Back in 2009, when the Vancouver Canucks swept the Blues, it was seen as a step forward. That team fought to make the playoffs after a stretch of terrible hockey lasting seasons - getting bounced wasn’t a big deal.
This year? Colorado was favored to win this series by a country mile, but I think most Blues fans expected some level of compete.
You can still fight without your leading scorer. You can still fight when two of your defensemen are knocked out of the series in the same game. Jordan Binnington’s proof of that.