It is no secret that the St. Louis Blues have not had the greatest start to the 2025-26 season. They have been underwhelming, disappointing, and overall a complete shell of what they were from a season ago.
ESPN just graded all 32 NHL teams on their first quarter performance of the 2025-26 season, and they couldn't be more spot on with the Blues. Let's take a moment to see what that looks like and what grade they recieved.
Grading?
The Blues were awarded a D- grade, and it makes perfect sense. If not for the horrid start down in Nashville, it is a valid argument that the Blues would be the last team on the list and the only one in the "F" grade pool.