The St. Louis Blues must deal with their second consecutive first-round exit on Sunday, but as painful as that might be, it seems like a good chunk of the team seems to see some light at the end of the tunnel.
The general feeling seems to be that the Blues are this close to breaking through, at least depending upon who’s talking.
Considering that management went all-in by acquiring (likely rental) Ryan Miller at the trade deadline, T.J. Oshie echoed the sentiment that this would be their big push.
TJ Oshie: "I think St. Louis deserves a Stanley Cup and this should have been the year that we gave it to them." #stlblues #bndblues
— Norm Sanders (@NormSanders) April 27, 2014
While Oshie seems to lament the missed opportunity, Steve Ott seems to back up the “tweak instead of blow things up” notion.
Steve Ott: " this team’s real close. real close to being something special." #stlblues #bndblues
— Norm Sanders (@NormSanders) April 27, 2014
Don’t make any mistake about it, though: there are plenty of Blues who are fed up with following up strong regular seasons with quick playoff exits.
David Backes: "No offense to you guys, but these interviews are getting a little sickening to have in April and not in June." #stlblues
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) April 27, 2014
Ott might say that they’re only a step or two away from being on the other side of the handshake lines.