The Ice Sheet: The Blues are Back

Published: October 18, 2007, 5:23 am

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Filed under: St. Louis, General NHL, Canadiens, Blues, Oilers, NHL GossipI have to admit that I am a St. Louis Blues fan (yeah, stop snickering already), and I have to admit that I never expected the Blues to be doing this well. After last night's win over the Chicago Blackhawks (OK, not a great feat in and of itself), the Blues are now 4-1-0 and looking better than Jane Seymour. Let's start giving the Blues some credit for being "for real". Ever since Andy Murray took over the coaching reigns from Mike "Dirty" Kitchen, the Blues have truly been a team to be reckoned with. With Murray's record over .500 with the Bluenotes, it's a real possibility that the Blues will be contending for a playoff spot in a few months. That is, if Doug Weight does better than he has been doing. One point all season? C'mon ... you can't be THAT washed up, can you? *grumble* Overall, the Blues still have a shaky looking defense corps (especially since Jay McKee can't stay healthy), but their offense is

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