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Western Conference Rīold – Qualified for playoffs p – Won Presidents' Trophy Note: GP = Games played W = Wins L = Losses T = Ties GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Pointsīolded teams qualified for the playoffs. On July 12, he signed with the New York Rangers as a free agent, rejoining longtime Oilers teammate Mark Messier.įinal standings Central Division No. He also served as the team's captain (replacing Corson) during his short tenure with the Blues. He scored 14 points in 13 playoff games for the team, and the Blues lost Game 7 of the conference semifinals in overtime. In 18 regular season games with the Blues, Gretzky recorded 21 points as the Blues qualified for the playoffs for the 17th straight season with a record of 32–34–16. Louis Blues acquired Wayne Gretzky from the Los Angeles Kings for Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat and draft picks. The Blues had seven eventual Hockey Hall of Fame members during the season (Gretzky, Hull, MacInnis, Anderson, Fuhr, Hawerchuk and Pronger). In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Blues lost to the President's Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings, in seven games.


The Blues defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Western Conference Quarter-finals in the last playoff series ever played at Maple Leaf Gardens. Fuhr was hurt in the final game of the regular season and only played 2 games in the playoffs. Late in the season, Keenan acquired Wayne Gretzky from the Los Angeles Kings, reuniting him with former Oilers such as Glenn Anderson, Charlie Huddy, Craig MacTavish, and Grant Fuhr.

One of Keenan's first moves was trading Brendan Shanahan to the Hartford Whalers for Chris Pronger. The Blues hired head coach Mike Keenan as general manager. Louis Blues season was the 29th in franchise history.
