The St. Louis Blues have been plagued by injury problems in 2017-18, there is no doubt of that. However, other teams, such as the Winnipeg Jets, have had just as many issues and find ways to win.
The Blues were doing just that at the start of the campaign. They knew they were without Robby Fabbri early on. They also started the season without Alexander Steen and Patrik Berglund.
Despite those names, plus some other ones, including Alex Pietrangelo in the early stages, the Blues managed to thrive. Through the first 31 games of the season, they had the second best record in the entire NHL.