The Hockey Wilderness staff would like to extend their condolences to the St. Louis fan base who are mourning the loss of Blues legend Bobby Plager, who died in a car accident Wednesday at age 78.
Most years, teams in the National Hockey League will have a good handle on their divisional opponents at the midway point of their season. But in many ways, the 2021 NHL season has been anything but ordinary. So it makes sense that, in these topsy-turvy times, the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues would face off for the first time over halfway into their respective seasons, their original debut against each having been postponed in Feburary.