The Blues are a better team than the Jets. If both teams play their best, the Blues win this series in 5 or 6 games. The Blues control their own destiny.

The only way they lose this series is if the goaltending does not remain top tier or they pull some no-shows and give post game quotes like "We got outplayed and outworked..." Both are possibilities.

Binninigton has saved this season, in large part but he has 0 minutes of NHL playoff experience. Hopefully, he stays cool as a cucumber and continues doing what he does. If he starts to feel the pressure and gets away from his game, it could go poorly. My bet is that he will do fine, maybe even steal a game.

The no-show issue is real and this team has the first half of the season to show for it. I hope like heck they play 60 mins strong, every game. But they have shown us they are fully capable of not showing up at times. God only knows what causes that but if it happens in this series, they will lose those games.

Let's not ignore the fact that the Jets are not much better than .500 since January and the Blues have mostly been on fire in that same stretch. And don't think that isn't in the Jets heads a little. But they have Byfuglien back and if he is 100%, he can be a difference maker. Let's hope he's not 100%...

Blues in 6...