Blues at Avalanche Preview: It’s finally opening night

Let’s get one thing out of the way early: after this week, you can never call Blues fans impatient.

The Blues, Bruins, Flames, and Sharks are the last four teams who haven’t gotten a chance to hit the ice yet this season. After five days of play, some teams in the Central Division have already had the opportunity to lose twice.

The Blues have been itching to play the Colorado Avalanche again since they were swept out of the playoffs by the Avs last post-season. They played Colorado without David Perron, who was a point per game player last season. In the middle of the Perronassaince, the team lost him to the Covid-19 protocol list when they needed him most.

Unfortunately, they may be without…