A little more than a quarter of the way through the 2019-20 NHL season, the St. Louis Blues have only played the Chicago Blackhawks once, which is odd in and of itself. For those somehow unaware, the Blues took down the Hawks 4-0 which was a good indicator of the differences between the two franchises at this point in time.
Regardless of the outcome of one game, the more telling thing was a particular oddity having to do with the Blackhawks roster. Chicago’s cap troubles had gotten so bad that they had to play with only 11 forwards due to injury and not enough cap space to bring anyone up from the AHL.