EPISODE 62: THE COMEBACK Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags have returned from their nearly 2-month sabbatical and they're coming out swinging! This week, they're joined by Gabriel Foley, Senior Editor for The Last Word on Hockey and Writer for St. Louis GameTime. The three discuss: • The future legend of Scott Perunovich • How the hell are the Blues keeping Alex Pietrangelo? • The Return to Play format • Which team scares us the most? • Who will this year's Cinderella be? • Round Robin and Pl...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 37 min
One year ago to the day this episode comes out, the plane carrying Gerard the Dutch Blues Fan touched down in St. Louis. He would begin a two-plus week stay during one of the most memorable times to be a Blues fan. In this episode, we give Gerard a chance to reflect on his time in St. Louis...and whether he'd come back to STL someday! Plus, we send some sticktaps to the winner of A Bracket of Our Own, the best St. Louis Blues player of all time: Brett Hull! Also, a taste of our appearance on A C...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min
It's finals week on #ABracketofOurOwn! Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags break down the finals matchup of Brett Hull vs. Chris Pronger. But before that, they talk about the 24 team NHL playoff format, and some potential pros and cons for the St. Louis Blues. Finally, it's PART 1 of their conversation with Gerard, the Dutch Blues Fan. It's almost been exactly one year since he flew into St. Louis for the Stanley Cup Final, courtesy of a massive fundraising effort on GoFundMe. How's he doing no...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 33 min
ABRACKETOFOUROWN: FINAL 4! We've made it. The Final 4. And it's very, very chalky. Monday/Tuesday: Defense #1 Chris Pronger vs. Goalie #1 Jordan Binnington Wednesday/Thursday: B.H. Forward #1 Bernie Federko vs. A.H. Forward #1 Brett Hull Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags break down those matchups. Then, they welcome special guest Guy The Hawaii Blues Fan! Guy tells us what it's like being a Blues fan (or a hockey fan in general) in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, his fond memories of the old...
May 18, 2020•58 min
NEW THEME WHO DIS? Gloria has been retired! Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags introduce Luke Widbin, the composer of the St. Louis Blues cover of Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere"! We discuss how he ended up in Minnesota, how hard it is being a Blues fan in the Twin Cities, and how only a pandemic could have created this masterpiece! Follow Luke on Twitter: www.twitter.com/TeriyakiFingers Plus, we're down to the ROUND OF EIGHT in #ABracketofOurOwn! Here's who's left: Defense: #1 Chris Pron...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 30 min
ABRACKETOFOUROWN: BEFORE AND AFTER HULL FORWARDS, SWEET 16 After a wild week of voting in the Defense and Goalie regions, it's on to the forwards for the final set of Sweet 16 matchups. Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags analyze last week's votes and break down this week's matchups. Before then, Tom and Wags talk about THPN's Goon Line Gaming, then Tom begs the NHL to have St. Louis be a host city so he can go INSIDE Enterprise Center to watch games. Then, at the end of the episode, they discu...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 36 min
A BRACKET OF OUR OWN: Sweet 16 - Defense & Goalies Can Ryan O'Reilly be stopped in our bracket? The #12 seed has little difficulty taking out yet another high seed. Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags analyze the Round of 32 voting for both Forwards regions, and preview the Sweet 16 Defense and Goalie regions, which have some of the TOUGHEST matchups yet! Then, they chat about PLAYOFFS?! with Tyler and Jared of Offsides By a Mile! Defense: 1 Chris Pronger vs. #4 Bob Plager 2 Al MacInnis vs....
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 5 min
A BRACKET OF THEIR OWN: FORWARDS, 2ND ROUND Doug Armstrong acts! Sammy Blais, Marco Scandella, and Mackenzie MacEachern have re-upped with the Blues as the specter of a frozen salary cap looms. Tom Frankin and The Man Called Wags explore what this could mean in Alex Pietrangelo talks. Then, the two break down last week's tough matchups in the Defense and Goalie Regions of #ABracketofOurOwn and look ahead to even more exciting matchups in the Before Hull and After Hull Forward Regions this week.....
