Hard fought win. The Hawks looked like they simply lacked the passion of a Cup contender. Not to go all Freud on you fellas but I honestly think the suspensions of Keith and Shaw played a much, much bigger role than people realize. Whether consciously or subconsciously it seemed they feared what might happen with another "incident". Guys like that win Cups by playing right on the edge (see Dustin Brown for LA Kings for another example). Those guys and a few others, Seabrook to name one, were nowhere near the edge. It was almost as if they were more concerned with their image not getting any more tarnished than winning. Good for the Blues, bad for the Hawks.
Nice to see Berglund finally decide to show up. Lord knows he's well rested. Between the injury rest and his lack of expending much energy in the regular season he should be the Blues most energetic player. I'll take it...
Backes did a fine job as well. Talk about a monkey off his back (or should I say a stray animal off his back?). He was put in a very tough role and performed. Well done!! Now, can he do it for 2 rounds in a row? Let's hope so.
Elliott was very good. He made all of the stop he was supposed to and few he wasn't.
On to Dallas. If the standings are any sign of what's to come, it should be another back-and-forth series. The Blues need to take a days rest and then smash down on the gas pedal. As we saw in the 2nd period of the last 2 games, any let-up and they will find themselves in a bad place very quickly. Let's hope the Blues can shut down Benn & Spezza the way they shut down Toews and Kane...
My only concern for the Dallas series is the letdown factor. This win over the Hawks felt like a Cup win to some degree. It is going to take some serious focus for these boyz to get back into the mindset that they have to play 60 minutes of intense hockey in Game 1.
Go Blues!!!
PS - Can we do away with the supposed Tarasenko / Hitchcock feud/drama. It was all media hype...
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