Brett Hull goals and those despicable jerseys with the red stripe. That’s how I remember the beginning of the Joel Quenneville era in St. Louis around 22 years ago.
After taking over for the most hated coach in St. Louis history, Mike Keenan, Quenneville lead the Blues to seven straight playoff appearances, even if most of the endings included pure agony. When the team was in danger of missing the playoffs 61 games into the 2003-04 season, Coach Q was fired. Of course, things didn’t go great after that. Hello strike and three consecutive seasons of playoff-less hockey in St.