Post-Mortem: Blues Were Unable To Replicate Late-Season Playoff Push
After missing the playoffs for the third time in the past four years, the St. Louis Blues are facing a crossroads of sorts. New GM Alex Steen has to confront the Blues' anemic offense, but that's not the only thing St.
Louis needs to improve on as it begins the Steen era.
At this time last season, the St. Louis Blues were in the midst of a terrific late-season push for a Stanley Cup playoff spot – going on a 12-game win streak that propelled them into the second Western Conference wild card spot. Their veteran-laden lineup showed they had what it took to be a playoff team, and although they lost in the first round to the Winnipeg Jets in heartbreaking fashion in Game 7, the Blues still made some great memories for their fans that year.
What Went Wrong For The Blues? Unfortunately, this season has seen St. Louis once again struggle early in the year.
This time, their late-season wins have been too little and come too late to help them avoid missing the playoffs for the third time in the past four years. And with a management change looming large on their horizon, the Blues are at a crossroads – and still not anywhere close to being what they need to be to compete with the Central Division’s legitimate leviathans – the Colorado Avalanche , Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild . That has to be the ultimate metric for the Blues as they chart a course in the post-Doug Armstrong era, with GM Armstrong moving up in St.
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