A team forged in adversity all year find themselves in an 0-1 hole
Game 1 didn't have the outcome that we wanted, but it could have been much, much worse. The Stars are a really good team, well-rested, and on home ice. The Blues were faced with the challenge of playing an emotional 7-game series, coming to a cold stop, and then trying to re-start again against a different opponent. My worst-case scenario was for the Blues to have their heads still in Game 7, and for the score to be 4-1 in the first period before they woke up.