2009–10 St. Louis Blues season

The 2009–10 St. Louis Blues season is the 42nd season for the NHL franchise in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Blues relieved coach Andy Murray of his duties on January 2, 2010 after a below expectation record (17-17-6, 40 points), sitting in 12th place in the Conference. Especially galling were the frequent blown leads after two periods, and with the worst Home record (6-13-3 which included one win in Sweden) in the entire NHL. Named as interim head coach is Davis Payne, who becomes the 23rd head coach in the Blues' history. Payne was the head coach of the Blues main farm team, the Peoria (IL) Rivermen of the American Hockey League. After the season, Payne was named as Head Coach, removing the interim tag.

The Blues hired goaltending consultant Tyler Love on January 18, 2010.

Keith Tkachuk announced his retirement from hockey on April 7, 2010, three days before the final game of the season, April 10, which he declined to play. The Blues saluted him in a tribute after the last home game, his final game ever in the NHL on April 9.

Game log

 * Green background indicates win (2 points).
 * Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
 * White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

Playoffs
The St. Louis Blues attempted to make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2004–05 NHL lockout, but were eliminated with 3 games remaining in the season after the Colorado Avalanche achieved 93 points in locking up the 8th and final playoff spot on Apr. 6, 2010.

Skaters
(FINAL April 10, 2010)

Stats

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blues only. †Denotes D'Agostini spent time with another team before joining Blues. Stats reflect time with Blues only.

Goaltenders
(FINAL April 10, 2010)

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Transactions
The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

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Roster
Updated April 15, 2010.


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Draft picks
St. Louis's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, June 26-June 27, 2009.

Peoria Rivermen
The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10.

Alaska Aces
The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.