St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Little breathing room exists in the NHL playoffs, and in Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs at Scottrade Center Tuesday night there was even less. The Blues dominated the LA Kings for the duration, but somehow the crowd of 17,612 at Scottrade Center could feel that the team’s near misses..." May 01
St. Louis Post-Dispatch "It wasn't a surprise that Alex Steen was on the ice this morning. It was a surprise that he was wearing a blue practice jersey and skating on a line with David Backes and Chris Stewart. Steen has missed the last seven games with a shoulder injury. The Blues were hopeful that the veteran center..." March 12
St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The expected returns of two injured Blues forwards, along with news that another is skating again, led to the club taking on a pass on free agent Jason Arnott on Sunday. Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said the possibility exists that Andy McDonald (knee) and perhaps even Alex Steen..." March 11
Blues have placed Alex Steen on injured reserve with upper body injury
St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Blues might have seen the last of the “battle” drill for a while. Meanwhile, the club fears that it has lost two of its veteran forwards for an extended period of time after back-to-back injuries Tuesday during the ominous drill. A roster that had remained relatively healthy in the opening..." February 27
St. Louis Game Time "First the Blues lose Jaroslav Halak, then he comes back only to see Vladimir Tarasenko go down with a concussion. Today, in one of the rare full-team practices that the Blues have time for this season, both Andy McDonald and Alex Steen go down. From Jeremy Rutherford in today's..." February 26
Alex Steen and Andy McDonald go down in with injury back to back in same drill #stlblues