Playing in his first game against his former team, St. Louis goalie Chris Mason was absolutely sensational on Tuesday, stopping 47 shots in regulation and overtime, not to mention two additional shots in a shootout, as a depleted Blues team walked out of Nashville with a 1-0 shootout win. David Perron and Brad Boyes scored for St. Louis in the shootout, while Rich Peverley and Ville Koistinen came up short for the Predators.
The story of the night was Mason, who was traded by Nashville on June 20, in exchange for a fourth-round pick. The 32-year old goalie was a brick wall in net, as Nashville held a commanding 47-17 edge in the shots department. His best performance of the evening had to be the overtime period, as he turned aside nine shots as Nashville peppered him with shots on a 4-on-3 man advantage, following a questionable penalty call on Blues defenseman Barret Jackman.
The Blues have now picked up points in four consecutive games, after losing eight of their previous nine.
As much as we're used to NHL GM's handing out obscene contracts each and every summer, there is always at least one free agent signing that causes your jaw to drop and your face to take on the "WTF" expression. Somehow, some NHL GM makes us wonder how the hell he ever got hired to such a prestigious position.
