Lighting the Lamp with Rick Ackerman
Yes, the Blues ended December the same way they started it, with a rather dreary, lackluster 3-1 home loss to a team below them in the NHL standings. And, yes, they started the new year with another disappointing loss in Toronto to another team lower in the standings, only managing to score one goal (on the power play yet) against a Maple Leafs' goalie with a 3.22 goals against average and a .889 save percentage. Jonathan Bernier, who was sent down to the AHL just a month ago on December 2, made 39 saves.