You can play a team four times in the regular season and watch video of the other team until you’re blue in the face or red in the eyeball, but nothing seems to drive home the message of exactly what you’re up against as well as Game 1 of a seven-game series.
The Blues learned a lot of lessons in Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the Wild – which looked like it would be a 2-1 loss until the teams combined for three goals in the final 73 seconds – and how well they implement changes will be a big factor in how long this postseason lasts.