Even as a wrote that intro, first-time All-Star David Perron buried a powerplay goal to give the team a 3-1 lead against a respectable New York Rangers squad. However, while this season has been like a dream for the St. Louis Blues faithful, there are a couple of heavyweights hanging out behind us in the Central Division standings.
Those two teams are the Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars. One team is much scarier than the other, but we will get to that.
First, let’s talk about the Dallas. The Stars made a whole lot of noise in the offseason with the additions of Corey Perry and the long-time captain of the San Jose Sharks, Joe Pavelski.