'When You Have A Thoroughbred You Let'em Out Of The Stable,' Blues Coach Provides Intriguing Answer About Adam Jiricek's Power Play Usage

TRENDINGCowboys acquire Joey Porter Jr.Joey Porter Jr. trade gradesYankees oust Red SoxGray questions Red Sox decisionsOgunbowale's WNBA recordStory byStory by'When You Have A Thoroughbred You Let'em Out Of The Stable,' Blues Coach Provides Intriguing Answer About Adam Jiricek's Power Play UsageJulian GaudioThu, October 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM UTC·2 min readAbout Our AdsRecommended Stories'It was obviously a little bit of a shock. I was hoping I would get picked up. 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