The may be among the worst teams in the NHL this season, but they're at least Michael Pineda Jersey trying to be cute while they lose. Not only did the Blues take the ice for practice on Thursday, but they took the ice with a puppy. Two months after , a yellow Labrador Retriever, from a nonprofit that trains and places service dogs, the adorable little pup was full-on skating with the pros, fetching a hockey stick, carrying the puck and coating the St. Louis Community Ice Center with love. Named after late Blues star Barclay Plager, the dog is just five months old, which might explain the penalties he committed at practice, but otherwise flashed the makings of a star: Penalty: Barclay Two minutes for holding the stick St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) Ruff practice St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) You can be upset with the Blues for this season. You can even not like hockey. But Barclay? How can you not adore him? in October, he's got quite an important purpose within the organization beyond practice appearances. The Blues' puppy will be raised to become a future a sistance dog under Duo's highest criteria. For the next 18 months, the puppy will undergo basic obedience training, as well as social and environmental stimulations to help it develop into a secure, self-confident, working dog for a future Duo client. As "puppy raisers," the Blues will host the pup in the front office and at home games to a sist it in developing its nece sary socialization needs. If you can't get enough of little Barclay, don't worry. This pup's got his own Instagram, too. A post shared by (@stlbluespup) on Nov 19, 2018 at 8:48am PST A post shared by (@stlbluespup) on Nov 9, 2018 at 10:21am PST A post shared by (@stlbluespup) on Oct 29, 2018 at 4:42pm PDT Eddys Leonard Jersey