How will the St. Louis Blues compensate for the loss of the injured, do-everything center Robert Thomas? It will be a challenge, but the Blues passed the first test without Thomas by blowing out the Maple Leafs, 5–1, on Thursday in Toronto. In the victory, the Blues displayed just about everything they must do well with Thomas missing. Goaltending, quality depth, and getting impactful play from players that are first-year Blues. And the team’s best players have to play to a high level. It was only the first of many games without Thomas, but the Blues went into Toronto and made an emphatic statement.
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Last yr, in my opinion, they would have collapsed. Different cast of characters this year, depth and mental make up seems different.
Robert Thomas is definitely a bad loss but Nick Leddy on the IR is an overall positive from my perspective.
Hmmm….the defense is much better with Leddy out. The injury to Thomas is a big blow,, the whole team has to pick it up, and against Toronto they did.
Kyrou really stepped it up last night. Now if he can maintain that level of intensity we will see. He's been up and down in the amount of effort put forth for most of his career. It would be an opportune time for him to prove me wrong.
Really great team win last night. Binner was unreal!
It's only one game, but maybe they will be ok.
Broberg and Holloway have made a big difference with this team. Just listening to Binner's comments about watching their work ethic could be a huge positive for the rest of their teammates.
Wow, they looked like a professional hockey team…..Kudos to the new coach and their system especially with the lead! Reminded me of the 90s wings where possession of the puck was paramount…If they don't have the puck they can't score….Great start!