Blues 2 Wild 5

Well, I got to watch this one on television locally up here in the Twin Cities area. The Blues were probably the better team for 40 minutes of hockey, but they are back to not being able to score again. So it is a big four point loss, with not enough time to make up for it. I'll grant you they still have games against the Wild remaining, but you need to be within 6 points with 10-12 games remaining to have a shot. I don't see this team scoring consistently enough to get there. It's too bad. This team has enough talent to scare people if they could just get into the playoffs.

In case you missed it, here is a nice article on the Blues from ESPN (really): Murray's fresh approach gives credibility back to Blues

Entertaining actual playoff aspirations might seem a bit whimsical under the circumstances. Despite this renaissance, the Blues still find themselves a full eight points back of the eighth and final playoff slot in the West. Murray reckons they might have to win 24 of their last 33 to give themselves a legitimate shot, but this last month has, if nothing else, brought credibility back to town.

It's far too early in the process to imply that the St. Louis Blues are alive and kicking, but at least a pulse has been detected.

"Well, we had nowhere to go but up," Murray said. "The last time I looked, there was no such thing as a 31st-place team in this league."