The “playoff push” has begun, but your wouldn’t know it after watching the Blues’ 7-4 mess of a loss to the New Jersey Devils. While the Blues had 12 days off and were clearly rusty - nearly every player had an awful game, especially the second line and Marco Scandella (who may miss tonight’s game with a lower-body injury sustained on Thursday).
There was some rust, clearly, but when you’re gifted a schedule like the Blues have been gifted, you have to shake that off. New Jersey, Chicago, Ottawa, Montreal, Philly, Buffalo, and the Blackhawks again - the only playoff team that they face are the Maple Leafs on February 19th.