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Strauss: Blues owner takes hard look at team

The cost will be high for the Blues to sign Vladimir Tarasenko (right) after winning the bidding for Paul Stastny (left) last summer. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

Blues Talk: Sound off about Hitchcock's future

Tom Stillman says he feels your pain.

There are times when addressing his team’s abrupt recent dismissal from the NHL playoffs that the Blues owner winces to underscore the sensation.

“We’re taking a harder look this year,” Stillman said Tuesday during a 30-minute interview in his Scottrade Center office.