Blues seek new owner as season draws near end

By Bud L. Ellis

The St. Louis Blues won’t be skating in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and now they’re looking for an owner.

Team chairman Dave Checketts announced earlier this month the team is for sale, after the team’s majority partner, TowerBrook Capital, decided it no longer wants to be in the business of owning an NHL team.

Maybe the partner’s principals grew tired of watching a team languish near the bottom of the Western Conference standings this season. The Blues are 13th in the Western Conference with 73 points, 12 points out of the eighth and final playoff spot with nine games to go.

Fan support hasn’t been a problem. St. Louis ranks eighth in the NHL this season in attendance.

The Blues have lost two in a row and six of their past 10. St. Louis plays host to Edmonton on Thursday.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 7:40 pm by bud

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