Matthew DeFranks
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Matthew DeFranks
@MDeFranks
St. Louis Blues writer for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (@stltoday). Host of "Net Front Presence" podcast. [email protected]
St. Louis, MO
Joined June 2011
- Jake Oettinger: "I’ve never been more motivated than I am right now. I’m going to do everything I can to make sure that I get this opportunity again and I’ll make sure I’m on the other side of it the next time."
- Rick Bowness began his presser: “Well, I notice an empty chair over there, so let’s just send out our best wishes to Mike Heika. We miss him here tonight and we wish him a speedy recovery and get him back here with us, where he belongs. Michael, get healthy quick and get back.”
00:00 - Jamie Oleksiak lost a tooth tonight. Roughing penalty, goal and a lost tooth. The Big Rig Hat Trick.
- After more than a year trying to return from knee surgery, Stars goaltender Ben Bishop’s career is over, general manager Jim Nill said Saturday morning.
- So you’re telling me the last three Game 7 hat tricks were by Mattias Janmark, Joel Kiviranta and Wayne Gretzky? I love this sport.
- Jake Oettinger: “I have a lot of stuff I want to work on. I feel like I’m just scratching the surface of where I’m going to be one day. That excites me.”
- Pat Maroon: "When I’m done here, I’m going to be a Blues fan. I’ll be coming to games, just like all the other alumni. It’s going to be fun coming back here and watching the Blues play. St. Louis kid get the opportunity to end on a high note."
- Tyler Seguin said Alexander Radulov's goal was the loudest crowd he's ever heard while playing. John Klingberg: "When Rads scored that goal, I couldn't even hear him screaming."
- Mats Zuccarello: “This is my team now. We’ll see what’s going on. I’m kind of a guy when someone believes in you and wants you, I usually like that. We’ll see.”
- Jason Robertson and Matt Dumba exchange some pleasantries in what I can imagine is the first Filipino on Filipino dust-up in the NHL.
