Struggling Blues fire Mike Yeo, name Craig Berube interim replacement

After the nadir of their disappointing season, the St. Louis Blues fired head coach Mike Yeo late Monday night, replacing him with interim coach Craig Berube.

The firing came a few hours after the Blues were shut out by the Los Angeles Kings, who have the worst record in the NHL this season, and goaltender Cal Peterson, making just his third NHL start. It was the second straight game in which the Blues were held without a goal, and the third time in four games they had been shut out.

"Everything bothers me right now," said Yeo after the Kings' loss, in what turned out to be his final press conference. "The work ethic was there. The execution was lacking."

St. Louis had lost four of five games…