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St. Louis Blues: Five Reasons the Blues Will Beat the Dallas Stars

By Todd Panula

Mar 12, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester (19) checks Dallas Stars right wing Patrick Eaves (18) during the third period at the American Airlines Center. The Blues defeated at the Stars 5-4 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester (19) checks Dallas Stars right wing Patrick Eaves (18) during the third period at the American Airlines Center. The Blues defeated at the Stars 5-4 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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With a few days between games, there’s always a lot of discussion about who can win a series and why. There are lots of reasons any team could win a series, but here we’re going to list the top five reasons the St. Louis Blue WILL beat the Dallas Stars.

The St. Louis Blues got a big monkey off their back when they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks. Not only did they exit the first round for the first time in four years, but they defeated their perennial nemesis and a team that knocked them out after being up 2-0 in the series two years prior.

Vladimir Tarasenko can say there was no monkey, but we know differently. Players can say it’s no big deal, just one step in a marathon and other such things but the fact is it is a big deal.

These players, the core group anyway, were in danger of being blown up a season ago after faltering against the Minnesota Wild. Instead, a few key moves and essentially telling this group that it’s now or never worked out and they came through.

The one cliche that is true though was it is only that first step. Technically four steps out of 16 needed to reach the ultimate goal. Now, the Dallas Stars stand in the Blues way of ending decades of heart break.

The Stars got in the way several times before, most notably in 1991. The Blues had a stacked team, but like the Blues did to Chicago in 1993, the then Minnesota North Stars took out the Blues en route to the Cup finals.

This season will be different. Not only are the Stars in a different city but some of the current Blues were not even born when that happened. The St. Louis Blues got over the mountain in the first round, but they have more than a mole hill to climb in the second.

Here are the five reasons they will.

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