Confirmed with Link: Lockout Over (Tentatively); Let's Go Blues!

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Perron is a good two-way player. There's more to keeping the puck out of your own net than playing without the puck in your own zone. Perron's puck possession, his uncanny ability to win puck battles, and his skills at stripping the puck in the neutral zone and around the opposing blue line are excellent.

He's not going to get shutdown assignment, of course, but his ability to establish the zone and control the puck are enough to make him a positive two-way player.

Hitch didn't seem to have any problem playing Perron late in the game with a 1 goal lead. Once the puck is on his tape, it's tough to get it away. He's not the greatest playing in his own zone without the puck, but he's a very smart player, and doesn't make a whole lot of mistakes. I think that's why Hitch puts him out there so often in close games.
 

PocketNines

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Owners ratified, players vote Fri-Sat. Really wish they'd release the schedule. No reason to hold it now that the owners have ratified deal.
 

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JR was on The Bernie Miklasz show today around 1 and said he heard Detroit at home on the 19th followed by Dallas at home.
 

BlueDream

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But then he wrote this tonight:

Jeremy Rutherford ‏@jprutherford

#nhl schedule continues to be work in progress. As of now, #stlblues still expected to open Jan. 19 vs. DET at Scottrade but NO game Jan. 20

So, I really have no idea.
 

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