Saturday night’s nailbiter against the Colorado Avalanche had storylines running through it. Anger at Nazem Kadri’s hit on Justin Faulk that knocked Faulk out of the postseason? Saturday night, you had Brayden Schenn challenging Kadri to a fight - and winning. David Perron being out of the postseason due to Covid-19? Perron fixed that with a two goal evening. Lack of scoring being an issue in a playoff series defeat? The Blues potted five goals.
There was something for everyone. Tonight, the Blues play the Arizona Coyotes. You would think that after the stretch of games the two teams saw each other for last season (seven games!