A quick glance at the Western Conference standings this morning shows an unpleasant reality: the rest of the Central Division has caught up to the Blues. St. Louis sits now in the first wild card spot, a slow and steady decline from the start of the season when they sat atop the division. Uneven play has been the culprit since the loss of Jaden Schwartz in November, and even with his return, the Blues have been unable to recapture the oomph that they showed at the start of the season.
Doug Armstrong would like to fix that by adding some scoring at the trade deadline.