Randall Ritchey: Peter Mueller Signs A One Year, Two-Way Deal With Blues The St. Louis Blues have inked free agent forward Peter Mueller to a one year, two-way contract. Mueller, who played last year in Europe, will have to battle for a roster spot to stick around in the NHL this season.

Any reason you're paying a guy 5.8/yr to play on the third line?

Twill be a very competitive training camp.

I'd say Paajarvi, Lindstrom, Porter, and Mueller are the guys who will have the hardest time cracking the starting lineup.

I thought Backes was going to play Wing this season. Who played more at C last year, him or Steen?

I thought Backes was going to play Wing this season. Who played more at C last year, him or Steen?
- DDM-Coga

Mainly backes. They'd switch off depending on whether the faceoff was on the left or right side

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- Not_Yan

I don't have to listen to you, you're Not Yan.

Any reason you're paying a guy 5.8/yr to play on the third line?
- sendingSTRENGTH

The Blues are going to be running three lines fairly evenly. He'll still be getting 17-18 minutes a night.

The Blues are going to be running three lines fairly evenly. He'll still be getting 17-18 minutes a night.
- Randall_Ritchey

Thats if he actually plays 3rd line

I don't have to listen to you, you're Not Yan.
- eichiefs9

touché

I'd say Paajarvi, Lindstrom, Porter, and Mueller are the guys who will have the hardest time cracking the starting lineup.
- fattyboubatty

I was curious to see Rattie but I guess he's still 1 or 2 AHL seasons away?

I was curious to see Rattie but I guess he's still 1 or 2 AHL seasons away?
- Not_Yan

At least 1, not Yan.

I thought Backes was going to play Wing this season. Who played more at C last year, him or Steen?
- DDM-Coga

Backes. Steen took some faceoffs on the left side, but that was the extent of him playing center outside of a handful of games. Backes going back to wing was mentioned by as possible Armstrong, but was always very unlikely to happen with Hitchcock as coach.

I thought Backes was going to play Wing this season. Who played more at C last year, him or Steen?
- DDM-Coga

Backes will be a wing and steen didn't play center at all.

I was curious to see Rattie but I guess he's still 1 or 2 AHL seasons away?
- Not_Yan

I dont think he takes Oshie or backes rw in 1-2 years.

Backes will be a wing and steen didn't play center at all.
- jake24242

They just have Steen listed as LW/C on yahoo rotor wire, I didn't think he played much C but according to these guys he was taking situational draws

They just have Steen listed as LW/C on yahoo rotor wire, I didn't think he played much C but according to these guys he was taking situational draws
- DDM-Coga

Ya so does any winger when the center gets tossed out of the circle.

They just have Steen listed as LW/C on yahoo rotor wire, I didn't think he played much C but according to these guys he was taking situational draws
- DDM-Coga

Steen played a few games at C and also took situational draws for the blues.

Ya so does any winger when the center gets tossed out of the circle.
- jake24242

He took 541 draws last year, more than Roy and Ott who are listed as Cs. Thats more than just getting tossed out of the circle. It wasn't that crazy of a question

He took 541 draws last year, more than Roy and Ott who are listed as Cs. Thats more than just getting tossed out of the circle. It wasn't that crazy of a question
- DDM-Coga

Lol I was looking it up when you posted it. Obviously he played some center. I don't backes and sobotka got tossed out 541 times. Lol

I thought Toronto fans would be smarter when it came to hockey. Just like the leafs there good and big and bad at first then they just fall out of it. Lol

Excellent signing....couldn't think of a better team to help shelter/support a comeback.

Lol I was looking it up when you posted it. Obviously he played some center. I don't backes and sobotka got tossed out 541 times. Lol
- BluesandBirds89

He actually played center for all of 2 games. He regularly took the draws on the left side then shifted back to playing LW immediately after the face off; and Backes shifted back to C, which is why Steen took so many.

He took 541 draws last year, more than Roy and Ott who are listed as Cs. Thats more than just getting tossed out of the circle. It wasn't that crazy of a question
- DDM-Coga

Neither Ott or Roy spent many games at C for us last year either. Down the middle it was Backes, Sobotka, Berglund, Lapierre. Websites just list what a player was listed as his draft year, and almost never update. Oshie, for instance, is still listed as a Center many places, despite never having played center professionally.

Too bad such a promising career has gotten so derailed.