St. Louis winger Phillip McRae has decided to wear number 39 instead of number 38 this upcoming season. He is making the switch to honour Pavol Demitra and Igor Korolev, two of the players who were killed in a plane crash in Russia nine days ago, and who both wore number 38 for the Blues. Nice gesture on McRae's part. One has to wonder if the number is a little cursed, though.