The St. Louis Blues are in familiar territory right now with a series lead against the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. But this is a case where familiarity doesn’t bring any comfort. The Blues’ recent history has been that of playoff torture. It starts in 2013, when St. Louis jumped out to a 2-0 […]
St. Louis grabbed the first two games of this series. Then they never won again. If the fans felt like they had been here before, it’s because they had—in 2013, the Blues played the defending Stanley Cup champions (the Los Angeles Kings in that instance), won the first two games and then never won again. Both losses came in the first round.
The St. Louis Blues have lived through postseason disappointment in both 2012 and 2013. While it’s too early to say if the same fate awaits the Blues this spring, they are putting together an outstanding regular season. St. Louis is tied for first place with last year’s Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in the Central Division—in fact, given the Blues have played three fewer games than the Blackhawks, St. Louis is, for all practical purposes, in first place. Let’s take a look at how they’re doing it.