Vrana, Kapanen, Blais in prove-it mode for rebuilding Blues

Breathing through 25 stitches in his nose, Jakub Vrana beamed about his fresh start with the St. Louis Blues. “I’m really happy to be here, to start all over again with a new team,” he said. The Blues are happy to have him, courtesy of a trade from Detroit. They're also glad to have Kasperi Kapanen after plucking him off waivers from Pittsburgh and to get Sammy Blais back from the deal that sent Vladimir Tarasenko to the New York Rangers. Vrana, Kapanen and Blais are all players signed only thro