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Blues Sale
6:27 pm
Thu March 17, 2011

St. Louis' status as mid-level market possible factor in Blues sale

Credit (Rachel Lippmann/St. Louis Public Radio)
The Scottrade Center, home of the St. Louis Blues, on Dec. 15, 2010.

The St. Louis Blues are for sale for the second time in six years, and a local economics professor says St. Louis' status as a mid-level market may have contributed to the move.

Team chairman Dave Checketts put the team up for sale Wednesday night when he could not reach a deal to purchase the 70 percent owned by an investment management firm.

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