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ST. LOUIS, MO - MAY 3: Esa Lindell #23 of the Dallas Stars is congratulated by Alexander Radulov #47 of the Dallas Stars after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues in Game Five of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Enterprise Center on May 3, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 5 Vs. Dallas Stars

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 4 Vs. Dallas Stars

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 3 Vs. Dallas Stars

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 2 Vs. Dallas Stars

ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 25: Ben Bishop #30 of the Dallas Stars and Esa Lindell #23 of the Dallas Stars defend the net against Vladimir Tarasenko #91 of the St. Louis Blues in Game One of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Enterprise Center on April 25, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 1 Vs. Dallas Stars

ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 20: Members of the St. Louis Blues celebrate after scoring a goal against the Winnipeg Jets in Game Six of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Enterprise Center on April 20, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 6 Vs. Winnipeg Jets

WINNIPEG, MB - APRIL 18: Alex Pietrangelo #27, Tyler Bozak #21, Alexander Steen #20, Carl Gunnarsson #4 and Jaden Schwartz #17 of the St. Louis Blues celebrate a third period goal against the Winnipeg Jets in Game Five of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place on April 18, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 5 Vs. Winnipeg Jets

ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 16: Ivan Barbashev #49 of the St. Louis Blues gets hit by the stick of Jacob Trouba #8 of the Winnipeg Jets in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Enterprise Center on April 16, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 4 Vs. Winnipeg Jets

ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 14: A general view of the arena prior to the start of a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Winnipeg Jets in Game Three of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Enterprise Center on April 14, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 3 Vs. Winnipeg Jets

WINNIPEG, MB - APRIL 12: Oskar Sundqvist #70 of the St. Louis Blues raises his arms in celebration after scoring a first period goal against the Winnipeg Jets in Game Two of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place on April 12, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 2 Vs. Winnipeg Jets

WINNIPEG, MB - APRIL 10: Jaden Schwartz #17 of the St. Louis Blues plays the puck down the ice as Andrew Copp #9 of the Winnipeg Jets defends during first period action in Game One of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place on April 10, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros/Cons Playoff Game 1 Vs. Winnipeg Jets

ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 6: David Perron #57 of the St. Louis Blues scores the game winning shoot out goal against the Vancouver Canucks at Enterprise Center on April 6, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 82 Vs. Vancouver Canucks

ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 4: Ryan O'Reilly #90 of the St. Louis Blues scores a goal against Brian Elliott #37 of the Philadelphia Flyers at Enterprise Center on April 4, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 81 Vs. Philadelphia Flyers

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 03: Erik Gustafsson #56 of the Chicago Blackhawks and Jaden Schwartz #17 of the St. Louis Blues chase the puck in the third period at the United Center on April 3, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 80 Vs. Chicago Blackhawks

ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 1: Ryan O'Reilly #90 of the St. Louis Blues scores the game winning shootout goal against Philipp Grubauer #31 of the Colorado Avalanche at Enterprise Center on April 1, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 79 Vs. Colorado Avalanche

WINNIPEG, MB December 07: St. Louis Blues forward Patrick Maroon (7) looks to make a pass during the regular season game between the Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues on December 07, 2018, at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, MB. (Photo by Terrence Lee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Still Kicking In Race For Central Division

NEWARK, NJ - MARCH 30: Goalie Cory Schneider #35 of the New Jersey Devils stops a shot by Ivan Barbashev #49 of the St. Louis Blues in the first period of an NHL hockey game at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 78 Vs. New Jersey Devils

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Oskar Sundqvist #70 of the St. Louis Blues skates back to the bench as the New York Rangers celebrate the game wining goal by Jimmy Vesey #26 Madison Square Garden on March 29, 2019 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Blues 4-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 77 Vs. New York Rangers

ST. LOUIS, MO - MARCH 25: Colton Parayko #55 of the St. Louis Blues and Jordan Binnington #50 of the St. Louis Blues defend the net against the Vegas Golden Knights at Enterprise Center on March 25, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 76 Vs. Vegas

ST. LOUIS, MO - MARCH 23: Vladimir Tarasenko #91 of the St. Louis Blues is congratulated after scoring a goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Enterprise Center on March 23, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 75 Vs. Tampa Bay

ST. LOUIS, MO - MARCH 21: Ivan Barbashev #49 of the St. Louis Blues after scoring his third goal of the game against the Detroit Red Wings at Enterprise Center on March 21, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 74 Vs. Detroit

ST. LOUIS, MO - MARCH 19: St. Louis Blues leftwing Pat Maroon (7) celebrates after scoring in the third period during an NHL game between the Edmonton Oilers and the St. Louis Blues on March 19, 2019, at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 73 Vs. Edmonton

BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 17: Pat Maroon #7 of the St. Louis Blues controls the puck against Casey Nelson #8 of the Buffalo Sabres during an NHL game on March 17, 2019 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Sara Schmidle/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 72 Vs. Buffalo

PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 16: St. Louis Blues Center Oskar Sundqvist (70) celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period in the NHL game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues on March 16, 2019, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 71 Vs. Pittsburgh

OTTAWA, ON - MARCH 14: St. Louis Blues Left Wing Brayden Schenn (10) screens Ottawa Senators Goalie Anders Nilsson (31) during first period National Hockey League action between the St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators on March 14, 2019, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON, Canada. (Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 70 Vs. Ottawa

ST. LOUIS, MO - MARCH 12: Sammy Blais #9 of the St. Louis Blues reaches for the puck against the Arizona Coyotes at Enterprise Center on March 12, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 69 Vs. Arizona

SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 09: Joonas Donskoi #27 of the San Jose Sharks fights for the puck against Colton Parayko #55 of the St Louis Blues at SAP Center on March 9, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 68 Vs. San Jose

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 7: Goaltender Jake Allen #34 and Vladimir Tarasenko #91 of the St. Louis Blues embrace after defeating the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 in the game at STAPLES Center on March 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NHLI via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues Pros And Cons From Game 67 Vs. L.A.