The 2006–07 St. Louis Blues season, its 40th in the league, saw the team attempting to improve on the 2005–06 season, in which it had finished with the worst record in the National Hockey League (21–46–15, 57 points).
One major offseason transaction saw the Blues sign Doug Weight back to the roster via free agency, after he had left the team at the trade deadline of the 2005–06 season and won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.
One notable event of the season was the jersey retirement of Brett Hull's number 16 on December 5, 2006. In the ceremony, the Blues announced that a section of nearby Clark Avenue would be renamed Brett Hull Way. In front of a sellout crowd, the Blues then went on to lose a disappointing game 5–1 to the division rival Detroit Red Wings.
The team started the season very poorly, winning only seven of its first 30 games. Head coach Mike Kitchen was fired on December 11 and replaced with Andy Murray. A dramatic turn-around was made in mid-December, however, and over a 20-game span, the Blues went 13–3–4. By the end of January, St. Louis had pulled its record to near .500 and had climbed into third place in the Central Division standings.
The Blues missed the playoffs for the second straight year for the first time since the 1977–78 season and the 1978–79 season.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|1||L||October 5, 2006||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2006–07) ||0–0–1 ||
|2||L||October 7, 2006||1–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) ||0–1–1 ||
|3||L||October 9, 2006||0–2 || align="left"| @ Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) ||0–2–1 ||
|4||W||October 12, 2006||3–2 SO|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (2006–07) ||1–2–1 ||
|5||W||October 14, 2006||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) ||2–2–1 ||
|6||L||October 17, 2006||2–5 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) ||2–3–1 ||
|7||L||October 20, 2006||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) ||2–3–2 ||
|8||W||October 21, 2006||4–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) ||3–3–2 ||
|9||L||October 28, 2006||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) ||3–4–2 ||
|10||L||October 30, 2006||5–6 SO|| align="left"| Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) ||3–4–3 ||
|11||L||November 1, 2006||1–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2006–07) ||3–5–3 ||
|12||W||November 2, 2006||4–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) ||4–5–3 ||
|13||L||November 4, 2006||2–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2006–07) ||4–6–3 ||
|14||L||November 9, 2006||2–4 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) ||4–7–3 ||
|15||L||November 10, 2006||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) ||4–8–3 ||
|16||W||November 12, 2006||5–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) ||5–8–3 ||
|17||L||November 14, 2006||0–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2006–07) ||5–9–3 ||
|18||L||November 16, 2006||2–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) ||5–10–3 ||
|19||L||November 17, 2006||2–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) ||5–11–3 ||
|20||W||November 22, 2006||4–3 SO|| align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) ||6–11–3 ||
|21||W||November 24, 2006||3–2 SO|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) ||7–11–3 ||
|22||L||November 25, 2006||1–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) ||7–12–3 ||
|23||L||November 28, 2006||0–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2006–07) ||7–13–3 ||
|24||L||November 30, 2006||4–5 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2006–07) ||7–14–3 ||
|25||L||December 1, 2006||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) ||7–15–3 ||
|26||L||December 5, 2006||1–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) ||7–16–3 ||
|27||L||December 7, 2006||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) ||7–16–4 ||
|28||L||December 9, 2006||1–5 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) ||7–17–4 ||
|29||L||December 12, 2006||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) ||7–18–4 ||
|30||L||December 13, 2006||1–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) ||7–19–4 ||
|31||L||December 16, 2006||2–3 SO|| align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) ||7–19–5 ||
|32||L||December 17, 2006||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Nashville Predators (2006–07) ||7–19–6 ||
|33||W||December 19, 2006||4–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) ||8–19–6 ||
|34||W||December 21, 2006||5–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) ||9–19–6 ||
|35||W||December 23, 2006||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) ||10–19–6 ||
|36||L||December 26, 2006||2–3 SO|| align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) ||10–19–7 ||
|37||W||December 29, 2006||4–2 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) ||11–19–7 ||
|38||W||December 30, 2006||2–0 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) ||12–19–7 ||
|39||L||January 2, 2007||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) ||12–20–7 ||
|40||W||January 4, 2007||2–0 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) ||13–20–7 ||
|41||L||January 6, 2007||2–3 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) ||13–21–7 ||
|42||W||January 9, 2007||4–3 SO|| align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) ||14–21–7 ||
|43||W||January 10, 2007||3–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2006–07) ||15–21–7 ||
|44||W||January 13, 2007||6–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) ||16–21–7 ||
|45||L||January 15, 2007||4–5 SO|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) ||16–21–8 ||
|46||W||January 16, 2007||6–2 || align="left"| @ Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) ||17–21–8 ||
|47||W||January 18, 2007||3–1 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2006–07) ||18–21–8 ||
