Post-Dispatch Blues beat reporters Jim Thomas and Matt DeFranks joined columnist Jeff Gordon to discuss the Blues victory over Ottawa and the need to tack on more wins during this seven-game stretch.
Jeff Gordon is an online sports columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Matthew DeFranks is a Blues beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Jim Thomas covers Blues hockey for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
With the Blues struggling to keep up in the standings and only 13 games remaining before trade deadline, roster changes seem almost inevitable.
The Blues looked lifeless for half of Saturday's loss to the Colorado Avalanche before Jordan Binnington joined a scrum and egged on the crowd.
A scoreless game midway through the contest degenerates into a 5-0 loss to lowly Arizona.
Team also losses Robert Thomas to lower-body injury in falling to .500 for the season.
Blues head coach Craig Berube says emotion has been lacking at the start of the team's last three games — all losses.
The switch has resulted in a pair of lines capable of driving play at five on five, and given Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou a boost after eight straight games of playing with Pavel Buchnevich.
Defenseman Tyler Tucker sent back to Springfield to make room for Alexandrov.
The Blues pulled within 4-3 early in the third period, but could not tie the game despite a 6 on 4 power play in the final two minutes.
Forward Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Torey Krug practiced again with the Blues on Monday, meaning a potential return could follow one night later.
It's the Blues' fourth straight loss; they now head to Winnipeg for last game before All-Star break.
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