The St. Louis Blues narrowly staged a late-game comeback against the Minnesota Wild on October 15, losing 5-4. A lot went down in that game, but there was a nice sentiment at the end that might have helped spark a revitalization of this team’s most important player.
Robert Thomas finally got on the board, with a goal and an assist in the later stages of the third period. The captain tried his part to complete the comeback, but it wasn’t enough.
Now, with Nashville up next on October 17, can Thomas carry over that spark and officially start his 2026-27 campaign?.
Playing with purpose
Thomas has been an inconsistent part of that very moody first line. Many want it to be like it was last season, but through seven games, we have only seen it look like that in one game.
No. 18 was given the “C” on his chest to bring in the next era of Blues hockey, but it has been the second line and younger players doing it on their own. Thomas has been one of the more troubling players on this team this season, but this is par for the course
Over the course of his 10-year career, Thomas has been consistent in starting off the season on a bad note. In 58 October games, he has a -7 and has only mustered an uncharacteristically bad six goals and 29 assists for 35 points.
How much the Blues need him
With the secondary scoring from Mason McTavish, Connor McMichael, and Jonatan Berggren, as well as a pleasant surprise from the fourth line in Pius Suter, the Blues need Thomas to step up. If he gets going, so do Jimmy Snuggerud and Dylan Holloway.
This team cannot remain competitive without their top line being a main contributor.
The goaltending from Joel Hofer has been great, as well as a much-improved blue line despite all of the injuries. Offensively, the first line has to break through as catalysts for this franchise.
That all begins and ends with the captain. Thomas has to string together a couple of good games, as the Blues have the potential to make some noise this season. Even with a copius amount of injuries, the next man up has stepped up, and
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