The St. Louis Blues have faced the Chicago Blackhawks countless times over the course of their franchise history. Rarely has there been an opportunity such as we have this evening.
While the Chicago Blackhawks would not be mathematically eliminated from the playoff race with a loss against the Blues, their hopes would be quashed by quite a bit. A win would just prolong the inevitable, so the Blues should be gracious guests and just put their host out of their misery right?
The truth is the Blackhawks chances of making the playoffs are slim. However, only players are slower to realize hope is dead than fans and that is only because players can actually do something about it.