Keith Tkachuk

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In a somewhat surprise announcement after the Blues were ousted from the playoffs, forward Keith Tkachuk announced that he wanted to return to the Blues for one more season.  Blues President John Davidson was happy to oblige. 

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St. Louis Blues President John Davidson announced Friday that forward Keith Tkachuk has agreed to return to the club for one more year.  The Blues and Tkachuk have been having talks about a return since being ousted from the playoffs in April.  The deal is reportedly worth $2.15 million.

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“It was an excellent choice to name Brew as our Captain,” said forward Keith Tkachuk last February after Brewer was given the “C”.  “He has played at a high level for a lot of years playing against the other team's top players night after night.”

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"The one thing that killed us in the series is our power play," Blues forward Keith Tkachuk said. "We had opportunities throughout the series and we didn't capitalize.”

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-    Chris Neil will be a Dallas Star.

-    Keith Tkachuk will remain a St. Louis Blue.  The team decides to be cellars and make a move for the playoffs, and with just a few minutes remaining, will pick-up Derek Morris for some draft picks to help bolster their defense.

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e rest of the season.

Latest rumors for the Blues include the possible trading of winger Keith Tkachuk.  But with a recent resurgence by the Blues to the middle of the pack for the playoff hunt, those rumors are dying down, and there are beliefs that Tkachuk may remain a Blue to give them more playoff experience.  The bottom line is this:  Tkachuk has not won a Cup and the Blues know that he could possibly bring in some more young talent from the Bruins, Rangers, Devils or any other team in the market for a forward.  Management needs to think about when Patrick Berglund, T.J. Oshie and Erik Johnson are better prepared for a Stanley Cup race.  The team could use Tkachuk to bring in some talent that could compliment those players, as well as give the aging veteran a chance at Hockey’s Holy Grail.  This decision is ultimately Tkachuk’s choice though, as he does have a no-trade clause in his contract.

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de a move that they thought could land them a Stanley Cup in their fair city.  After acquiring Keith Tkachuk for three draft picks and Glen Metropolit, Atlanta General Manager Don Waddell saw his team fall in the playoffs after a 4-0 sweep to the New York Rangers. 

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e crease or across to the far boards. 

The Blues are making the right decision with putting Keith Tkachuk in front of the net.  But the rest of the team just seems to be lost with the man advantage.

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es.  This is where the rest of the offense needs to come in.  Players like Lee Stempniak, Keith Tkachuk and David Backes need to be twenty-goal scorers in 2007-08.  The Blues only had two players reach the twenty-goal plateau last season (Boyes, Tkachuk).

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