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Bernie: Blues fragility was glaring

Here's what bothered me most about the Blues' first-round ejection by the Minnesota Wild: there was little pushback from a very good St. Louis team that had every reason to bring an intense level of hunger and desperation to the competition. 

After being shoved out of the postseason for three consecutive years, including first-round eliminations in 2013 and 2014, Blues' players knew what was at stake this time around.

Their impressive body of work in the regular season was on the line. Since Ken Hitchcock became coach in Nov. of 2011, the Blues had the most wins in the NHL.