Hull couldn’t resist taking a shot at Keenan’s coaching philosophy. I always said this: ‘I hated him as a coach, but he’s a really good human being.’ I’ve got no problem with Mike anymore.' Hull said he and Keenan met this summer and cleared the air. One fan shouted, 'I hate Mike Keenan!' during a brief pause during Hull’s speech. Hull’s decade with the Blues ended on a sour note following repeated clashes with then coach Mike Keenan. 'You’ve got a world class organization and they are going to lead you to where you want to be, and to where we all wanted to be.' Louis Blues will be indelibly stamped on my heart until the day they bury me in this ground,' Hull told the crowd. The Blues announced they had commissioned a statue of Hull that will join likenesses of Bernie Federko and Al MacInnis outside the Scottrade Center. Wayne Gretzky, Brendan Shanahan and Curtis Joseph were among former teammates in attendance. Hull received a standing ovation from the sellout crowd before the Blues played the Calgary Flames, the team that traded him to St. 'It doesn’t matter if you’re scoring a goal or standing there in a suit, for them to cheer it’s the greatest feeling ever.'

This is probably the last time I’ll be on that ice, and it’s going to be a great feeling. 'They’re probably sick of seeing me,' Hull said Tuesday night before a ceremony that also honoured his Blues dream team.

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