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Don’t Doubt Doug Well, Doug did it again! A few days after he made the comment, “I’m not as concerned over the next few days as other GMs will be” speaking of the… Carl Gunnarsson announces retirement after 12 NHL seasons Blues Defensemen Carl Gunnarsson joined The Fast Lane on Wednesday to discuss his just announced retirement after 12 seasons in the NHL, his career with The Blues, and much more….

AP Photo/Jeff Roberson I was in my twenties when I met Bob Plager, and I was in awe. When I was in 5th or 6th grade, I got a book called “Saga of the St. Louis Blues,” a picture book on the history of the franchise. Keep in mind, the franchise was probably only ten years old at the time, so there wasn’t much history. Bob was featured heavily though. Pictures of him with his greased back hair, or his afro, or him fighting. That book made me a fan.

I turned 12 in the summer of 1974, and it was one of the most fun summers of my life. There wasn’t anything particularly different from a personal standpoint. It was a normal summer off from school. We played pickup baseball, probably built go carts, rode our bikes and went camping. But what made that summer special was that Lou Brock became my favorite Cardinal. I turned six in 1968, so I didn’t really appreciate the World Series’ of the 60’s.