The St. Louis Blues’ 55th season saw the team finish with a record of 37-38-7 and 6th of 8th in the Central Division, 14 points out of a playoff spot. There were many factors leading to the Blues’ average play this season, and many are wondering what exactly went wrong. Well, it’s a long list, and we’ll break it down right here.
First off, the defense. When a team wins 3 straight games to open the season and then loses 8 straight immediately afterward, something is quite wrong. St. Louis ranked 27th of the 32 NHL teams in team defense in 2022-23, allowing an average of nearly 4 goals a game, a massive increase from 2021-22, where they allowed an average of less than 1 per game.