The St. Louis Blues are primed and ready to defend their Stanley Cup championship. However, history says it will be just as difficult, or more difficult, than winning their first.
The St. Louis Blues are going to have the opportunity to defend their Stanley Cup championship. We know this as the NHL has decided on a format and also a date when small practices can resume.
The whens and wheres will get worked out. However, even with the majority of the playoffs being exactly the same as years prior, this will still be something we have never seen before.
While percentages are small, there is still the chance that teams that would have missed the playoffs completely during a normal year could get hot and win the whole thing. Teams with advantages going into a normal year will be on more level ground with the teams barely getting in.
The Blues were pretty hot when things went quiet due to the pandemic. They were not alone as teams like the New York Rangers were tearing through the Eastern Conference in a bid just to make the postseason.
Now, it is almost like a new season beginning. Players do not have the luxury of a slow start either.
As mentioned in our three reasons the Blues will repeat article, this can give the Blues an advantage. Their style is not one that requires great timing and precision.
Nevertheless, we are in uncharted waters. Anything and everything could happen.
With that in mind, let’s discuss the three reasons the Blues will not repeat.