|48||W||January 20, 2007||1–0 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2006–07) ||19–21–8 ||
|49||W||January 26, 2007||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) ||20–21–8 ||
|50||L||January 27, 2007||3–6 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2006–07) ||20–22–8 ||
|51||L||January 30, 2007||2–5 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2006–07) ||20–23–8 ||
|52||L||February 2, 2007||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) ||20–24–8 ||
|53||W||February 3, 2007||2–0 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2006–07) ||21–24–8 ||
|54||L||February 6, 2007||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) ||21–25–8 ||
|55||W||February 8, 2007||1–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) ||22–25–8 ||
|56||L||February 10, 2007||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) ||22–25–9 ||
|57||L||February 13, 2007||5–6 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2006–07) ||22–26–9 ||
|58||W||February 14, 2007||4–2 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) ||23–26–9 ||
|59||W||February 16, 2007||1–0 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2006–07) ||24–26–9 ||
|60||W||February 18, 2007||5–3 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2006–07) ||25–26–9 ||
|61||W||February 20, 2007||5–4 SO|| align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) ||26–26–9 ||
|62||L||February 25, 2007||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) ||26–27–9 ||
|63||W||February 27, 2007||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) ||27–27–9 ||
|64||W||March 1, 2007||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2006–07) ||28–27–9 ||
|65||L||March 3, 2007||2–3 SO|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2006–07) ||28–27–10 ||
|66||L||March 6, 2007||2–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2006–07) ||28–28–10 ||
|67||W||March 8, 2007||5–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2006–07) ||29–28–10 ||
|68||L||March 10, 2007||3–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) ||29–29–10 ||
|69||L||March 12, 2007||4–5 SO|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2006–07) ||29–29–11 ||
|70||L||March 15, 2007||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) ||29–29–12 ||
|71||W||March 17, 2007||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) ||30–29–12 ||
|72||L||March 20, 2007||2–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2006–07) ||30–30–12 ||
|73||L||March 22, 2007||1–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2006–07) ||30–31–12 ||
|74||W||March 24, 2007||3–2 SO|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) ||31–31–12 ||
|75||L||March 25, 2007||1–4 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) ||31–32–12 ||
|76||L||March 27, 2007||1–4 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) ||31–33–12 ||
|77||W||March 29, 2007||5–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) ||32–33–12 ||
|78||L||March 31, 2007||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) ||32–33–13 ||
|79||W||April 2, 2007||4–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2006–07) ||33–33–13 ||
|80||W||April 3, 2007||5–2 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2006–07) ||34–33–13 ||
|81||L||April 5, 2007||1–4 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) ||34–34–13 ||
|82||L||April 7, 2007||1–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2006–07) ||34–35–13 ||
Legend:
Player statistics
Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only. Player Regular season 39 C 82 16 43 59 10 56 12 RW 82 27 25 52 −2 33 26 RW 77 15 33 48 9 54 13 RW 61 28 19 47 8 52 7 LW 61 20 23 43 3 92 18 RW 82 10 27 37 −6 48 9 C 81 8 28 36 3 55 62 LW 52 12 21 33 −3 48 4 D 82 6 23 29 −10 69 5 D 70 3 24 27 20 82 42 C 49 10 13 23 6 37 21 RW 80 8 14 22 −19 89 25 D 55 5 17 22 −7 44 55 D 61 7 11 18 13 36 10 RW 60 6 6 12 −14 38 38 C 19 4 8 12 0 4 17 C 59 7 4 11 −7 47 58 RW 41 5 5 10 −8 23 27 D 64 2 5 7 −5 55 29 D 34 1 6 7 4 12 22 C 20 2 3 5 0 14 28 D 48 0 5 5 7 72 15 LW 22 3 1 4 2 4 20 D 31 1 3 4 −7 36 19 C 27 1 1 2 −3 52 54 D 6 1 0 1 0 0 37 RW 3 0 1 1 1 0 30 G 19 0 0 0 2 34 G 45 0 0 0 2 74 D 23 0 0 0 −9 12 32 LW 14 0 0 0 −1 29 22 C 11 0 0 0 −4 0 46 D 19 0 0 0 −3 6 1 G 31 0 0 0 0 40 G 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending Player Regular season 34 Manny Legace 45 23 15 5 1177 109 2.59 .907 5 2522 1 Curtis Sanford 31 8 12 5 707 79 3.19 .888 0 1492 30 Jason Bacashihua 19 3 7 3 450 47 3.16 .896 0 894 40 Marek Schwarz 2 0 1 0 25 3 3.00 .880 0 60
Awards and records
Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Bill Guerin NHL Second Star of the Week Manny Legace (December 24) NHL YoungStars Game selection Lee Stempniak
Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game D. J. King October 5, 2006 Roman Polak October 9, 2006 Marek Schwarz December 12, 2006 David Backes December 19, 2006 1,000th game played Doug Weight November 16, 2006 Bill Guerin February 2, 2007
Transactions The Blues were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.
Trades Date Details Ref To St. Louis Blues To New Jersey Devils To St. Louis Blues To Boston Bruins To St. Louis Blues To Atlanta Thrashers To St. Louis Blues To San Jose Sharks To St. Louis Blues To Boston Bruins
Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Jay McKee Buffalo Sabres 4-year Free agency Doug Weight Carolina Hurricanes 2-year Free agency Bill Guerin Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency Dan Hinote Colorado Avalanche 3-year Free agency Martin Rucinsky New York Rangers Free agency Manny Legace Detroit Red Wings Free agency Jamie Rivers Phoenix Coyotes Free agency Radek Dvorak Edmonton Oilers Free agency Denis Pederson Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) 1-year Free agency Joel Perrault Phoenix Coyotes Waivers Charles Linglet Peoria Rivermen (AHL) Free agency Steve Wagner Minnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA) 2-year Free agency Martin Kariya Espoo Blues (Liiga) Free agency Juuso Riksman Jokerit (Liiga) Free agency
Players lost