New Intel:St Louis Blues Recent Struggles Make Playoffs a Long Shot
The St. Louis Blues only made one trade by the 3 PM deadline on Friday (March 8), and it wasn’t for much. They traded goaltender Malcolm Subban to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations (player, money, or picks). The fact that they only made that one deal shows that they aren’t eager to push for the playoffs or even grab some draft stock if they don’t make the postseason.
The problem is that the team is only two spots away from sneaking into the postseason, so you’d think management would try to make the best possible move to help them win, but they didn’t, and because of that, the Blues are 4-5-1 in their last ten games. Here’s a look at what else is holding the team back from making the playoffs
The Blues are the 10th seed in the Western Conference standings with the Seattle Kraken (68 points) and Calgary Flames (67 points) behind them in points. The team doesn’t have a good pace to win and keep up with division rivals such as the Nashville Predators, who sprouted up into playoff contention in the second half, and the Minnesota Wild who are making it difficult for the Blues to get close to the eighth seed Vegas Golden Knights.
To make matters worse, they were on a three-game losing streak before their victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday (March 11) and the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday (March 13) and have a tight schedule ahead against the Wild on Saturday (March 16) and Anaheim Ducks on Sunday (March 17).