ST. LOUIS -- The Philistines have been repelled.
As it turns out, the St. Louis Blues weren't so scary. They're like the wise guys from the bad side of town who hang around on the street corners smoking cigarettes and trying to look tough. And the Wild are like the preppies who drive buy in their sports car, laughing.
One game in, there isn't much of a morality play unfolding. Even super pest David Backes didn't stir the pot on Thursday night. In fact, not much at all has changed for the Wild since the end of the regular season.