The 42nd season for the St. Louis Blues began with the firing of head coach Andy Murray in early January and brought up David Payne, the head coach of the Blues Farm team the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL who will serve on an interim basis. The Blues also hired Tyler Love as a goaltending consultant. In the offseason, the team acquired a number of free agents to include Ty Conklin, Derek Armstrong and Darryl Sydor to name but a few. The team did resign Center Jay McClement to a 3-year $4.35 million contract.The team is currently sitting in 4th place with a 24-22-9 record in the Central division of the Western Conference.

Many fans in St. Louis already hope to forget the Blues' 2005-2006 season before the year is even finished. While the St. Louis Blues have been an established presence in the post-season, this year's team ranks last in the National Hockey League for points scored, and head coach Mike Kitchen appears to face the team's first absence from the playoffs in 25 years. The team's ownership recently changed, and captain Dallas Drake hopes to finish the season on a somewhat positive note. However, this season's future does not look bright for the Blues. St. Louis Blues hockey tickets are easy to find with a little research.

When the Blues first joined the NHL in 1967, the team appeared to be one of the most promising young teams in the history of professional sports. Under the leadership of legendary head coach Scotty Bowman, the St. Louis Blues appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals during each of the team's first three years. The goaltending duo of Glenn Hall and Jacques Plante proved to be one of the most intimidating defenses in the league, and the Blues' defense helped the team make an early entrance to the upper echelon of the NHL. However, after Bowman left the team, the Blues struggled through the 1970s. Losing records and three absences from the postseason marked the decade. After years of struggling, the team reappeared in the playoffs in the 1980s with two first place finishes in what was then called the Norris Division. A return to the championship still eluded fans in St. Louis and Blues ticket sales have no increased.

When the team acquired Brett Hull near the end of the 1980s, the team's offensive power greatly improved, and it appeared that fans in St. Louis would witness a revitalized team that could bring the city a national title. The team even signed the league's best player, Wayne Gretzky, in 1995, but he only remained with the Blues for one season before leaving the franchise. Hull stayed with the team, and his 11 years with the Blues established him as one of the NHL's best scorers. However, the team failed to capitalize on the star's presence; he left the team to play in Dallas where he quickly won a championship and earned a following of fans.

Despite many winning seasons and a first place finish in the Central Division in the 1999-2000 season, the St. Louis Blues playoff woes have continued. The team has not advanced further than the Western Conference semifinals since 2002. While center Doug Weight has enjoyed a productive offensive year for the team in 2005-2006, the only other positive for St. Louis fans is the fact that no false playoff hopes exist this season. Coach Kitchen will spend the remainder of the season attempting to improve his injury-ridden team while St. Louis hockey tickets slowly sink to the lowest position among all the teams in the league.