While we may never know for sure, it seems likely that the Blues’ 3 -0 win in Pittsburgh on Jan. 24 may have salvaged Ken Hitchcock’s job for a week. If that game had gone another direction, we may have been looking at an earlier transition and may have a better idea of how the switch to Mike Yeo is affecting the team.
What’s certain, however, is that the Blues did win that game, and did so with a group effort that probably exceeds any other they’ve displayed over the last month. The team defense stood up for Carter Hutton, and the fourth line made substantial offensive contributions that allowed them to create a mismatch with their Penguins counterparts.