They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that is true, the St. Louis Blues have flattered many teams over their recent history.
The Blues have always seemed to be playing catch up. Whether it was the early 1990’s or 2010 and beyond, St. Louis seemed like they were always looking up at Chicago and trying to figure out how to be more like them.
In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, St. Louis was trying to figure out how to be more like Detroit. Just when it seemed they had, maybe, caught up with Chicago, then Los Angeles came along with a more bruising style and wiped the floor with St.