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Blue Fire: A Season Inside the St. Louis Blues
Book by Simons, Dave
417 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1992
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April 23, 2021
Perspective is everything. I first read this book (about the 1991-92 St. Louis Blues) in 1993, the year it was published. The players were still active (many with careers rising), coaches helping shape the NHL, and the next Stanley Cup (1993!) there to be won. Reading it this month . . . well, none of those players or coaches are active. A few of them are now in the Hall of Fame. And I know who won the Cup in 1993 . . . and '94 . . . and 2004 . . . and so on. It made for a "time capsule" read, and one I enjoyed. Back in 1993, I would not have liked hearing that I'd need to wait another 26 years for the Blues to win the Cup for the first time. But from the vantage point of 2021, with memories of that championship still lifting me, I'm okay with it. I'm grateful to be a St. Louis Blues fan all these years.
February 8, 2012
For the fan who grew up with players like Hull, Oates, Joseph, Federov, and Lindstrom, it's really nice reading a moment of history with such great players of the 90s. Written from a reporters point of view, Blue Fire is really well research (we learn of Curtis Joseph's growing up) and has a great flow to it.
Definitely not for the casual hockey fan, as the details of the game and trades will bore you. But for the true hockey fan who knew of the 90s stars that I mentioned this book is a solid read. Recommended for intense fan, who roots for the Blues, although any hockey fan of the 90s would enjoy it.
This book loses a couple stars just in Dave Simons complete media bias. I had issues with the way he completely throws Adam Oates and Brett Hull under the bus. Just because Brett Hull makes a comment in passing, DOESN'T mean the media HAS to print it. The media has a lot of sway in opinion and with that sway they need to show self restrant and respect. I lost a lot of respect for Simons on how he tears apart Oates/Hull.
Overall a solid read and it was well researched/written. He could have cut out nearly 50 pages of garbage opinion and negativity. The moral of the story is that the Blues organization in 1991 had enough players to potentially win 5 Stanley Cups, instead they blew it by not having any patience.
Definitely not for the casual hockey fan, as the details of the game and trades will bore you. But for the true hockey fan who knew of the 90s stars that I mentioned this book is a solid read. Recommended for intense fan, who roots for the Blues, although any hockey fan of the 90s would enjoy it.
This book loses a couple stars just in Dave Simons complete media bias. I had issues with the way he completely throws Adam Oates and Brett Hull under the bus. Just because Brett Hull makes a comment in passing, DOESN'T mean the media HAS to print it. The media has a lot of sway in opinion and with that sway they need to show self restrant and respect. I lost a lot of respect for Simons on how he tears apart Oates/Hull.
Overall a solid read and it was well researched/written. He could have cut out nearly 50 pages of garbage opinion and negativity. The moral of the story is that the Blues organization in 1991 had enough players to potentially win 5 Stanley Cups, instead they blew it by not having any patience.
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