The St. Louis Blues fourth line, consisting of Adam Cracknell, Chris Porter and Ryan Reaves have been given the nickname of the CPR line.

"It's got a good ring to it," Cracknell said. "That pretty much sums up our line. We try to bring as much energy to the team any way we can." Reaves has been the Blues top hitter with 15 hits, second most in the NHL during the playoffs.

Ryan Reaves made a very good impression in Saturday's opener.

He was in the lineup for Jamie Langenbrunner, who coach Ken Hitchcock calls a "valuable member" of the team. "'Revo' has had a helluva camp. He's played very well. He's shown the ability to be more than a one-dimensional player, a lot more than a one-dimensional player." Reaves adds toughness to the Blues' roster (10 penalty minutes Saturday) and won't have any fantasy impact if he's in the lineup on a consistent basis.

Ryan Reaves said there's a different feeling that sets in when regular-season games start to fall victim to the NHL lockout.

"When the lockout starts you're, 'OK, we'll miss the exhibition games, we'll miss camp.' And you smile about it a little bit," he said. "But when it gets to the point where regular-season games are getting canceled... now we're really missing paychecks. Now it starts hitting home a little more. We're all sticking behind what we're trying to get accomplished, but it's a different feeling now." The NHL is projected to announce the postponement of the 2012-13 season shortly. Reaves has been skating in Winnipeg at MTS Iceplex with some other NHLers and Jets players. The Winnipeg-native had four points and 124 penalty minutes in 60 games with the St. Louis Blues last season.