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St. Louis Blues: Projected 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Lines

By Tyler Andrus

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 03: Brayden Schenn #10 of the St. Louis Blues celebrates his go ahead goal in the third period against the New York Rangers during their game at Madison Square Garden on March 03, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 03: Brayden Schenn #10 of the St. Louis Blues celebrates his go ahead goal in the third period against the New York Rangers during their game at Madison Square Garden on March 03, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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Forward Line Three: Alex Steen–Tyler Bozak–Robert Thomas

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 31: Tyler Bozak #21 of the St. Louis Blues celebrates with Alexander Steen #20 and Robert Thomas #18 after scoring a goal against the Arizona Coyotes during the first half of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on December 31, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 31: Tyler Bozak #21 of the St. Louis Blues celebrates with Alexander Steen #20 and Robert Thomas #18 after scoring a goal against the Arizona Coyotes during the first half of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on December 31, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

This was a line that the Blues used a decent amount earlier in the season but abandoned after a couple of weeks. Personally, I loved the way that this line worked together.

Tyler Bozak and Robert Thomas make a great possession duo combining their faceoff ability with their ability to skate well with the puck. This was also a line that got Alex Steen’s offense kick-started for a time.

I wrote an article about this line five months ago that will give a little bit of backstory on why I think this will be the Blues’ third line. In summary, there was a five-game stretch where Steen posted six points, Bozak posted five points, and Thomas posted four.

They seem to play a complementary style.  They’re all workhorses, but have skill to go along with it.  If they get it going like they were earlier this year, we could easily have the best third line in the NHL playoffs.

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