It was only three or four years ago that Blues Nation hated the Detroit Red Wings more than any other NHL opponent; remember? But then the red-clad octopus-lovers were relocated to the Eastern Conference for the 2013-14 season after 35 years in the same division of the Western Conference with the Blues and it just hasn’t been the same since.
Of course, now a much more intense rivalry has developed, and today we can all enjoy loathing the red-clad, Chelsea Dagger-singing Chicago Blackhawks even more than we despised the Winged Wheelers. This divisional rivalry with tonight’s visiting Hawks has gone on for 46 long years.