Inspired Blues elevate game

[Mr. Goalie]

Tuesday night at Savvis Center, the Blues and visiting Edmonton Oilers gave the fans a sneak preview of the Stanley Cup playoffs. A crowd of 19,646 saw how good the National Hockey League can be when the teams play with pride, passion and purpose.

The Blues, finally competing in a way that reflects their desperate state of mind, drained the energy from the Oilers and squeezed out a 1-0 victory for their fourth consecutive victory. Forget the low score; this game was one for the purists. It featured crisp passing, hard hitting, clever playmaking, clutch goaltending and intense concentration. Two streaking teams were after the same thing - a playoff spot - and there would be no surrender. Both the Blues and Oilers elevated their game.


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Mr. G

[steveInebriated]

In all honestly, that was probably the best team game I've seen all season out of the Blues.

The 1-0 LA game was a good team effort, but it wasn't as crucial to win as this one was. I also couldn't believe that there was a total 60 minute effort... something is rotten in Denmark! <_<

[Mr. Goalie]

Originally posted by steveInebriated@Mar 31 2004, 08:45 AM
In all honestly, that was probably the best team game I've seen all season out of the Blues.

The 1-0 LA game was a good team effort, but it wasn't as crucial to win as this one was. I also couldn't believe that there was a total 60 minute effort... something is rotten in Denmark! <_<

It's been a long time since Blues' fans have seen a total team effort like the team played against Edmonton.


Mr. G

[Bluenotebacker]

Who knew hockey games lasted 60 minutes instead of 40?

[Turd Ferguson]

Originally posted by steveInebriated@Mar 31 2004, 08:45 AM
In all honestly, that was probably the best team game I've seen all season out of the Blues.

The 1-0 LA game was a good team effort, but it wasn't as crucial to win as this one was. I also couldn't believe that there was a total 60 minute effort... something is rotten in Denmark! <_<

That was a good game. I watched it while I was bowling. I would have enjoyed it more, had this guy from Philly not been trying to tell me about how he did time for stealing cable.