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(Video) PHT Extra: Can Tarasenko help get the Blues over the hump?

St. Louis Blues v New York Rangers

St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko reacts after tying the game with his third period goal during tkhe NHL hockey game between the St. Louis Blues and the New York Rangers on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chris Lee) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

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It’s the Blues and Blackhawks tonight on Wednesday Night Rivalry (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN). So given these two Central Division mates met in last season’s playoffs, and given they may well meet again this postseason, we decided to talk about Vladimir Tarasenko and whether the 22-year-old Russian sniper could help lead St. Louis to its first ever Stanley Cup title.

P.S. -- We know Tarasenko was on the Blues last season and had four goals in the first-round loss to the ‘Hawks. But while he couldn’t get St. Louis over the hump in his first full playoff series, he’s since taken his game to a higher level. Currently, only three players -- Tyler Seguin, Rick Nash, and Steven Stamkos -- have more goals than Tarasenko’s 14.