St Louis looked dead and buried at the end of last year, but now they face the Boston Bruins in their first Stanley Cup Finals since 1970
You could make the case that no NHL team wanted to see 2018 end more than the St Louis Blues. As December came to a close, the Blues sat at 15-18-4 and were dead last in the NHL. But you could make a much stronger case that no team has enjoyed 2019 more than the Blues. The team that looked destined for a lottery pick at the upcoming NHL Entry Draft and a sure-fire bet to have their core of players blown up after another season of underperforming rebounded to put up the best record in the NHL in 2019 (30-10-5). And on Monday, the unlikeliest of contenders (since the Vegas Golden Knights last year, at least) make their final push: in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins.
“You dream about it,” said Blues forward Ryan O’Reilly immediately after the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks to send St Louis to the finals. “You [saw)]the roster right from the get go and you knew the potential was there. After having the start we did, it’s amazing how we’ve been able to come back and now compete for a Stanley Cup. I can’t really describe how excited I am.”
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