This story first appeared on Page 5 (The Five Hole) of the Nov. 23, 2019 edition of the St. Louis Game Time paper, sold outside of every Blues home game. For more information or to subscribe, email gtbradlee@gmail.com
Thursday night saw the most aesthetically pleasing Blues game of the year, and maybe in many years. It wasn’t just the jerseys, but let’s start there: I couldn’t take my eyes off them. Jordan Binnington’s pads in particular, with the red-and-yellow lightning bolts and dark-red knee stacks, were dead-sexy. They’re worth another look:
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And the way he and the rest of the team played, well, maybe Zach Sanford wasn’t kidding in his post-game interview with Darren Pang when he said they made him feel faster.