Sunday afternoon’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets - the Blues third loss of four games this season against Winnipeg - made very clear what the Blues need to address at the trade deadline.
The team’s offense got it done without either Robert Thomas (illness) or Pavel Buchnevich (concussion), but when it came time for effective defense, well, it was defense optional for the second game in a row.
The team’s defense is hesitant, with maybe the exception of Justin Faulk and Torey Krug. Colton Parayko still looks like he has either long term effects from his back injury or has developed long term habits from the pain related to that injury.