Where No Blues Team Has Gone Before

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David Perron scores the 2nd goal of the Blues 2-1 win in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals,  in Boston.

I kind of grew up with reruns of Star Trek: The Next Generation. They were really my introduction to the Trek franchise, so Captain Picard and crew have a special place in my heart. Each episode, though a replay on cable TV, was new to me as a boy, and I anticipated what new thing the Enterprise would discover, or what new planet they would encounter. It’s one of the main reasons I grew to love science fiction as a genre.

This Blues season feels like science fiction.

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How Sweet It Is To Roll 4

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Ivan Barbashev’s phenomenal season leads the Blues’ powerful 4th line.

The St. Louis Blues 4th line, as it’s currently constituted, has a combined 29 goals and 39 assists, for a point total of 68.

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About Face for Armstrong

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The streaking Blues have rescued their season and restored fans’ hopes for 2019 playoff glory.

“Well what do I do now?”

That’s surely the thought in President of Hockey Operations Doug Armstrong’s mind this week.

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