This team just lacks grit and playoff toughness. The Hawks played like they wanted to win the Cup again. The Blues played like it would be nice but really isn't all that important. The core group on this team has now lost 8 straight road playoffs games. Was any player on the Hawks intimidated in any way shape or form? Clearly some of the Blues were. I guess the Blues just don't have that extra gear that is needed for the NHL playoffs. Does Hitchcock get some of the blame for that? Hard to give him a pass...

I'm sure griffin will continue his bizarre rant bout "worst trade in all of sports history." But let's be real. Miller was a disappointment but hardly the reason for this collapse. There isn't a sane person Earth that honestly thinks the Blues would have won this series with Halak or Elliott between the pipes. The bottom line is the players that needed to step up and score, just didn't.

Until they prove otherwise, the Blues are the Cubs of the NHL.