The best reason to boo the St. Louis Blues is obvious: they're in the way.
It really doesn't matter who takes the ice against the Wild when the playoffs begin Thursday. If the other team featured Herb Brooks coaching Neal Broten and Tom Reid, it would still be public enemy No. 1.
And truth be told, these Blues are a relatively likeable bunch. Standout defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk had nothing but nice things to say about Ryan Suter in a recent Player's Tribune post. Two of their stars have roots in Minnesota and played for the U.