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ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues have won at least 49 games in each of the past three seasons and advanced to the Western Conference finals last spring.Doing it again this season will require effort from a bunch of new players.David Backes, who spent 10 years in St. Louis, is now in Boston. Goalie Brian Elliott was traded to Calgary. Troy Brouwer, the Blues second-leading goal scorer in the playoffs last spring, signed with Calgary. Steve Ott, after two-plus seasons with the Blues, is now in Detroit.Theres no time to be sad about somebody, Blues right winger Vladimir Tarasenko said. They were great players and theyre still good players, but they play for other teams, so were going to play against them now. It seems like we have a really good team right now and Im just looking forward for our season to start.Before the 2015-16 season, the Blues traded T.J. Oshie to Washington for Brouwer and opted not to re-sign defenseman Barrett Jackman. St. Louis went 49-24-9 with 107 points, just two points less than in 2014-15.The Blues core group has changed slightly over the years but Ken Hitchcocks squad remains one of the most talented groups in the NHL.Tarasenko set career highs in goals (40) and points (74) last season, ranking fourth in the league in goals and 12th in points, after signing an eight-year contract extension. Alexander Steen (52 points), Paul Stastny (49) and Kevin Shattenkirk (44) ranked second, third and fifth among the Blues in scoring and are all back. Robby Fabbri accounted for 18 goals and 37 points as a rookie last season.The defensive group, led by Alex Pietrangelo, Jay Bouwmeester, Shattenkirk and youngster Colton Parayko, is among the best in the NHL.The biggest change for the Blues is in net, where St. Louis broke up its successful tandem of Elliott and Jake Allen, who went 26-15-3 with a 2.35 goals-against average and .920 save percentage last season. After sending Elliott to Calgary for a second-round draft pick, St. Louis signed Allen to a four-year contract extension that kicks in for the 2017-18 season.I think I have a great opportunity in front of me, Im very fortunate for that, and its been a long road, Allen said. Its been four years in the minors, some stints up and down here, a couple seasons here. Its been quite the grind to get to this point but I feel like the process is finally paying off.Some things to watch this year with the Blues:FAREWELL HITCHHitchcock announced this offseason that this would be his final season, which led to a shakeup among his assistant coaches and with former Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo coming in as an assistant and the designated coach in waiting.MIND THE NETCan Jake Allen carry the load? The Blues are counting on Allen to be their No. 1 netminder after trading Brian Elliott to Calgary. Allen has looked the part in a part-time roll, with a 2.34 goals-against average and .915 save percentage in 99 career regular-season games, but St. Louis needs him to carry the load this season.LEADERSHIP QUESTIONSThe Blues lost veteran forwards in captain David Backes, Troy Brouwer and Steve Ott in free agency. Alex Pietrangelo, a 26-year-old defenseman, became the 21st captain in the organizations history.TWENTYSOMETHINGSOne of the surprises this offseason was the signing of 28-year-old forward David Perron, who spent his first six seasons with St. Louis before the Blues traded him to Edmonton. Hes scored 20 or more goals in three of his nine seasons and the Blues will need him to produce. The Blues also re-signed Schwartz, 24, to a five-year deal. He had 28 goals and 63 points in 2014-15 but was limited to just 33 games a year ago because of an ankle injury and is now out for at least a month after hurting his left elbow. Custom Pelicans Jersey China . 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In the lead up - which seemed to begin the moment Mike Geiger blew the whistle in Houston last Thursday night - the Impact rumour mill went into overdrive. The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety. DETROIT -- Dylan Larkin owes his grandmother one more goal.Larkin scored two goals to lead the Detroit Red Wings to their fifth consecutive win, a 4-2 decision over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.Larkin, who is from the Detroit-area suburb of Waterford, always scored goals in youth hockey after he had lunch on game days with his grandmother, Alice Larkin.Larkin took his grandmother to lunch Tuesday, and she was at the game Tuesday night. After Larkin scored his goals in the first period, Alice Larkin was interviewed by Red Wings local television rights holder Fox-Sports Detroit and said she wanted a hat trick.She also said that she gave him $5 per goal when he was growing up.Im not going to take her money, the forward said with a grin. It was pretty cool that I was able to score when she was in the building. She did say she wanted three, so I was one short.Larkin led the Red Wings with 23 goals last season as a 19-year-old rookie but had not scored in 2016-17, until his breakaway goal with 8:09 left in the first period.It was a good feeling. I guess a sigh of relief, Larkin said.Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist and Thomas Vanek scored for Detroit (5-2-0). Petr Mrazek made 28 saves for the Red Wings, whose last five-game winning streak was Jan. 13-27, 2015. Detroit is 4-0-0 at home this season.We want wins. So whether theyre at home or on the road, we want wins, Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. You want to do a good job, obviously, in your home building. Theres certain advantages you have. But you also got to be able to win on the road.Jordan Staal and Victor Rask scored for Carolina, while Cam Ward stopped 21 shots. The Hurricanes fell behind 3-0 in the first period.They were quicker than us early, Carolina coach Bill Peters said. That was obvious. They had a lot of odd-man rushes.It looked like the Hurricanes had made it a one-goal game late, but ann apparent goal by Teuvo Teravainen with 3:03 left was waved off because he deflected a shot in with a high stick.ddddddddddddAthanasiou gave Detroit a 4-2 lead with 2:56 left in the second period on a wrist shot from the right circle. It was Athanasious second goal of the season.That was after Carolina scored twice in the second to pull within a goal.Staal put the Hurricanes on the board 6:43 into the middle period when he capitalized on a 2-on-0 break after a turnover in his own zone by Detroits Frans Nielsen. Staal beat Mrazek high on the glove side for his third goal.Rask made it 3-2 with 6:48 left in the second period. His shot from low in the left circle went in off Mrazek for Rasks fourth goal. It came four seconds after Detroit defenseman Brendan Smith returned to the ice after a holding penalty.We started moving, started making plays. We werent really moving our feet, Carolina defenseman Justin Faulk said.Vanek opened the scoring 4:53 into the game when he put a one-time shot from the slot through Wards pads. It was Vaneks fourth goal.Larkins second goal was 4:04 after his first when his attempted pass from along the goal line to Wards left deflected in off Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce, who was sliding in an attempt to block the pass.Game notes Detroit LW Justin Abdelkader missed his second game with a lower body injury. He is listed as day-to-day. ... Carolina F Jeff Skinner did not play because of an undisclosed injury. ... Hurricanes LW Andrej Nestrasil and RW Martin Frk were both waived by the Red Wings and played on the fourth line Tuesday night with C Jay McClement. ... Peters is a former assistant coach with the Red Wings.Up nextHurricanes: Host the New York Rangers on Saturday.Red Wings: At the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. ' ' '