Before you freak out and comment on this article, let me begin by saying that I am not hitting the panic button on the St. Louis Blues. Nobody should be sounding the alarm on this team six games into the season.
With that being said, the defensive play of first-line forwards Jaden Schwartz, Brayden Schenn, and Vladimir Tarasenko has been dreadful. For all the offense that they have provided the team early in the year, their defense has been equally as bad.
Newly resigned, Brayden Schenn came out of the gates after his extension and lit up the scoreboard, gathering seven points in six games (5 G, 2 A).