It was just over ten years ago that the 2004-05 NHL season was cancelled due to the owners locking the players out over a labor dispute concerning the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Prior to that debacle, the St. Louis Blues had qualified for the playoffs for 25 consecutive years as management always seemed to put together a team that played very well during the regular season. That superiority vanished in the playoffs however, as the Blues only advanced to the Conference Finals twice and never to the Stanley Cup Finals, a feat last accomplished way back in 1970.
Lighting The Lamp: Raise The Banner