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 37 min
A BRACKET OF OUR OWN: DEFENSE AND GOALIES ROUND 2 Scott Perunovich is a Hobey Baker Award winner! Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags discuss the Blues prospect award and compare him to past winners. Then, they break down the Round 2 matchups of St. Louis Blues' defense and forwards! DEFENSE 1 Chris Pronger vs. #9 Jay Bouwmeester 4 Bob Plager vs. #5 Barclay Plager 3 Alex Pietrangelo vs. #11 Rob Ramage 2 Al MacInnis vs. #7 Colton Parayko GOALIES 1 Jordan Binnington vs. #8 Glenn Hall 4 Curtis Jos...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 18 min
A BRACKET OF OUR OWN: AFTER HULL FORWARDS After giving some applause to John Kelly and Darren Pang ranking highly in The Athletic's rankings of all 31 NHL TV broadcast teams, Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags get to business. First, a successful first THPN Thursday Night Game on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kntWVylbg6s After running down the results of the Before Hull Forwards region, Tom and Wags preview what might be the toughest region so far: the After Hull Forwards. 1 Brett H...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 36 min
ABRACKETOFOUROWN: B.H. (Before Hull) FORWARDS Scott Perunovich has signed! Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags celebrate the signing as well as the launching of the THPN Goon Line, the new gaming channel on Twitch, Mixer, and YouTube! Then, they recap the results of the Goalie Region and preview the Before Hull Region, with voting starting Monday and daily polls through Thursday, then two polls a day Friday and Saturday! 1 Bernie Federko vs. #16 Blake Dunlop 8 Joe Mullen vs. #9 Perry Turnbull 5...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 41 min
A BRACKET OF OUR OWN: GOALIES Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags discuss the signing of a short collegiate stud...though Hugh McGing isn't Scott Perunovich, but still looks pretty solid. Then, they go over your FAN VOTE RESULTS of the Defense bracket, including deciding how to break a TIE! Then, they run down the next bracket: Goalies 1 Jordan Binnington vs. #16 Greg Millen 8 Glenn Hall vs. #9 Jacques Plante 5 Brian Elliott vs. #12 Chris Mason 4 Curtis Joseph vs. #13 Manny Legace 3 Mike Liut v...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 31 min
A BRACKET OF OUR OWN PART 1: DEFENSE No NHL? No March Madness? No problem! The Man Called Wags thought of a way to combine both our loves into a St. Louis Blues all-time bracket! Featuring 64 former Blues separated in four categories: Defense, Goalie, B.H. (Before Hull) Forwards, and A.H. (After Hull) Forwards! Here's the matchups for the Defense region: Chris Pronger vs. 16. Jeff Finley Jeff Brown vs. 9. Jay Bouwmeester Barclay Plager vs. 12. Paul Cavallini Bob Plager vs. 13. Bob Gassoff Alex P...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 3 min
AAAAANNNNDDDD...STOP Like the moment before the climax, the seconds before the cliffhanger that ends the episode, and the power going out right before your team wins in your video game, Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags lament the postponement of the NHL season. They talk about the decision to postpone, where the NHL is right now, and wonder how Enterprise Center employees will be taken care of (if they haven't already by the time you've read this. Plus, some whining about Russia refusing to ...
Mar 16, 2020•31 min
IT'S A MASS-TERPIECE Bluenotes co-hosts Tom Franklin and Wags have a first chance to discuss the merits of the new AHL affiliation with the Springfield Thunderbirds and find little issue with it. Then, with the season about to hit its final crescendo, they go over the ideal matchup for the first round...and seem to differ on that. Then, in the Bluenotes March Into History this week, Tom and Wags disagree on the team that the "Blues Screwed" the most over the years. Wags thinks its the Ottawa Sen...
Mar 12, 2020•52 min
(SPRINGFIELD) MASS APPEAL The St. Louis Blues have a new AHL affiliate starting next season: the Springfield Thunderbirds. Tom Franklin breaks down the positives and negatives of the partnership, along with a recap of the Blues history with Massachusetts AHL teams...and reveals this technically isn't the first Springfield, MA affiliate the Blues have had. Then, an excerpt of a hour-plus conversation Tom has with Bayou Benders and Shane Ryan of the Devils Advocates podcast on THPN this week. Amon...
Mar 09, 2020•35 min
THE GREAT EIGHT As in...8 WINS IN A ROW for the St. Louis Blues! It's a Wagz midweek episode, so he joins Tom Franklin to break down the recent solid play, and how weird it still feels to be fans of a team everyone wants to emulate. Then, they talk about Tyler Tucker, the future Blues defenseman you've never heard about until he signed an entry-level contract this week. And finally, Tom and Wagz have some fun creating Top 10 "These Guys Played For The BLUES?!" lists. Featuring everyone from lege...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 17 min
SEVENTH HEAVEN The St. Louis Blues once again make history due to good hockey play. Tom Franklin breaks down the Blues 7th win in a row over the Dallas Stars, with Michael Farley of the Clean Skate Podcast. Tom and Michael also talk about how the Central Division is shaping up and whether they want to face each other's respective teams or not. Plus, Tom plays an interview recorded by KMOX's Brian Kelly late last week with Kansas City's Mr. Hockey Paul McGannon about the potential of a Blues AHL ...
