6–2 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 17–21–8 , , , - , 47, , W, , January 18, 2007, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 18–21–8 , , , - , 48, , W, , January 20, 2007, , 1–0 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 19–21–8 , , , - , 49, , W, , January 26, 2007, , 2–1 OT, , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 20–21–8 , , , - , 50, , L, , January 27, 2007, , 3–6 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 20–22–8 , , , - , 51, , L, , January 30, 2007, , 2–5 , , align="left",

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confer ...

( 2006–07) , , 20–23–8 , , , - , - , 52, , L, , February 2, 2007, , 3–5 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 20–24–8 , , , - , 53, , W, , February 3, 2007, , 2–0 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 21–24–8 , , , - , 54, , L, , February 6, 2007, , 1–2 , , align="left",

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

( 2006–07) , , 21–25–8 , , , - , 55, , W, , February 8, 2007, , 1–0 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 22–25–8 , , , - , 56, , L, , February 10, 2007, , 3–4 OT, , align="left", @

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

( 2006–07) , , 22–25–9 , , , - , 57, , L, , February 13, 2007, , 5–6 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 22–26–9 , , , - , 58, , W, , February 14, 2007, , 4–2 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 23–26–9 , , , - , 59, , W, , February 16, 2007, , 1–0 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 24–26–9 , , , - , 60, , W, , February 18, 2007, , 5–3 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 25–26–9 , , , - , 61, , W, , February 20, 2007, , 5–4 SO, , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 26–26–9 , , , - , 62, , L, , February 25, 2007, , 1–5 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 26–27–9 , , , - , 63, , W, , February 27, 2007, , 3–1 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 27–27–9 , , , - , - , 64, , W, , March 1, 2007, , 3–2 OT, , align="left", @

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...

( 2006–07) , , 28–27–9 , , , - , 65, , L, , March 3, 2007, , 2–3 SO, , align="left", @

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

( 2006–07) , , 28–27–10 , , , - , 66, , L, , March 6, 2007, , 2–4 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 28–28–10 , , , - , 67, , W, , March 8, 2007, , 5–3 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 29–28–10 , , , - , 68, , L, , March 10, 2007, , 3–4 , , align="left",

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

( 2006–07) , , 29–29–10 , , , - , 69, , L, , March 12, 2007, , 4–5 SO, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 29–29–11 , , , - , 70, , L, , March 15, 2007, , 2–3 OT, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 29–29–12 , , , - , 71, , W, , March 17, 2007, , 3–2 OT, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 30–29–12 , , , - , 72, , L, , March 20, 2007, , 2–4 , , align="left",

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...

( 2006–07) , , 30–30–12 , , , - , 73, , L, , March 22, 2007, , 1–5 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 30–31–12 , , , - , 74, , W, , March 24, 2007, , 3–2 SO, , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 31–31–12 , , , - , 75, , L, , March 25, 2007, , 1–4 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 31–32–12 , , , - , 76, , L, , March 27, 2007, , 1–4 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 31–33–12 , , , - , 77, , W, , March 29, 2007, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 32–33–12 , , , - , 78, , L, , March 31, 2007, , 2–3 OT, , align="left",

( 2006–07) , , 32–33–13 , , , - , - , 79, , W, , April 2, 2007, , 4–2 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 33–33–13 , , , - , 80, , W, , April 3, 2007, , 5–2 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 34–33–13 , , , - , 81, , L, , April 5, 2007, , 1–4 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 34–34–13 , , , - , 82, , L, , April 7, 2007, , 1–5 , , align="left", @

( 2006–07) , , 34–35–13 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

Center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...

; D =

Defense Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense industr ...

; G =

Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...

; LW =

Left wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social hierarchies. Left-wing politic ...

; RW =

Right wing Right-wing politics is the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that view certain social orders and Social stratification, hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position b ...

'' * '' = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.'' * '' = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.''

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Blues were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the

2006 Stanley Cup Finals The 2006 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2005–06 season, and the culmination of the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs. The first Stanley Cup Finals since 2004 after a lockout canceled the entirety ...

, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the

2007 Stanley Cup Finals The 2007 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2006–07 season, and the culmination of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Western Conference champion Anaheim Ducks and ...

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

St. Louis' picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in

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British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

. The Blues possessed the first overall pick in the draft.

Notes

References

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External links

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