The article written by Landon Gilbert
I've been following this team for years and am not going to stop now - even with the departures of Keith Tkachuk and Paul Kariya, I believe that this team can challenge for a playoff spot this year. A lot rest on the young core of the Blues to step up and take ownership of this team. I'm especially high on Erik Johnson and T.J. Oshie to have great years.
Oshie is a 23 year old Center with an incredible feel for the game and great play making skills. Paired on the line with 24 year old Right Winger Matt D'Agostini and 22 year old Left Winger David Perron, these three may be the best young line in the entire National Hockey League. It is easily the best line that I've seen this team have and it is not even close.
Meanwhile, Johnson leads one of the best defensive units in the league. The Blues are usually ranked in the upper echelons of most defensive statistical categories and are backed up by goalies Ty Conklin and Jaroslav Harak. With all this young talent, it is up to head coach, Davis Payne to mold this team together. Payne is also a newbie having taken over midseason last year.
I'm so pumped up for this year that I shelled out some extra cash so I can watch the Blues in High Definition on my direct tv hd dvr.
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