Mar 02, 2020•32 min
6 TO 5 On this episode of Bluenotes,, Tom Franklin is joined by Wags AND Grant from the Hungry for Hawks Talk podcast. Tom and Wags talk about the Jay Bouwmeester press conference and what his future is in the game. Then, they talk about the Blues moves, or lack thereof, during the trade deadline and why that's not a bad thing. Then, after creeping in the background, Grant jumps into the fray to talk about the wild 6 to 5 game Tuesday night between the Blues and Hawks. Then, the three chat about...
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 4 min
GOING WILD The St. Louis Blues are indeed going wild lately. Winners of four straight and playing good ol' tight, solid Blues hockey lately. Tom Franklin celebrates that and talks about the Blues/Wild game Sunday night with The Sota Pod's Isha Jahromi. He also discusses the Central Division, the trade deadline, and oh by the way... The St. Louis Blues are going to the 2021 Winter Classic in Minnesota! So Tom chats with Isha about that bit of news, what it means to Minnesota fans, and why some Wi...
Feb 24, 2020•44 min
BACK ON THE WAGON We have a trade! Marco Scandella is the newest St. Louis Blue, and Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wagz analyze the trade with Montreal and wonder if the Blues will indeed acquire that top 6 forward or if it's better to stand pat. Then, the Blues have won a game! Tom and Wagz talk about the game, as well as an unfortunate trend with Justin Faulk. Finally, a look at the soon-to-be-departed San Antonio Rampage and the future of Blues prospect development! Twitter: @BluenotesPod, ...
Feb 20, 2020•42 min
GOING ON A BENDER... ...because that's what Tom Franklin wants to do after the St. Louis Blues continue this skid of death. 2-8-2 in their last 12. No bueno. What's wrong? Tom asked @BluenotesPod followers that and got some responses. He goes over them and what he feels needs to be done at the deadline. Then, he talks to THPN's Bayou Benders (Devils Advocates podcast) about the Blues/Devils game coming up Tuesday, how the hockey world rallied around Jay Bouwmeester, and other fun topics. Benders...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min
JAY BOUWMEESTER. PERIOD. In this episode, Tom Franklin and new Thursday co-host Mikey Wags have a discussion about Jay Bouwmeester's cardiac episode in Anaheim Tuesday. From the immediate response to the politeness of the Anaheim crowd to where the Blues go from here, Tom discusses the situation as a fan and Wags gives his experience as a hockey player. Plus, how does this affect the Blues plans at the trade deadline, if at all? Twitter: @BluenotesPod, @TomFranklinKMOX, and @WaggieGoob16 Website...
Feb 13, 2020•44 min
ANOTHER AHL DIVORCE intro-13:31 : Lamenting the Vegas-Rampage sale and how this leaves the St. Louis Blues, once again, left at the AHL altar. Tom Franklin explains the background of the Blues AHL affiliates since 2000 and really laments over the possibility of a reunion with the Chicago Wolves, even if it's just for one season. 13:31-22:36 : Tom also discusses the growing man-crush that the Blues and Kansas City Chiefs have for one another, and wonders if the Hunt family will be the ones to sav...
Feb 10, 2020•42 min
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT Intro - 8:03: Intros, plus odds and ends like SUPER BOWL BET VICTORY and a great chance to get that NHL jersey of your dreams this weekend. 8:03 - 16:43: The Blues win over Carolina! Breaking down each goals and wishing the Blues utilized the "Ovechkin Circle" more. 16:43 - 26:23: Who will the Blues trade for at the deadline this year...and will Zach Sanford still have a role despite his obvious talent and good performance Tuesday night? 26:23 - close: DOWN ON THE FARM. Our f...
Feb 06, 2020•37 min
ANOTHER BAD TRIP intro to 14:46 - Another bad trip for the St. Louis Blues. Was it because it was western Canada or or was it something else? A lot of fans are singling out Justin Faulk again...is it justified? 14:46 to 58:26 - BLUENOTES FACEOFF W/ ZACH TOMPKINS OF THE SIREN SOUNDER PODCAST. It's been a few months since the Faulk/Edmundson trade. What's the view from a Carolina Hurricanes' podcast host? Plus a chat on the Blues/Canes game Tuesday and the greatness that is Rod Brind'Amour. 58:26 ...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 6 min
