The St. Louis Blues don’t have things easy with their first game of the 2021 season. There are always reasons why they will or won’t win though.
The St. Louis Blues have to hit the ground, or the ice as it were, running to open the 2021 season. The NHL was likely looking at television matchups more than anything when they paired the Blues with the Colorado Avalanche to start the season.
These are two of the likeliest teams to represent the traditional Western Conference in a Stanley Cup Final, though there technically is no Western Conference this season. Nevertheless, the Blues, Avs and Vegas Golden Knights are all championship contenders and all in one division.
So, opening up the season with a fast team, a team that could win the Stanley Cup and is your primary rival this season will be no easy task. However, the Blues are actually quite suited to get it done.
Beyond just being a talented team, St. Louis has specific reasons they can and maybe will beat the Avalanche in the first game of the season. However, there are almost always two sides to any coin.
So, with that in mind, we’ll also look at the main reason the Blues might lose their first game of the season.