Gallery: St. Louis Blues

If you want an autograph from, or a picture of, St. Louis' Keith Tkachuk you better arrive early and be prepared to take a walk. Though I was lucky enough to have Tkachuk sign a puck Friday, I lacked the multi-tasking skills to take a photo as he did it.

Sorry. I hope these will do:

Patrik Berglund, one of St. Louis' rookies, drew considerable interest;

Forward Dan Hinote didn't mind signing blank pieces of photo paper;

Tough guy Cam Janssen, a St. Louis native, got a kick out of seeing and signing some of his fight photos. And, yes, he had some funky footwear;

Forward Brad Winchester, left, and goalie Chris Mason draw a crowd;

Defenseman Jay McKee had hounds standing shoulder-to-shoulder as they waited for autographs;

Forward T.J. Oshie, who was running a bit late for the morning skate, kept his promise to sign after the practice; and

Defenseman Jeff Woywitka also signed after the Blues' morning skate.